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Acute Medicine | Cardiovascular | Acute illnesses which can present with syncope

Speciality
Medical Doctors
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Subject matter expert
elearning for healthcare
Provider
eIntegrity

Acute Illnesses Which Can Present With Syncope
Session Overview
Description
This session covers acute illnesses which can present with syncope.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

  • Recall the most common and some rarer acute illnesses which can cause syncope

Syncope is a transient symptom, characterised by a sudden loss of consciousness (and postural tone), with subsequent spontaneous and relatively prompt recovery.

Syncope is always caused by transient global cerebral hypoperfusion.

Programs this course belongs to
Type
Delivery
Title
Acute Medicine | Cardiovascular | Acute illnesses which can present with syncope
Interest Areas / Topics Covered
Cardiac, Vascular
Location
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Location
Online
Posted By
eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
Reference
Cardiovascular, 02_010 Acute illnesses which can present with syncope
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