Syncope is sufficient blood flow to the brain which causes loss of consciousness which also causes fainting. It often happens in patients with hypotension which comes from the heart not pumping enough oxygen. Some of the causes of syncope is dehydration, heavy sweating, pooling of blood in the legs, exhaustion, disorder occur with exercise and with palpations or irregularities of the heart also with family history of recurrent syncope or sudden death. Risk factors are usually being common in adults over 80 they are at greater risk of hospitalization and death. Patients who experience the signs of fainting of dizziness, nausea should lie down. When the heart muscle becomes damage or inflamed it may not have the ability to pump the blood through the body.
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Most conditions in finding out why patients faints, most episodes of syncope do not occur while the patient is wearing a heart monitor. Physical examination and heart monitor will try to look for heart rhythm disturbances. Examination of the heart, and lung may uncover a potential cause if these are abnormal. Fainting is not normal even if the cause is not serious you should call 911 activating the emergency.
If the person is not breathing and you palpate for the pulse and do not feel it 911 should be activated an AED. If patients complain about fainting should be placed on a heart monitor. Sometimes depending
Most conditions in finding out why patients faints, most episodes of syncope do not occur while the patient is wearing a heart monitor. Physical examination and heart monitor will try to look for heart rhythm disturbances. Examination of the heart, and lung may uncover a potential cause if these are abnormal. Fainting is not normal even if the cause is not serious you should call 911 activating the emergency.
If the person is not breathing and you palpate for the pulse and do not feel it 911 should be activated an AED. If patients complain about fainting should be placed on a heart monitor. Sometimes depending