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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author Flanagan, Kevin
Dezman, Zachary D.W.
Dachroeden, Karl J.
Bontempo, Laura J.
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description 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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spelling pubmed-86104622021-11-29 73-year-old Female with Syncope and Motor Vehicle Collision Flanagan, Kevin Dezman, Zachary D.W. Dachroeden, Karl J. Bontempo, Laura J. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Clinicopathological Cases from the University of Maryland 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. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8610462/ /pubmed/34813422 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.7.53384 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Flanagan. https://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/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Dachroeden, Karl J.
Bontempo, Laura J.
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title_fullStr 73-year-old Female with Syncope and Motor Vehicle Collision
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title_short 73-year-old Female with Syncope and Motor Vehicle Collision
title_sort 73-year-old female with syncope and motor vehicle collision
topic Clinicopathological Cases from the University of Maryland
url 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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