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EKG Changes in Syncope due to ArrhythmiaAka: Electrocardiogram in Syncope

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  1. EKG changes suggestive of Syncope due to arrhythmia
    1. Bifascicular Heart Block
    2. QRS Duration > 120 ms
    3. Second Degree Atrioventricular Block
    4. Sinus Bradycardia <50 bpm
    5. Prolonged QT Interval
    6. Q Waves
    7. EKG changes seen in Brugada Syndrome
      1. Right Bundle Branch Block
      2. ST Elevation in leads V1-V3
    8. EKG in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
      1. T Wave inversion in leads V1-V3
      2. QRS Complex duration > 110 ms in leads V1-V3
  2. References
    1. Brignole (2001) Eur Heart J 22:1256

Syncope (C0039070)

Definition (MSH)A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished blood flow to the brain (i.e., BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Presyncope refers to the sensation of lightheadedness and loss of strength that precedes a syncopal event or accompanies an incomplete syncope. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp367-9)
Definition (CSP)fainting due to a sudden fall of blood pressure below the level required to maintain oxygenation of brain tissue.
Definition (NCI)Extremely weak; threatened with syncope.
Definition (NCI)Extremely weak; threatened with syncope.
Definition (NCI)A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain.
ConceptsSign or Symptom (T184)
ICD9780.2, 780.2
MSHD013575
DanishKortvarigt bevidsthedstab/synkope
DutchFlauwvallen/syncope
EnglishA faint, COLLAPSE FLEETING, COLLAPSE TRANSIENT, FAINT, Faint symptom, Fainted, FAINTING, FAINTING EPISODES, Fainting/syncope, Faintness, FALLING OUT, PASSED OUT, SWOONING, Syncope, Syncope and collapse, Syncope attack, Syncope symptom, Syncopes
FinnishPYORTYMINEN
FrenchEvanouissement/syncope
GermanKollaps/Ohnmacht/Synkope
Hebrewhitalfut
Hungarianajulas/eszmeletvesztes
ItalianSvenimento/sincope
NorwegianBESVIMELSE/-TENDENS r55
PortugueseDesmaio/sincope
Spanishdesmayo, Desmayo/sincope, desvanecimiento, sincope, sincope - sintoma, sincope y colapso
SwedishSVIMNING
Parent ConceptsConsciousness disturbance NOS (C0234428), [D]Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions NOS (C0178310), Signs and Symptoms (C0037088), Hypotension (C0020649), Physical findings (C0311392), Vascular Disorders, General and NEC (C0549519), General symptom (C0159028), GENERAL AND UNSPECIFIED (C0497126), Symptoms and Complaints Component (C0497525), Unconscious State (C0041657), Neurologic Symptoms (C0235031), Cardiovascular Diseases (C0007222), Syncope (C0039070), Symptom collapse (C0344329), Duplicate concept (C1274013), Ambiguous concept (C1274012)
SourcesAOD, CCS, COSTAR, CSP, CST, DXP, ICD9CM, ICPC, ICPCBAQ, ICPCDAN, ICPCDUT, ICPCFIN, ICPCFRE, ICPCGER, ICPCHEB, ICPCHUN, ICPCITA, ICPCNOR, ICPCPOR, ICPCSPA, ICPCSWE, LNC, MEDLINEPLUS, MSH, MTH, MTHICD9, NCI, NDFRT, OMIM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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