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13. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Fainting
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- Fainting.
- Passed out; Lightheadedness - fainting; Syncope; Vasovagal .
- Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness due to a drop in blood flow to the brain. ... You may feel lightheaded or dizzy before fainting.
- You may also feel weak or nauseated just prior to fainting and have the sense that surrounding noises are fading into the background.
- Fainting may occur while you are urinating, having a bowel movement (especially if straining), coughing strenuously, or when you have been standing in one place too long. Fainting can also be related to fear, severe pain, or emotional distress.
- Certain medications can lead to fainting because of a drop in your blood pressure or other reason. Common drugs that contribute to fainting include those for anxiety, high blood pressure, nasal congestion, and allergies.
- If you have a history of fainting and have been evaluated medically, follow your doctor's instructions for how to prevent fainting episodes. ...
- Immediate treatment for fainting includes: .
- Even if it's not an emergency situation, people should be evaluated by a doctor when they have never fainted before, if they are fainting frequently, or they have new symptoms associated with fainting. ...
- When you see your doctor, the focus of the questions will be to determine whether you fainted or if somthing else happened (like a seizure) and to figure out the cause of the fainting episode.
- How would you describe the dizziness that you felt before fainting? Did you feel lightheaded, off balance, or like the room was spinning? .
- Does fainting occur when you change positions -- for example, go from lying to standing? .
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15. Fainting
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- Home > Topics > Health conditions > Blood > general > Fainting. ...
- Fainting.
- Fainting is a momentary episode of unconsciousness caused by a sudden drop in blood pressure. ... Usually, a fainting episode only lasts a matter of seconds, with recovery taking a few minutes. ...
- If the fainting episode was brought on by heat, remove or loosen clothes and try to cool the person down by wiping them with a wet cloth or fanning them.
- Orthostatic hypotension means that the blood vessels don't adjust to a standing position, but instead allow the blood pressure to drop, which can trigger a fainting episode. ...
- Frequent fainting spells or sensations of light-headedness need to be medically investigated to check for underlying causes.
- Fainting is a momentary episode of unconsciousness caused by a sudden drop in blood pressure.
- Common causes of fainting include heat, pain, distress or the sight of blood.
- Frequent fainting spells need to be medically investigated to check for underlying causes.
16. Fainting
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- Fainting .
- Fainting is actually a protective device that the body uses to protect the brain from inadequate blood flow. ... The most common mistake is to get up too early, resulting in another fainting-like episode. The key is to recognize the feeling that precedes fainting. Fainting can lead to head trauma, broken teeth, drowning in showers, and other potentially fatal events. ... There are many other causes of fainting. ... It is always appropriate to call if there is a fainting episode, especially if you are not a young healthy woman with low blood pressure. ...
17. Fainting
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- Fainting occurs when the blood supply to your brain is momentarily inadequate, causing you to lose consciousness. ... Fainting can have no medical significance, or fainting can be a symptom of a serious disorder. ...
- Discuss recurrent fainting spells with your health care provider.
- If breathing and heartbeat have stopped, the problem is more serious than a fainting spell. ...
18. Fainting and Unconsciousness
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- Fainting occurs when not enough blood flows to the brain. Fainting and unconsciousness may have many causes, some minor, and some life-threatening. ...
- For simple fainting (reduction of the blood flow to the brain,) make sure the person is lying down with legs and feet elevated. ... Anyone who experiences repeated fainting should be evaluated by a doctor. ...
19. Go Ask Alice!: Coming and fainting: Is it possible to pass out from an orgasm?
- www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
- Orgasms Coming and fainting: Is it possible to pass out from an orgasm? Originally Published: May 03, 2002 / Updated on: January 16, 2004 .
- When this happens, the normal levels of carbon dioxide in the blood fall, which may cause dizziness, lightheadedness, or actually result in fainting. ...
- Fainting after orgasm could also be a symptom of a serious health condition, such as an abnormal heart rhythm. ...
- If fainting happens to someone you know, or to a partner, laying flat is usually all that is needed to recover. ... To be safe, it's a good idea for anyone who repeatedly has these fainting "spells" to talk with her or his health care provider.
20. Fainting | AHealthyMe.com
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- Fainting | AHealthyMe. ...
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- Fainting .
- Fainting is loss of consciousness caused by a temporary lack of oxygen to the brain. Known by the medical term "syncope," fainting may be preceded by dizziness, nausea, or a feeling of extreme weakness.
- A fainting episode may be completely harmless and of no significance, but it can be a symptom of a serious underlying disorder. No matter how trivial it seems, a fainting episode should be treated as a medical emergency until the cause is determined.
- Extreme pain, fear, or stress may bring on fainting. This type of fainting is caused by overstimulation of the vagus nerve, a nerve connected to the brain that helps control breathing and circulation. ... This type of fainting occurs because blood pools in the leg veins, reducing the amount that is available for the heart to pump to the brain. This type of fainting is quite common in older people or those taking drugs to treat high blood pressure.
- Fainting can be a symptom of a disease such as Stokes-Adams syndrome, a condition in which blood flow to the brain is temporarily reduced because of an irregular heartbeat. Some people may experience fainting associated with weakness in the limbs or a temporary problem in speaking caused by obstructed blood flow in vessels passing through the neck to the brain. ... Fainting may also occur as a result of low blood sugar. ...
- Fainting can also be caused by:.
- Sometimes fainting may be caused by a temporary drop in the blood supply to the brain caused by a transient ischemic attack (TIA). ... Seek help immediately if a fainting spell is followed by one or more of the symptoms listed below:.
21. KTVU.com - Health - Drinking Water May Curb Fainting Spells
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- Drinking Water May Curb Fainting Spells.
- Drinking about 16 ounces of water may help prevent healthy people from fainting due to standing or after donating blood, according to two reports presented Thursday at the American Heart Association's 56th Annual High Blood Pressure Research Conference. ...
- "Prolonged standing, especially in a warm environment, leads to occasional fainting, even in healthy people," said Dr. ... "Our results show that drinking water right beforehand improves the ability to stand and may help prevent fainting. ...
- Are you prone to fainting?.
- Both groups studied healthy people without a history of fainting to follow up earlier research at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. That research had shown that drinking water reduced the likelihood of fainting in people with malfunctioning autonomic nervous systems. ...
- "We believe that around 150,000 people a year faint or experience near-fainting after blood donations, and many of those people never give blood again. ...
- The German team found that participants who drank 16 ounces of water 15 minutes before tilting held off fainting about five minutes longer than those who didn't drink water. ...
- September 18, 2002: Fainting Not Just For Dramatic Effect .
- September 3, 2002: Crossing Legs May Prevent Fainting .
22. ©Fainting Couch
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- In this tutorial we will be making a Fainting Couch, similar to the one above. ...
23. 33 Fainting Spells - Measure
- www.33faintingspells.org
- With Alan Caudillo behind the camera and Lynn Shelton on the editing deck, 33 Fainting Spells have found their match. ...
- 33 Fainting Spells' first foray from stage to screen is Measure, set in an unrestored turn-of-the-century boarding school on Bainbridge Island. ...
- © 1999-2001, 33 Fainting Spells, all rights reserved.
24. 33 Fainting Spells
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- 33 Fainting Spells clearly casts its own modernist spell. ...
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