Mock Patient Script – Syncope
“I just collapsed… but I don’t remember how it happened.” Syncope refers to a sudden, transient loss of consciousness due […]
Clinical approaches to common symptoms
“I just collapsed… but I don’t remember how it happened.” Syncope refers to a sudden, transient loss of consciousness due […]
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