Synopsis
Syncope, or fainting, is caused by low blood flow to the brain, most often caused by low blood pressure.
This book is a concise guide to the management of syncope. Beginning with an overview of causes, the following chapters discuss clinical examination and tests, then management of syncope resulting from different vascular conditions. Special emphasis is placed on the importance of patient history, ECG evaluation, vasovagal syncope, arrhythmic syncope and syncope in the elderly. A separate chapter is dedicated to medicolegal issues including driving, flying and sports.
Authored by internationally recognised expert Professor Behzad Pavri from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, each chapter features key summary points and detailed images and illustrations.
Key points
- Concise guide to management of syncope or fainting
- Covers clinical examination, tests and treatment for syncope resulting from different conditions
- Authored by internationally recognised expert from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- Includes detailed images and illustrations and key summary points for each chapter
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About the Author
Behzad B Pavri MD FACC
Professor of Medicine, Director, CCEP Fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA
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Handbook of Syncope: A Concise Clinical Approach, 1/e Reprint
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2025
ISBN 10: 9350909537
ISBN 13: 9789350909539
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Soft cover
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Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. This Handbook was borne out of nearly two decades of observing medical students, residents, fellows, and busy clinicians in hospitals, outpatient offices, and emergency rooms encountering patients with syncope, and their uncertainty of how exactly to proceed. The Handbook strives to provide physicians-in-training and clinicians a succinct guide to those aspects that are most meaningful in arriving at the correct diagnosis. For today's harried doctors, perpetually juggling time obligations, a greater reliance on tests, imaging, and investigations can be a natural outcome. For exactly this reason, the Handbook stresses the importance of a detailed history and thorough physical examination in reaching the correct diagnosis in syncopal patients. Because the ECG plays a central role, there are multiple examples provided with detailed descriptions. In cases of diagnostic uncertainty, the Handbook provides simple guidelines to allow recognition of higher risk patients who would benefit from further evaluation and hospital admission. Seller Inventory # 161725