aaroho
Forum Junior
Topics: 8
Posts: 75
|
A 60-year-old man has an episode of loss of consciousness for 60 seconds while walking to his bedroom. Prior to the episode, the patient was lightheaded, nauseated, and diaphoretic. His wife noticed jerking of the upper extremities upon falling to the ground. He seemed to be transiently dazed but was soon alert and recovered completely. Two weeks ago, he had a similar episode of loss of consciousness. The patient has a history of lung cancer diagnosed 6 months ago. He underwent lobectomy and chemotherapy. He is afebrile with a regular heart rate of 62/min. His blood pressure is 100/60 mm Hg with no orthostatic changes. Cardiovascular examination reveals normal heart sounds with no murmurs. There are no carotid bruits. The neurological examination is normal. There are no laboratory abnormalities. EKG shows a sinus rhythm with no abnormalities. The head CT scan is normal. Which of the following will most likely reveal the etiology of the episode of loss of consciousness?
(A) Brain biopsy
(B) Electroencephalogram
(C) 24-hour Holter monitoring
(D) Tilt-table testing
(E) MRI of the brain
(F) Echocardiogram
___________________
Life is wonderful when doctors all around
|
| ing
Forum Guru
Topics: 45
Posts: 435
|
(D) Tilt-table testing
___________________
Never give up!!
|
| drdg
Forum Senior
Topics: 31
Posts: 176
|
|
| darkhorse
Forum Elite
Topics: 56
Posts: 275
|
tilt table test
___________________
When going gets tough, the tough gets going
|
| dr.wad
Forum Senior
Topics: 3
Posts: 335
|
D
|
|
| |
| | | | | |
