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Neurocardiogenic Reflex Syncope Behzad Pavri MD FACC FHRS Professor of Medicine Director CCEP Fellowship Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia USA Disclosures Speaker for St. 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 Case Review. Amy Gutman MD ~ EMS Medical Director. www.prehospitalmd@gmail.com / www.TEAEMS.com. Objectives. “Weak & Dizzy” is a common complaint with both benign & lethal causes. E. tiologies . 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. Alessandro . Proclemer. SOC . Cardiologia. – Az. . Osp.-Univ. . Udine . DISCLOSURE INFORMATION. Dr. Alessandro Proclemer. negli ultimi due anni ho avuto i seguenti rapporti anche di finanziamento con soggetti portatori di interessi commerciali in campo sanitario. 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. Tim Evans. July 30, 2014. Syncope Background. Syncope Podcast—Steve Carroll, DO. Syncope—. Saklani. P, Circulation. . 2013;127:1330-1339. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Syncope—ACEP Clinical Policies . 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 . Mark Keezer. R5 Neurology. ELS . July 13, 2011. Seizure versus syncope!?. All of the above?. Outline. Brief overview of epileptic seizures. Syncope: an organized approach. Seizure versus syncope. An approach to the patient. 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. 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) . 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 Page 1 of 3 10/2016 ALTERED LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS ( A LOC) & SYNCOPE (FAINTING) ALOC Altered lev el of consciousness (ALOC) is a state of consciousness where an individual is not as awake, aler (2) Cardiovascular depression with a drop in blood pressure or pulse or both; with or without an initial rise in blood pressure or pulse or both. (3) Electrocardiogram anomalies of virtually any type. Syncope. . Brief loss of consciousness with spontaneous recovery. Loss of postural tone and varying degrees of event recall also occur. Vasovagal syncope is a specific type of reflex syncope associated with decrease in heart rate and decrease in blood pressure.