Fainting

Introduction: Fainting

Description of Fainting

Fainting (medical condition): Temporary loss of conciousness or fainting....more »

See also:

Syncope:
  »Introduction: Syncope
  »Symptoms of Syncope
  »Causes of Syncope
  »Treatments for Syncope

Fainting: A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain.
Source: Diseases Database

Fainting: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Fainting:

• Spontaneous
• Loss
• Consciousness
• Consciousness symptoms (1504 causes)
• Blood (1783 causes)
• Blood symptoms (2297 causes)
• Blood disease
• Blood disorder
• Brain

Fainting as a Disease

Fainting: Another name for Syncope (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Syncope
  »Symptoms of Syncope
  »Causes of Syncope
  »Treatments for Syncope

Fainting: Related Diseases

Fainting: Fainting is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Lack of consciousness conditions
• Blood pressure conditions

Causes of Fainting

Some of the causes of Fainting are included in the list below:

• Orthostatic hypotension
• Irregular cardiac rate
• Irregular cardiac rhythm
• Certain heart conditions (see Heart symptoms)
• Circulation disorders

See full list of 1731 causes of Fainting (Syncope)

Symptoms of Fainting (Syncope)

Some of the symptoms of Fainting incude:

• Early warning symptoms of a faint
  • Lightheadedness (presyncope)
  • Feeling like you will pass out
  • Sweating
  • Weakness

See full list of 17 symptoms of Fainting (Syncope)

Treatments for Fainting (Syncope)

Treatments for Fainting (Syncope) include:

• Lying down
• Sit down
• Bend over
• Elevate legs
• No treatment - occasional faints are often harmless and may need no treatment.

See full list of 6 treatments for Fainting

Treatment of Fainting: For more treatment information about Fainting, see treatment of Syncope (Fainting)

Fainting: Article Excerpts about Syncope

Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness due to a sudden decline in blood flow to the brain. It may be caused by an irregular... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Syncope Information Page: NINDS)

Fainting as a Symptom

Fainting (symptom): Feeling of lightheadedness and falling over...more »

Fainting (symptom): See Fainting (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Fainting:

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Fainting: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Fainting:

• carotid artery stenosis
• heart block
• aortic stenosis
• brain tumours
• heat stroke
• stroke

Terms associated with Fainting:

Terms Similar to Fainting:

• Presyncope
• Syncope

Source: Diseases Database

The following terms can be used for Fainting

• syncope

Source: CRISP

External links related to: Fainting

• Transient Impairment of Consciousness Referral Guidelines
• eMedicine - Syncope : Article by Rumm Morag, MD
• eMedicine - Orthostatic Intolerance: An Overview : Article by Julian M Stewart, MD, PhD
• eMedicine - Syncope : Article by Robert Hamilton, MD
• eMedicine - Syncope : Article by Leonard Ganz, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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