Here is Anne-Marie’s talk on the assessment of a patient presenting with syncope.
Resources:
- Mo’s previous talk on Syncope Assessment and Management
- EBM 4/2014 – “Syncope: Risk Stratification and Clinical Decision Making” – full document (need to have logged in with your hospital library login)
EBM Syncope Clinical Pathway:
Clinical Decision Making Rules:
San Francisco Syncope Rule (SFSR):
Here is the an assessment of the SFSR from the NNT website
Rose Syncope Rule:
OESIL Syncope Rule:
A good summary of the above rules can be found in an article from American Family Physician: “Risk Stratification of Patients Presenting with Syncope” as seen in the table below:
