Things We Do For No Reason: Echocardiogram in Unselected Patients with Syncope

The “Things We Do for No Reason” (TWDFNR) series reviews practices that have become common parts of hospital care but which may provide little value to our patients. Practices reviewed in the TWDFNR series do not represent “black and white” conclusions or clinical practice standards, but are meant a...

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Published in:Journal of hospital medicine 2017-12, Vol.12 (12), p.984-988
Main Authors: Madeira, Charles L., Craig, Michael J., Donohoe, Andrew, Stephens, John R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electrocardiography - methods
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Heart Diseases - diagnosis
Humans
Male
Physical Examination - standards
Syncope - diagnostic imaging
Syncope - etiology
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Summary:The “Things We Do for No Reason” (TWDFNR) series reviews practices that have become common parts of hospital care but which may provide little value to our patients. Practices reviewed in the TWDFNR series do not represent “black and white” conclusions or clinical practice standards, but are meant as a starting place for research and active discussions among hospitalists and patients. We invite you to be part of that discussion.
ISSN:1553-5592
1553-5606
DOI:10.12788/jhm.2864