Loss of Consciousness in Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Syncopal causes:
• Orthostatic syncope
• Reflex syncope
• Cardiac arrhythmia
• Structural cardiopulmonary disease

Nonsyncopal causes:
• Seizure
• Intoxication
• Metabolic disturbance (including hypoglycemia)
• Psychiatric conditions that result in pseudosyncope

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Ravi Singh K @rav7ks · 2 years ago
Academic Hospitalist and Program Director @SinaiBmoreIMRes, Medicine clerkship director GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences RMC at Sinai, Clinical reasoning,Simulation and POCUS enthusiast - https://twitter.com/rav7ks
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