Author/Editor		Marinšek, Matej; Bervar, Mojca
Title		Obravnava bolnika s sinkopo v urgentni ambulanti
Translated title		Evaluation of patients with syncope in emergency department
Type		članek
Source		In: Bručan A, Gričar M, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja 5. Zbornik 6. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 1999 jun 16-19; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 249-54
Language		slo
Abstract		Syncope is a common clinical problem. 30% of all individuals are likely to have a syncopal episode in their lifetime. 3 to 5% of all emergency room admissions are for syncope. Careful history, physical examination and electrocardiography provide a diagnosis in 50% of patients. At least 30% of all patients with syncope are categorized as having syncope of unknown origin in spite of expanded evaluation. Because the range of prognoses in syncope is wide, the emergency care physician's principal initial task is to distinguish between benign and life threatening causes of syncope.
Descriptors		SYNCOPE EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL HOSPITALIZATION