A 62-year-old woman living independently presents to the emergency department after
briefly losing consciousness while straining on the toilet. The patient felt well shortly before …

A 35-year-old man presented to the emergency department after having an episode of
syncope while playing soccer. Loss of consciousness, which lasted only seconds, was …

A 30-year-old woman was brought to the emergency room by her brother, who had found
her unconscious at her home. On initial evaluation, the patient was diaphoretic and …

A 40-year-old female presents with a first-time episode of a witnessed 10-s loss of
consciousness followed by complete recovery. There was no associated prodrome …

Prof. Montano: A 76-year old-man was admitted to our Emergency Department (ED) for
syncope. He denied palpitations, chest pain and dyspnea, but he reported a transient loss of …

A 78-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2 and peripheral
neuropathy was brought to the emergency department (ED) after a syncopal episode. She …

A 54-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of fainting spells. For the past
five years she had experienced episodes of lightheadedness and dizziness, occasionally …

A 60-year-old woman was seen in the emergency department after a syncopal episode.
Oxygen saturation was 71% while she was breathing ambient air. A focused cardiac …

Case: A 75-year-old woman was referred for recurrent syncope. Over the past 12 months,
she had had 10 episodes of brief (less than 1 minute) loss of consciousness with rapid …

A 68-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of a syncopal episode, followed by
hemiparesis and altered mental status. An electrocardiogram revealed ST-segment …