Fainting


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Alternative Names

Passed out; Lightheadedness - fainting; Syncope; Vasovagal


References

American College of Emergency Physicians. Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of patients presenting with syncope. Ann Emerg Med. 2001; 37(6): 771-776.

Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby, Inc.; 2002.

Ganzeboom KS. Prevalence and triggers of syncope in medical students. Am J Cardiol. 2003; 91(8): 1006-1008, A8.



Review Date: 06/03/2005
Reviewed By: Thomas A. Owens, M.D., Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.


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