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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... enzymes, Head CT ... /S, EEG, Brain MRI ... #diagnosis #workup ... Effectiveness #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - ... Differential Diagnosis ... and Screening Testing ... CT or MRI scan of ... #Workup #table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... production to cause ... Bradycardia & hypotension ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness ... Workup Cost-effective ... Echocardiogram • Head CT ... Carotid US • Brain MRI ... #diagnosis #workup
A blood test and/or 24 hour urine collection for the breakdown product of adrenaline & noradrenaline
blood or urine testing ... performed (usually MRI ... or CT) to identify ... In certain cases ... can result in hypertensive
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Commonly patients are hypertensive ... Diagnosis is usually ... made by a CT scan ... The diagnosis can ... as well as an MRA