Syncope (13 Sept 2021)

Dr Tina Ryan interviews Dr Lara Mitchell about syncope. They discuss assessment, the importance of a history taking, driving advice, and how to setup a syncope service. Dr Mitchell is a Consultant Geriatrician at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where she setup a syncope service. -- Resources -- Syncope Unit Rationale - https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euv115 Syncope pathway article (Br J Cardiol 2019;26:133–6) - http://dx.doi.org/10.5837/bjc.2019.040 ESC Guidelines - https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines/Syncope-Guidelines-on-Diagnosis-and-Management-of Nice Guidelines - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/neurological-conditions/transient-loss-of-consciousness -- Follow us on Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees