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Syncope

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Perform a careful history and physical examination  c

Why?

  • 45% of patients with syncope can have a diagnosis made on the basis of history and physical examination alone (95% CI: 40% to 49%). c
 

Expiry date: June 2004
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   W N   Kapoor
CAT Writers   CM   Ball , B   Phillips , CJ   Wotton