HAP5 Archives • St.Emlyn's

JC: Taking the PESIT – How Common is PE Among ED Patients with Syncope?

By Natalie May / February 19, 2019

How common is pulmonary embolism among patients attending the ED with syncope? Natalie May examines a 2019 analysis of Canadian and US cohorts, comparing it with PESIT and exploring how different populations, investigation practices and follow-up affect interpretation of the reported prevalence.

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Syncope at St Emlyns

A 2014 induction guide and podcast on assessing syncope in the emergency department. Simon Carley and Iain Beardsell discuss establishing what happened, gathering a witness history and using the ECG, then connect possible causes with the physiology of cerebral perfusion to structure further assessment.