Key result
Review outlines clinical assessment, investigation, and management guidance for general practitioners evaluating syncope.
Why the study?
General practitioners often provide the initial assessment for patients with syncope, which has causes ranging from self-limiting episodes to conditions preceding severe illness or death.
Provides a clinical guide for general practitioners on the assessment, investigation, and management of patients presenting with syncope.
Offers practical GP guidance on syncope; leaves open need for prospective validation of recommendations.
Syncope is a transient loss of consciousness due to cerebral hypoperfusion, characterised by rapid onset, short duration and spontaneous complete recovery. The causes range from self-limiting episodes of reflex syncope to conditions that can precede severe illness or death. GPs often provide the first assessment of patients with syncope and this article aims to guide the assessment of these patients to help identify the cause. This will include exploring the common causes of syncope, history taking, examination, investigations, red flags in syncope and management.
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Harjeevan Gill (2022) conducted a review in Syncope. This review provides guidance for general practitioners on the clinical assessment, investigation, and management of patients presenting with syncope.
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