Medical School Lesson Plan – Syncope

Picture the scene…

You are working in the ED. The next patient is sitting up in bed and looks well, and as you introduce yourself he says “Nothing to worry about Doc, I just fainted. Can I go home?…”

Learning Objective

To learn about the management of the patient with syncope.

Task 1 – Read

Task 2 – Listen

Task 3 – Discuss

Task 4 – Summary

Task 5 – Reflect

References and Further Reading

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    Minns T. Induction – TLoC. RCEM Learning. Published February 8, 2018. Accessed June 6, 2020. https://www.rcemlearning.co.uk/foamed/induction-tloc/
  2. 2.
    May N. Syncope at St Emlyn’s. St Emlyns. Published August 22, 2014. Accessed June 6, 2020. https://www.stemlynsblog.org/induction-syncope/
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    Burns E. Home | ECG Library | Trifascicular Block Trifascicular Block. Life in the Fast Lane. Published April 30, 2019. Accessed May 28, 2020. https://litfl.com/trifascicular-block-ecg-library/
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    Albassam OT, Redelmeier RJ, Shadowitz S, Husain AM, Simel D, Etchells EE. Did This Patient Have Cardiac Syncope? JAMA. Published online June 25, 2019:2448. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.8001
  5. 5.
    Burns E. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). Life in the Fast Lane. Published March 16, 2019. Accessed June 6, 2020. https://litfl.com/hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-hcm-ecg-library/