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History:  A 67-year-old female presents to urgent care complaining of one episode of syncope earlier in the day. No seizure-like activity was noted by the family and she returned to baseline within a minute. She has a past medical history of end-stage renal disease on scheduled hemodialysis, hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease, and chronic nausea. Medications include aspirin, insulin, amlodipine, hydralazine, ondansetron, metoclopramide, and amiodarone.              

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(Case presented by Jonathan Giordano, DO, MS, MEd, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/McGovern Medical School.)
A Patient on Dialysis with Syncope