Resumen de Syncope: Evaluation and Management in the Geriatric Patient

Blair P. Grubb, Beverly Karabin

• Syncope is a common clinical problem accounting for 3% of all emergency room visits and 1% to 6% of all hospital admissions. Both a sign and a symptom, syncope can be caused by a wide variety of conditions. Syncope in the geriatric patient can be a particularly challenging problem because of the coexistence of multiple possible causative pathologic conditions in the same individual. This article reviews the causes, evaluation, and management of syncope in the elderly.