MCQ Pediatrics 29

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A 9-year-old girl is brought to your office shortly after a fainting spell at school. The child reported a sense of warmth, nausea, and feeling “funny in the head” before falling down from a standing position. The episode occurred during assembly in the school auditorium where the child had been scheduled to sing a solo. There is no family or personal history of cardiac disease, exercise-induced syncope, or palpitations.

The most likely cause of this episode is:

A) vasovagal syncope.
B) a seizure disorder.
C) panic disorder.
D) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
E) long QT syndrome.

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