Syncope
Aetiology
Refer to DDx
*Workup from head to toe
Investigations
Bedside: Urinalysis (UTI), bHCG (ectopic)
Bloods: FBC (anaemia, infection), UEC (AKI), CMP (Cancer), LFT (hepatic cause - mets), Trop (AMI), CRP, blood cultures, VBG (electrolytes, acidosis, lactate)
Imaging: CXR (pneumonia, cardiomyopathy), CT (stroke), US (AAA, PE, free fluid, ectopic)
Management
DRSABCD
Source
Dr Lucy Reed 2015
Refer to DDx
*Workup from head to toe
Investigations
Bedside: Urinalysis (UTI), bHCG (ectopic)
Bloods: FBC (anaemia, infection), UEC (AKI), CMP (Cancer), LFT (hepatic cause - mets), Trop (AMI), CRP, blood cultures, VBG (electrolytes, acidosis, lactate)
Imaging: CXR (pneumonia, cardiomyopathy), CT (stroke), US (AAA, PE, free fluid, ectopic)
Management
DRSABCD
Source
Dr Lucy Reed 2015