Syncope (patient information)

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How do I know if I have syncope?

Syncope itself is a symptom. Patients with syncope may feel:

• Temporary loss of consciousness
• Blacking out
• Light-headedness
• Dizziness
• Grogginess, feeling unsteady or weak when standing, even falling

Who is at risk for syncope?

• Cardiac causes

• Arrhythmia, such as ventricular tachycardia, sick sinus syndrome, long Q-T syndrome
• Abnormal constructure in cardiovascular, such as aortic stenosis, aortic dissection, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
• Hypertension

• Brain causes

• Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
• Stroke

• Vasovagal syncope: This is the most frequent and benign cause of syncope.

• Cough syncope
• Defecation syncope
• Micturition syncope
• Swallow syncope

• Orthostatic hypotension
• Carotid sinus hypersensitivity
• Hypoglycemia

How to know the reason of your syncope?

The goal of the following is to identify the cause of your syncope.

• Lab tests

• Complete blood count, liver function, renal function and serum electrolyte levels
• Cardiac enzymes

• Echocardiography: In patients with known heart disease, echocardiography is needed to check the heart structure ang assess left ventricular function.
• ECG and Holter:

Where to find medical care for syncope?

Directions to Hospitals Treating syncope

Copyleft Sources

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4749

http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5612

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/811669-overview

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/disorders/electric/syncope.aspx

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/syncope/syncope.htm