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73-year-old Female with Syncope and Motor Vehicle Collision

Published:2021-11-01 Issue:4 Volume:5 Page:369-376
ISSN:2474-252X
Container-title:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
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Author:

Flanagan Kevin¹,Dezman Zachary²,Dachroeden Karl³,Bontempo Laura¹

Affiliation:

1. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

2. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; University of Maryland, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland

3. University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Abstract

Introduction: Patients with traumatic injuries can be difficult to assess, and their evaluation often evolves in the emergency department (ED). We describe how an ED attending physician member developed a differential diagnosis for this presentation, arrived at a suspected diagnosis, and what test he proposed to prove his hypothesis. Case Presentation: This clinicopathological case presentation details the initial assessment and management of a 73-year-old female who presented to the ED following a motor vehicle collision precipitated by a syncopal episode. Conclusion: The final surprising diagnosis is then revealed.

Publisher

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Subject

Emergency Nursing,Emergency Medicine

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