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Do any of you include a head ct in a syncope workup if there is no head trauma resulting from the episode? if so, do you do it on everyone or only a certain age group, etc.?
Do any of you include a head ct in a syncope workup if there is no head trauma resulting from the episode? if so, do you do it on everyone or only a certain age group, etc.?
I agree. It's unlikely that an ischemic event would cause syncope. A bleed can (i.e., SAH), but patients almost always complain of headaches. If the patient syncoped and complains of a headache, then yes, I scan. Otherwise, I don't.Hell no, waste of money. Only reason its done at all is defensive medicine.