CME 03/12/15 – Syncope, Sudden Death and the ECG

Syncope, sudden death and ekg from SCGH ED CME

Here is Saqib’s talk on ECG abnormalities associated with syncope and sudden death.

Resources:

• “Killer ECG Patterns – Deadly Diagnoses Not To Miss!!” by Ed Burns from LITFL

• EDExam Whiteboard Session: Don’t Miss These ECG’s – Part 2:

• EDExam Whiteboard Session 1 – WPW & AF:

Other Syncope Resources:

• Anne-Maries talk on Syncope Assessment 10/2014
• 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: