Yield of Diagnostic Tests and Its Impact on Cost in Adult Patients with Syncope Presenting to a Community Hospital - Concepedia

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Yield of Diagnostic Tests and Its Impact on Cost in Adult Patients with Syncope Presenting to a Community Hospital

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2014

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Philip C. Johnson, Hussam Ammar, Wael Zohdy, Ragai Fouda, Rukma Govindu

Southern Medical Journal

Abstract

Physicians ordered unnecessary tests that have a low yield and are not cost-effective. A standardized algorithmic approach should be the cornerstone in the evaluation of syncope.