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New “FAINT” Score May Work for Syncope Risk Stratification, but Needs Validation

By Marc A. Probst, MD, MS, FACEP; and Benjamin C. Sun, MD, MPP | on December 20, 2019 | 1 Comment
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New "FAINT" Score May Work for Syncope Risk Stratification, but Needs Validation

Dr. Probst is associate professor in the department of emergency medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.

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Dr. Sun is Perelman Professor and Chair in the department of emergency medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Reference

  1. Probst MA, Gibson T, Weiss RE, et al. Risk stratification of older adults who present to the emergency department with syncope: the FAINT score [published online ahead of print Oct. 23, 2019]. Ann Emerg Med.

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One Response to “New “FAINT” Score May Work for Syncope Risk Stratification, but Needs Validation”

  1. December 28, 2019

    Kazmi Reply

    Excellent. Thanks. -Needs more to add to,it. D/D seizure. Then this. Check orthostatic BP. The best thing is that all ER personnel should start using this and keep on adding things which are necessary to improve this. I am going to start using this and try to improve and add my own pointers.

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