73-year-old Female with Syncope and Motor Vehicle Collision

INTRODUCTION: Patients with traumatic injuries can be difficult to assess, and their evaluation often evolves in the emergency department (ED). We describe how an ED attending physician member developed a differential diagnosis for this presentation, arrived at a suspected diagnosis, and what test h...

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Autores principales: Flanagan, Kevin, Dezman, Zachary D.W., Dachroeden, Karl J., Bontempo, Laura J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021
Materias:
Clinicopathological Cases from the University of Maryland
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8610462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34813422
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.7.53384
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Patients with traumatic injuries can be difficult to assess, and their evaluation often evolves in the emergency department (ED). We describe how an ED attending physician member developed a differential diagnosis for this presentation, arrived at a suspected diagnosis, and what test he proposed to prove his hypothesis. CASE PRESENTATION: This clinicopathological case presentation details the initial assessment and management of a 73-year-old female who presented to the ED following a motor vehicle collision precipitated by a syncopal episode. CONCLUSION: The final surprising diagnosis is then revealed.

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