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==Policy== | ==Policy== | ||
The policy is determined by the cause of the T-LOC, with the risk of acute cardiac death or the magnitude of the risk for the patients’ health. | The policy is determined by the cause of the T-LOC, with the risk of acute cardiac death or the magnitude of the risk for the patients’ health. | ||
*Category <span style="color:#FF0000>RED</span> (cardiac cause and first convulsion): Acute hospitalization and (rhythm) observation (cardiac) or imaging of the brain (convulsion) | *Category '''<span style="color:#FF0000>RED</span>''' (cardiac cause and first convulsion): Acute hospitalization and (rhythm) observation (cardiac) or imaging of the brain (convulsion) | ||
*Category <span style="color:#FF8C00>ORANGE</span> (orthostatic hypotension, very frequent reflex syncope, psychogenic pseudosyncope): policlinical evaluation preferably in a syncope unit | *Category '''<span style="color:#FF8C00>ORANGE</span>''' (orthostatic hypotension, very frequent reflex syncope, psychogenic pseudosyncope): policlinical evaluation preferably in a syncope unit | ||
*Category <span style="color:#008000>GREEN</span> (isolated reflex syncope, recognized epilepsy): explain and potentially follow-up by GP or attending physician. | *Category '''<span style="color:#008000>GREEN</span>''' (isolated reflex syncope, recognized epilepsy): explain and potentially follow-up by GP or attending physician. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||