Get our free clinical lab guide: https://www.medgeeks.co/labguide - Lately, I've been seeing a ton of patient's coming into the ER with a chief complaint of syncope. Today, I want to discuss an approach to the syncopal patient. I also want to get into: Identifying the red flag emergencies Common causes of syncope What diagnostics need to be ordered Today, we have a 75 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, aortic stenosis, and diabetes.  She comes in with a chief complaint of passing out suddenly as she was walking to the bathroom. She fell to the ground. But, luckily her son was there to help her before she did more damage. This was followed by immediate recover to her mental status baseline. Her son noticed she was in a normal state of healthy prior. No other associated symptoms. Today, let's get into how we would approach this patient. - Follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/medgeeksinc - Check out our course material here: https://learn.medgeeks.co - This podcast should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing standard of care in a legal sense or as a basis for expert witness testimony. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on the podcast, video, or blog.