36-year-old Male with Syncope

Author:

King Samantha1,Spangler Ryan2,Dezman Zachary2,Bontempo Laura2

Affiliation:

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

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

Abstract

Case Presentation: A 36-year-old incarcerated male presented to the emergency department (ED) after an episode concerning for syncope. The patient had nystagmus and ataxia on initial examination. Discussion: There is a broad differential diagnosis for syncope, and for patients presenting to the ED we tend to focus on cardiogenic and neurologic causes. This case takes the reader through the differential diagnosis and systemic work-up of a patient presenting to the ED with syncope.

Publisher

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Subject

Emergency Nursing,Emergency Medicine

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