The social media diagnosis of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A case report

Social media is becoming increasingly popular among the public. In 2017, Facebook had 2.2 Billion monthly active users [1]. Applications of social media in healthcare are growing. This includes utilization of social media in disaster preparedness, disease support forums, and research recruitment [2-5]. There has been limited research evaluating patients utilizing social media and crowdsourcing to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of their medical conditions [6]. Here, we report a case of a patient who turned to social media when she had recurrent syncope and facial swelling.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research