Syncope, commonly known as fainting or passing out, is a loss of consciousness and muscle strength characterized by a fast onset, short duration, and...
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Reflex syncope is a brief loss of consciousness due to a neurologically induced drop in blood pressure and/or a decrease in heart rate. Before an affected...
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Britannica article "Syncope". Syncope may refer to: Syncope (medicine), also known as fainting Syncope (phonology), the loss of one or more sounds, particularly...
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Heat syncope is fainting or dizziness as a result of overheating (syncope is the medical term for fainting). It is a type of heat illness. The basic symptom...
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Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Faint or Fainting may refer to: Syncope (medicine), a medical term for fainting Lightheadedness, in the sense of "feeling...
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Laughter-induced syncope is an unusual but recognized form of situational syncope (fainting) likely to have a similar pathophysiological origin to tussive syncope. One...
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syncope, which happens when the brain does not receive enough oxygen and there is a brief decrease of blood flowing to the brain. Situational syncope...
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Unknown Origin Section 3: Nervous System Dysfunction Chapter 18: Syncope (medicine) Chapter 19: Dizziness and Vertigo Chapter 20: Fatigue Chapter 21:...
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Internal medicine, also known as general internal medicine in Commonwealth nations, is a medical specialty for medical doctors focused on the prevention...
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cataracts, vasovagal syncope, and neuroscience. Strokes are described in extensive detail in Book 3 of the Canon of Medicine. First, two causes of stroke...
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electrical sensation shoots down back & into arms) loss of consciousness Syncope (medicine) (R55) neck stiffness opisthotonus paralysis and paresis paresthesia...
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Orthostatic syncope refers to syncope resulting from a postural decrease in blood pressure, termed orthostatic hypotension. Orthostatic hypotension occurs...
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unusual deaths Nocebo Stress (biological) Symptoms of victimization Syncope (medicine) The Man and the Snake Stumpfe, K.D. "The psychogenic death of Mr...
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Heat illness (category Emergency medicine)
or by exertion. It includes minor conditions such as heat cramps, heat syncope, and heat exhaustion as well as the more severe condition known as heat...
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response Freezing behavior REM sleep – stage in the human sleep cycle Syncope (medicine) – transient loss of consciousness Tetrodotoxin – neurotoxin which...
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Seizure (redirect from Seizure (medicine))
Mollink SM, Huff JS (April 2014). "Syncope: risk stratification and clinical decision making". Emergency Medicine Practice. 16 (4): 1–22, quiz 22–3. PMID 25105200...
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Carotid sinus (redirect from Carotid sinus syncope)
syncope and unexplained falls often have coexisting conditions such as carotid sinus hypersensitivity, orthostatic hypotension, and vasovagal syncope...
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pass-out in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pass out may refer to: Syncope (medicine), the act of losing consciousness Passing out (military), completing...
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Dizziness (redirect from Disequilibrium (medicine))
Presyncope describes lightheadedness or feeling faint; the name relates to syncope, which is actually fainting. Disequilibrium is the sensation of being off...
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Hypotension (section Vasovagal syncope)
cause hypotension in patients including orthostatic hypotension, vasovagal syncope, and other rarer conditions. For many people, excessively low blood pressure...
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Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (category Wikipedia medicine articles ready to translate)
intolerance, nausea, diminished concentration, tremulousness (shaking), syncope (fainting), coldness or pain in the extremities, numbness or tingling in...
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Acupuncture (redirect from Acupuncture in medicine)
Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. Acupuncture...
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positions and other associated symptoms such as chest pain, lightheadedness or syncope. A patient can tap out the rhythm to help demonstrate if they are not currently...
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Hemoptysis Jaundice Nausea and vomiting Pelvic pain Seizure Sore throat Syncope Testicular pain Vaginal bleeding Vertigo Weakness Listed below are conditions...
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In the UK the term "suspension trauma" has been replaced by "syncope" or "pre-syncope" as "trauma" suggests that there has been a physical injury that...
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university professor of medicine and pediatrics at the University of Toledo. He is well known for his contributions to the study of syncope and disorders of...
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Digitalis (redirect from Digitalis (medicine))
tachycardia, and bradycardia (either of which, if severe enough, can result in syncope—see below); and the neurological effects include fatigue, delirium, and...
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Headache Palor Hot and dry skin Core body temperature exceeding 40°C or 104°F Syncope Central nervous system dysfunction (e.g., altered mental status, loss of...
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testing (UTT), is a medical procedure often used to diagnose dysautonomia or syncope. Patients with symptoms of dizziness or lightheadedness, with or without...
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