Syncope (13 Sept 2021)
Dr Ryan interviews Dr Mitchell about the assessment and management of syncope.
Dr Tina Ryan interviews Dr Lara Mitchell about syncope. They discuss assessment, the importance of a history taking, driving advice, and how to setup a syncope service.
Dr Mitchell is a Consultant Geriatrician at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where she setup a syncope service.
Resources
Syncope Unit Rationale: https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euv115
Syncope pathway article (Br J Cardiol 2019;26:133–6): http://dx.doi.org/10.5837/bjc.2019.040
ESC Guidelines: https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines/Syncope-Guidelines-on-Diagnosis-and-Management-of
Nice Guidelines: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/neurological-conditions/transient-loss-of-consciousness
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