Workup for Syncope in Primary Care

If even thinking about a patient with syncope makes you feel a little lightheaded yourself, you are in the right place.
Your patient passed out, so their family insisted that they see their PCP. Now they’re in your exam room, and you need a roadmap to see what happened, what is going on, and how we got here.
Let’s talk about how to approach the visit for the patient with syncope in primary care, why you will want to work backward to assess them, the four main categories of syncope, and more.
✅ Things that can look like syncope - but aren’t
✅ Specific, targeted questions to ask the patient with syncope
✅ Medications that can play a role in a syncopal episode
✅ Why family history is important in syncope, and which questions to ask
✅ Red flags in a patient with syncope
Syncope can seem like a huge problem to solve as a new grad, but with some guidance and plenty of practice, it gets easier to narrow down. Having a framework to approach the visit will boost your confidence and make these visits more manageable.
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[@jjaldin5769]

Brilliant explanation! Thank you!

[@alextalarico7765]

Thanks Liz! Your videos are much appreciated… keep them coming :)

[@RealWorldNP]

Thank you! Will do!