CLINICAL GUIDELINE: Diagnosing Syncope: Part 1: Value of History, Physical Examination, and Electrocardiography

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Authors

Mark Linzer · American College of Physicians

Eric H. Yang · American College of Physicians

N.A. Mark Estes III · American College of Physicians

Paul Wang · American College of Physicians

Vicken R. Vorperian · American College of Physicians

Wishwa N. Kapoor · American College of Physicians

Abstract

Many tests for syncope have a low diagnostic yield. A careful history, physical examination, and electrocardiography will provide a diagnosis or determine whether diagnostic testing is necessary in most patients.

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Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Neurology and Historical Studies

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Published in: Annals of Internal Medicine

Volume 126, Issue 12, pp. 989-996

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00012

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