Bentz Barbara A
Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, 500 University Drive, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.
Crit Care Nurs Q. 2008 Apr-Jun;31(2):173-7. doi: 10.1097/01.CNQ.0000314477.02496.81.
Syncope is a significant patient care issue. There are approximately half a million cases annually. Syncope may represent a life-threatening condition or a benign process. Identifying the cause of syncope is often difficult because it occurs sporadically and the cause is usually not obvious. The literature states that as many as 25% to 50% of patients who experience syncope remain undiagnosed. Taking a very practical approach when caring for these patients includes a very detailed health history, electrocardiogram, and a logical approach based on what is known and what was learned from the patient's medical history.
晕厥是一个重要的患者护理问题。每年约有50万例病例。晕厥可能代表一种危及生命的状况或一个良性过程。确定晕厥的原因往往很困难，因为它是偶发的，而且原因通常不明显。文献表明，经历过晕厥的患者中多达25%至50%仍未得到诊断。在护理这些患者时采取非常实际的方法包括非常详细的健康史、心电图，以及基于已知信息和从患者病史中学到的信息的逻辑方法。
