Fainting (cont.)
Medical Author:
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEPDr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident. Medical Editor:
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhDDr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications. IN THIS ARTICLE
Synonyms and Keywordsfainting, cardiac syncope, common faint, lose consciousness, loss of consciousness, pass out, passing out, unconscious, unconsciousness, vasovagal syncope Viewer Comments & ReviewsFainting - CausesThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What was the cause of your fainting? Fainting - Describe Your ExperienceThe eMedicineHealth physician editors asked:Please describe your experience with fainting. |
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Syncope is a term used to describe the loss of consciousness from temporary disruption of cerebral oxygenation.
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