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Examination

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Consider the following points in the examination of a patient with a history of syncope:

  • examination is often normal
  • pulse rate and rhythm
  • blood pressure - lying and standing
  • cardiac murmurs:
    • aortic stenosis
    • pulmonary stenosis
    • mitral stenosis
  • neurological examination - fundi, reflexes, any evidence of focal neurological signs
  • examination of tongue for bites, skin for bruising; both suggest seizures

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