Paediatrics

at a Glance

Lawrence Miall, Mary Rudolf, Dominic Smith

Multiple Choice: Chapter 43 Fits, faints and funny turns

Question 1. A teenage girl is brought to you following a ‘funny turn’. Which of the following would make you consider that it was due to syncope rather than hyperventilation?

(a) Blurring of vision, sweating and nausea
(b) Tetany during the episode
(c) Relieved by breathing into a paper bag
(d) No relief on lying down
(e) Her age