PPT-Syncope in children Syncope

Definition Brief loss of consciousness and loss of postural tone Common seen in up to 15 of adolescents Majority are neural mediated Cardiogenic causes lt15 Management Careful history including family history . Prior to syncope you may experience dizziness nausea palpit ations cold sweats shortness of breat h or chest discomfort Usua lly consciousness returns in a matter of seconds or minutes Fainting is fairly common and usually isnt caused by a serious o Alexander Thai. Emergency Medicine Resident PGY-1. Disclaimer. I have no affiliations or financial benefits from this lecture. Disclaimer. I have no affiliations or financial benefits from this lecture. Joseph P. . Ornato. , MD, FACP, FACC, FACEP. Professor & Chairman, Department of Emergency . Medicine. Syncope . –. A symptom, not a diagnosis. Self-limited loss of consciousness and postural tone. Gain organised knowledge in the subject area syncope. Be able to correctly interpret clinical findings in patients with syncope. Know and apply the relevant evidence and/or guidelines . Be . aware of common cognitive biases in the diagnosis and management of . Philip . Dittmar. January 31, 2014. I have no conflicts of interest to disclose.. Syncope. The current state in healthcare. Classification of syncope. Costs of a “typical” work up. Ways to provide “High Value Cost Conscious Care”. Nothing to disclose. Syncope Is. t. he abrupt and transient loss of consciousness. associated with absence of postural tone. followed by complete and usually rapid spontaneous recovery. Syncope. alarming for the individual, witnesses, family, and providers. and . management. MUDr. . Jakub . Honěk. MUDr. Martin Horváth. Kardiologická klinika, 2.LF UK a FN Motol, Praha. The. . i. mportance. . of. . appropriate. . diagnostics. . a managementu . of. Syncopedia.org. Financial Disclosure: . I have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Acknowledgements. First . author. Suzanne Peeters . Emergency. . physician. , Flevo Teaching . Hospital. NEURO EXAMS . This takes about a minute… . Alertness . “Smile”. “Raise your eyebrows”. “Hands out in front, palms up… . Close your eyes, touch your nose . Eye movement . Grips (check pulses) . MUDr. Jakub . Honěk. Kardiologická klinika, 2.LF UK a FN Motol, Praha. Definition. . of. . syncope. Syncope is a T-LOC due to transient global cerebral . hypoperfusion. . characterized by rapid onset, short duration, and spontaneous. ( Neurocardiogenic /Reflex Syncope) Behzad Pavri, MD, FACC, FHRS Professor of Medicine Director, CCEP Fellowship Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA Disclosures • Speaker for St. Receptors Receptors SyndromeSyndromeReceptorReceptor Vasovagal syncopeVasovagal syncopeVentricular Ventricular mechanoreceptorsmechanoreceptors Micturition syncopeMicturition syncopeBladder Bladder me SYNCOPESYNCOPEA Transient Loss of ConsciousnessA Transient Loss of ConsciousnessThe primary purpose of the evaluation of The primary purpose of the evaluation of the patient with syncope is to determi syncope. Given the trend towards benefit though, it is unknown if a longer duration of follow-up in this trial or another trial with a larger sample size would show a significant benefit in favor of .