TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Syncope A1 - Sanders, Natalie A. A1 - Supiano, Mark A. A2 - Walter, Louise C. A2 - Chang, Anna A2 - Chen, Pei A2 - Harper, G. Michael A2 - Rivera, Josette A2 - Conant, Rebecca A2 - Lo, Daphne A2 - Yukawa, Michi Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment Geriatrics, 3e AB - “The incidence of syncope in older adults may overlap with falls, so it may be difficult to distinguish one from the other. The management of syncope in older adults is particularly challenging. The incidence is high; the differential diagnosis is broad; the diagnosis is imprecise …”From the ACC/AHA/HRS Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Patients with Syncope (2017)“Given that up to 70% of falls in older persons are not witnessed, these patients may present with a report of a fall rather than syncope.”From the AGS/BGS Clinical Practice Guideline: Prevention of Falls in Older Persons (2011) SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180019050 ER -