
Episode 289: Spaced Learning Series – Recurrent Presyncope
The Clinical Problem Solvers
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The Key Things to Look for in a Presynchope or Syncope Patient
The patient was a febrile. His heart rate, like I mentioned, was 70 and his blood pressure was 160 over 90. An elevated hemoglobin level is otherwise known as polycythemia or erythrocytosis. He didn't have any murmurs, rubs or gallops; he also had moist mucus membranes. If the patient is not hemoconcentrated, I would consider why their hemoglobin is Elevated? And second, what's this patient's baseline? Anna Salfitz: We have a lot more information now, which could be explaining the symptoms of Priyanka B.
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