Alonso, Joaquin ValleFonseca Del Pozo, Francisco JavierVaquero, ManuelFarhad Islam, Izzy2023-01-252023-01-252018Alonso JV, Fonseca Del Pozo FJ, Vaquero M, Farhad Islam I. A 48-Year-Old Woman Presenting With Syncope and Shortness of Breath. Chest. 2018 Aug;154(2):e41-e43http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12805A 48-year-old woman with no previous medical history, who is normally fit and healthy, and with no recent travel abroad was admitted in the ED after a syncopal episode at home. In the anamnesis described, a collapse episode occurred from standing position at home while preparing to go to work. There were no clear provoking factors, no prodromes, and no associated stereotyped movements. It lasted approximately 1 minute until complete recovery. She had been complaining of dyspnea on exertion for the last 3 days, had no chest pain, and had no limb swelling or other remarkable abnormalities. On ambulance arrival, the room air oxygen saturation was 89% to 90%, heart rate was 110 beats/min, and BP was 121/72 mm Hg without orthostatic changes.enDiagnosis, differentialDyspneaElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansMiddle agedPulmonary embolismSyncoperesearch article30080522open accessEmbolia pulmonarFemeninoHumanosPersona de mediana edadSíncope10.1016/j.chest.2018.02.0401931-3543http://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012369218308894/pdf