Syncope

Syncope

Syncope (a transient loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished blood flow to the brain (i.e., brain ischemia))

Parent Class

Dizzyness

Wikipedia Page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fainting

Symptoms

Falls, Somnolence

ICD Code

"R55"

Class

phenomenon, medical condition, symptom, medical concept, cause

Causes

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vertigo; gastroenteritis; peptic ulcer; hypotension; Vasovagal syncope;  …

orthostatic hypotension; iron deficiency anemia; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; abdominal aortic aneurysm; Left bundle branch block; Ventricular septal defect; Gastric dumping syndrome; Aortic valve stenosis; right bundle branch block; Brugada syndrome; bundle branch block; subclavian steal syndrome; autonomic neuropathy; Takayasu's arteritis; Pulmonary valve stenosis; Situational syncope; Cardiomyopathy, familial hypertrophic; Atrial myxoma; Atrioventricular node conduction block; mastocytosis; dried

Cause of

Somnolence, Falls

See also

seizure

Freebase ID

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Rare Terms

"syncope"

Diseases DB id

"27303"

Cause

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cocaine; ethanol; Diphenhydramine; amitriptyline; hypotension;  …

Vasovagal syncope; orthostatic hypotension; hydroxyzine; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; Nortriptyline; propionic acid; Aortic valve stenosis; Brugada syndrome; Chlorpheniramine; subclavian steal syndrome; Desipramine; autonomic neuropathy; Cinnarizine; Dosulepin hydrochloride; Takayasu's arteritis; Situational syncope; Valsalva manouevre; Adams-Stokes attack; Carotid sinus syndrome; Cardiomyopathy, familial hypertrophic; Barbiturates; Atrial myxoma; Atrioventricular node conduction block; mastocytosis

Freebase Primary MID

"/m/04jpj9y"