Medical Term Fainting

Syncope (Fainting) | Johns Hopkins …

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Syncope can also lead to serious injury. Talk to your physician if syncope happens more often. Pre-syncope is the feeling that you are about to faint. Someone with pre-syncope may be lightheaded …

Fainting: Causes, Symptoms & Prevention - Cleveland …

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Fainting is also called: Decreased consciousness. Loss of consciousness. Passing out. Syncope.

Syncope: Symptoms, Causes & Treatments - Cleveland …

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What is syncope? Syncope (pronounced “sin ko pea”) is the medical term for fainting or passing out. It is caused by a temporary drop in the amount of blood that flows to the …

Fainting: Causes, Types, and Prevention - Healthline

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Fainting | definition of fainting by Medical dictionary

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Fainting can also be caused by: prolonged coughing straining to defecate or urinate blowing a wind instrument too hard remaining in a stuffy environment with too …

Syncope (Fainting) | American Heart …

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Syncope is also called fainting or "passing out." It most often occurs when blood pressure is too low (a condition called hypotension) and the heart doesn't pump enough oxygen to the …

Vasovagal syncope - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Vasovagal syncope (vay-zoh-VAY-gul SING-kuh-pee) occurs when you faint because your body overreacts to certain triggers, such as the sight of blood or extreme …

Fainting | Syncope | Passing Out | Symptoms, Treatment …

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Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness that happens when the brain does not receive enough oxygen. It comes on suddenly, only lasts for a short time and …

Syncope | National Institute of Neurological Disorders …

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Syncope is usually called fainting or “passing out.” There are different types of syncope; they depend on the part of the body affected or the cause of blood flow …

Vasovagal Syncope: Causes, Symptoms, …

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Syncope means fainting or passing out. When fainting is caused by certain triggers, like the sight of blood or a needle, or an intense emotion like fear or fright, it’s called vasovagal...