36-year-old Male with Syncope

CASE PRESENTATION: A 36-year-old incarcerated male presented to the emergency department (ED) after an episode concerning for syncope. The patient had nystagmus and ataxia on initial examination. DISCUSSION: There is a broad differential diagnosis for syncope, and for patients presenting to the ED w...

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Autores principales: King, Samantha A., Spangler, Ryan, Dezman, Zachary D.W., Bontempo, Laura J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020
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Clinicopathological Cases from the University of Maryland
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7434231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32926665
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.6.48419
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description CASE PRESENTATION: A 36-year-old incarcerated male presented to the emergency department (ED) after an episode concerning for syncope. The patient had nystagmus and ataxia on initial examination. DISCUSSION: There is a broad differential diagnosis for syncope, and for patients presenting to the ED we tend to focus on cardiogenic and neurologic causes. This case takes the reader through the differential diagnosis and systemic work-up of a patient presenting to the ED with syncope.
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spelling pubmed-74342312020-08-20 36-year-old Male with Syncope King, Samantha A. Spangler, Ryan Dezman, Zachary D.W. Bontempo, Laura J. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Clinicopathological Cases from the University of Maryland CASE PRESENTATION: A 36-year-old incarcerated male presented to the emergency department (ED) after an episode concerning for syncope. The patient had nystagmus and ataxia on initial examination. DISCUSSION: There is a broad differential diagnosis for syncope, and for patients presenting to the ED we tend to focus on cardiogenic and neurologic causes. This case takes the reader through the differential diagnosis and systemic work-up of a patient presenting to the ED with syncope. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7434231/ /pubmed/32926665 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.6.48419 Text en Copyright: © 2020 King et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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title_short 36-year-old Male with Syncope
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topic Clinicopathological Cases from the University of Maryland
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7434231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32926665
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.6.48419
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