Symptom: Fainting
Introduction: Fainting
Fainting: Feeling of lightheadedness and falling over.
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Causes of Fainting:
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms"
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms"
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms"
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms"
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)"
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)"
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)"
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)"
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)"
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis"
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis"
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis"
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis"
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis"
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis"
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis"
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series"
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series"
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series"
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics"
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics"
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"
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Misdiagnosis and Fainting
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Diagnostic tests for Fainting:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Fainting. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Observe for pallor of skin or conjunctiva. Moderate or severe anemia will cause lightheadedness and dizziness
- Blood pressure taken when lying down and again after rapidly arising to standing position. Low blood pressure or postural drop in blood pressure can cause fainting
- Complete cardiovascular examination. If there are irregularities of heart beat, heart murmurs or heart enlargement found may suggest cardiac arrhythmia, aortic stenosis and insufficiency, mitral stenosis, prolapse of the mitral valve or congestive cardiac failure as a cause of the fainting
- Complete nervous system examination should be performed including visual acuity, inspecting for nystagmus, cranial nerve and cerebellar examination. If abnormalities are found may suggest multiple sclerosis, advanced brain stem tumor, acoustic neuroma or basilar artery insufficiency
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Fainting.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How many times have you fainted?
- Was the event a true simple faint (syncope)? - fainting may be confused with drop attacks, seizures, narcolepsy. With a simple faint, the person falls to the ground and is unconscious for less than 2 minutes. Recovery is rapid. A few jerking movements are uncommon, but do occur. Occasionally may be incontinent of urine, never of feces.
- How long did the faint last? - e.g. a rapid return to alertness following a brief period of unconsciousness is characteristic of syncope or simple faint; drop attacks are episodes in which people suddenly fall to the ground without loss of consciousness and then immediately pick themselves up due to sudden attacks of weakness in the legs caused by vertebrobasilar insufficiency, Parkinson's disease or epilepsy.
- What were you doing at the time when you fainted? - e.g. fainting may occur after passing urine in middle aged men especially at night (micturition syncope), after breath holding or after severe coughing (cough syncope). Vertebrobasilar ischemia may precipitate a faint with turning of the head. Carotid sinus syndrome may cause elderly patients to lose consciousness on touching of the neck or turning the head. Effort syncope ( fainting on exertion) is due to a cardiac cause such as aortic stenosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- Were there warning symptoms before the faint? - e.g. syncope or simple faint is preceded by warning symptoms of dizziness, faintness or true vertigo; epilepsy may be preceded by an aura which may be a strange feeling in the gut, or a sensation or experience such as déjà vu (a disturbing sense of familiarity); hyperventilation syndrome with blackout is preceded by rapid breathing, generalized paresthesia (pins and needles) or stiffening.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Fainting) may include:
- Heart palpitations (either fast or slow)? - various arrhythmias can cause dizziness or fainting such as Stokes-Adams attacks caused by complete heart block, aortic stenosis and myocardial infarction. The loss of consciousness is sudden and is accompanied by pallor of the skin. Flushing of the skin may occur when the person recovers.
- Symptoms of postural hypotension? - e.g. feeling of faintness with standing from sitting position or sitting from laying position.
- Symptoms of panic attacks or panic disorder? - e.g. sudden, unexpected, short-lived episodes of intense anxiety. Panic attacks may be mistaken for fainting, as many people will perceive the various mental and physical symptoms of panic attacks as "fainting" or "swooning" although a panic attack raises the blood pressure and thus cannot cause a true low blood pressure faint.
- Epileptic seizure? - e.g. tendency to have spontaneous, intermittent convulsions of the body - may be mistaken for a faint.
- Symptoms of hypoglycemia? - e.g. sweating, hunger, tremor, drowsiness, personality change, seizures, loss of consciousness. May occur with diabetic patients on insulin or sulphonylurea oral medications.
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Causes of Fainting listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Fainting as a symptom include:
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Medications or substances causing Fainting:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Fainting as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Fainting
Drug interactions causing Fainting:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Fainting as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Tamsulosin and beta-blocking drug interaction
- Flomax and beta-blocking drug interaction
- Nitroglycerin and alcohol interaction
- Deponit and alcohol interaction
- Minitran and alcohol interaction
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Article Excerpts about Fainting
Syncope is the
temporary loss of consciousness due to a sudden decline in blood flow to
the brain. It may be caused by an irregular cardiac rate or rhythm or by
changes of blood volume or distribution. Syncope can occur in otherwise
healthy people. The patient feels faint, dizzy, or lightheaded
(presyncope), or loses consciousness (syncope).
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Syncope Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Fainting:
A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Organs affected by Fainting:
The list of organs typically affected by Fainting may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Fainting
The list below shows some of the causes of Fainting mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Fainting?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Fainting.
Of the 493
causes of Fainting that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 10
causes are "very common" diseases
- 17
causes are "common" diseases
- 5
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 6
causes are "rare" diseases
- 20
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 462
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Fainting
Conditions listing symptoms: Fainting:
The following list of conditions
have 'Fainting' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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A
Abdominal Aneurysm
... light-headednessAbetalipoproteinemia
... balance problemsAcid-Base Imbalance
... light-headedness, dizziness, faintingAcoustic neuroma
... dizzinessAcquired Aplastic Anemia
... dizzinessAcute leukaemia of ambiguous lineage
... dizzinessAcute megacaryoblastic leukemia
... dizzinessAcute myeloblastic leukemia type 1
... dizzinessAcute myeloblastic leukemia type 2
... dizzinessAcute myeloblastic leukemia type 3
... dizzinessAcute myeloblastic leukemia type 4
... dizzinessAcute myeloblastic leukemia type 5
... dizzinessAcute myeloblastic leukemia type 6
... dizzinessAcute myeloblastic leukemia type 7
... dizzinessAcute myelocytic leukemia
... dizzinessAcute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes related to alkylating agent
... dizzinessAcute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes related to topoisomerase type II inhibitor
... dizzinessAcute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes, therapy related
... dizzinessAcute myeloid leukemia
... dizzinessAcute myeloid leukemia, adult
... dizzinessAcute vitamin A toxicity
... dizzinessAdams Nance syndrome
... faintingAddison's Disease
... dizziness, faintingAdenosine triphosphatase deficiency, anaemia due to
... dizziness, faintingAdrenal gland hypofunction
... dizziness, faintingAdult Panic-Anxiety Syndrome
... dizzinessAlcohol drinking
... balance problemsAlcohol-Induced Disorders
... dizziness, balance problemsAlcoholic intoxication
... dizzinessAlcoholic Neuropathy
... dizzinessAlpine syndrome
... dizzinessAlternating Hemiplegia
... balance problemsAmnesic shellfish poisoning
... dizzinessAmphetamine abuse
... dizzinessAmyloid Neuropathies
... balance problemsAnaphylaxis
... faintingAncylostoma duodenale
... dizzinessAnemia
... dizzinessAnemia, hypochromic microcytic
... dizzinessAnemia, Iron-Deficiency
... dizziness, faintingAnemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts
... dizziness, faintingAnemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts, type 1
... dizziness, faintingAnemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts, type 2
... dizziness, faintingAneurysm of sinus of Valsalva
... faintingAngina Pectoris
... dizzinessAnorexia Nervosa
... light-headednessAnxiety-tension syndrome
... dizzinessAorta-pulmonary artery fistula
... dizzinessAortic valve disease
... dizziness, faintingAortic Valve Insufficiency
... faintingAortic valve stenosis
... faintingAortic valves stenosis of the child
... dizziness, faintingAplastic anemia
... dizziness, faintingArachnoiditis
... dizzinessArginase deficiency
... balance problemsArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 1
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 10
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 11
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 12
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 2
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 3
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 4
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 5
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 6
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 7
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 8
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 9
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingArteriosclerosis Obliterans
... dizzinessAsthenopia
... dizzinessAsymmetric septal hypertrophy
... lightheadedness, fainting from exertionAtaxia Telangiectasia
... balance problemsAtrial Fibrillation
... faintnessAtrial fibrillation, familial 1
... dizziness, faintingAtrial flutter
... dizziness, faintingAtrial myxoma, familial
... dizziness, faintingAutoimmune Inner Ear disease
... balance problemsB
Bacterial toxic-shock syndrome
... dizzinessBalance disorders
... wooziness, light-headedness, dizzinessBarotitis Media
... dizzinessBasilar artery migraine
... faintingBasilar Migraine
... light-headedness, dizziness, faintingBeer-drinker syndrome
... dizzinessBenign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
... DizzinessBernheim syndrome
... dizziness, faintingBernheim's syndrome
... faintingBotulism food poisoning
... dizzinessBradbury-Eggleston syndrome
... dizzinessBrain cancer
... dizziness, balance problemsBrain Concussion
... dizzinessBrain tumor, adult
... dizzinessBrugada Syndrome
... faintingBrugada syndrome 1
... faintingBrugada syndrome 2
... faintingBrugada syndrome 3
... faintingBrugada syndrome 4
... faintingBrun's syndrome
... dizziness, faintingC
Carbon monoxide poisoning
... dizzinessCardiac malformation
... faintingCardiac tamponade
... light headedness, faintingCardiac valvular dysplasia, X-linked
... faintingCardioauditory syndrome of Sanchez- Cascos
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 10
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1B
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1C
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1D
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1G
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1H
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1I
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1J
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1K
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1L
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1M
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1N
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1P
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1Q
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1R
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1S
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1T
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1U
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1W
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1Y
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated 1Z
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 1
... faintingCardiomyopathy dilated with conduction defect type 2
... faintingCardiomyopathy, Alcoholic
... faintnessCentral nervous system oxygen toxicity
... dizzinessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1A
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1C
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1D
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1F
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2A
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2AI
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2AII
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2C
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2D
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2E
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 4
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4A
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4B1
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4C
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4E
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4F
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4G
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked, 1
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder
... balance problemsCharcot-Marie-Tooth, demyelinating, autosomal recessive
... balance problemsChemical pneumonia
... dizzinessChiari Malformation
... dizzinessChronic Fatigue Syndrome
... dizziness, faintnessChronic Kidney Disease
... light-headedness, dizzinessChronic myelomonocytic leukemia
... dizzinessCiguatera poisoning
... dizzinessCitrullinemia I, later-onset
... balance problemsCochleosaccular degeneration of the inner ear and progressive cataracts
... balance problemsCogan's syndrome
... dizzinessCold antibody hemolytic anemia
... dizzinessCombat stress reaction
... dizzinessCommon ventricle
... faintingConcussion
... dizzinessCongenital aplastic anemia
... dizzinessCongenital arteriovenous shunt
... dizziness, faintingCongenital heart block
... faintingConotruncal heart malformations
... faintingCor pulmonale
... faintingCryptococcosis
... dizzinessCyclic vomiting syndrome
... dizzinessD
Da Costa syndrome
... dizzinessDeafness - lymphoedema - leukemia
... dizzinessDeafness progressive cataract autosomal dominant
... balance problemsDeath, Sudden, Cardiac
... dizziness, faintnessDecompression sickness
... dizzinessDehydration
... Light-headednessDiabetic hypoglycemia
... light-headedness, dizzinessDiabetic neuropathy
... dizzinessDiarrhea
... Light-headednessDouble outlet - right ventricle II
... faintingDouble tachycardia induced by catecholamines
... faintingDuodenal conditions
... DizzinessDuodenitis
... DizzinessDysbarism
... dizzinessDysphasic dementia, hereditary
... faintingE
Eagle's syndrome
... dizzinessEar infection
... Balance problemsEar infection (infant)
... Balance problemsEctopic pregnancy
... dizziness, fainting, fainting, faintingEmery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, X-linked
... faintingEncephalitis lethargica
... dizzinessEncephalitis, California serogroup viral
... DizzinessEndolymphatic sac tumors (ELST's) in Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) disease
... dizzinessEnvenomization by the Martinique lancehead viper
... dizzinessEpilepsy, familial mesial temporal lobe
... dizzinessEpisodic ataxia syndrome
... dizzinessEpisodic ataxia, type 1
... dizzinessEpisodic ataxia, type 2
... dizzinessEssential thrombocytosis - same as essential thrombocythemia
... dizzinessEsthesioneuroblastoma
... faintingEustachian tube disorders
... DizzinessExercise induced anaphylaxis
... dizzinessF
Familial atrial fibrillation
... dizziness, faintingFamilial hypertension
... dizzinessFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 1
... lightheadedness, fainting from exertionFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 10
... lightheadedness, fainting from exertionFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 2
... lightheadedness, fainting from exertionFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 3
... lightheadedness, fainting from exertionFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 4
... lightheadedness, fainting from exertionFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 6
... lightheadedness, fainting from exertionFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 7
... lightheadedness, fainting from exertionFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 8
... lightheadedness, fainting from exertionFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 9
... lightheadedness, fainting from exertionFamilial neurocardiogenic syncope
... faintingFamilial ventricular tachycardia
... light-headedness, dizziness, faintingFavism
... dizzinessG
Ganglioglioma
... balance problemsGeneralized anxiety disorder
... lightheadednessGitelman syndrome
... dizzinessGlioma
... balance problemsGliosarcoma
... balance problemsGlycogen storage disease type 6
... faintnessGlycogen storage disease type 6A, due to phosphorylase kinase deficiency
... faintnessH
Hartnup Disease
... faintingHeadache-free migraine
... dizzinessHearing Impairment
... dizziness, balance problemsHeart attack
... light-headedness, faintingHeart block
... dizziness, faintingHeart cancer
... faintingHeart disease
... light-headedness, faintingHeat exhaustion
... light-headednessHeatstroke
... dizzinessHemangioblastoma
... dizziness, balance problemsHemangiomatosis, familial pulmonary capillary
... dizzinessHemorragic fever with renal syndrome
... dizzinessHemorrhagic fever
... dizzinessHemorrhagic thrombocythemia
... dizzinessHereditary amyloidosis
... dizzinessHip cancer
... dizzinessHip conditions
... Balance problemsHip injury
... Balance problemsHip Replacement
... Balance problemsHyperemesis Gravidarum
... dizzinessHyperoxia
... dizzinessHypertension
... dizzinessHypertrophic cardiomyopathy
... fainting from exertion, dizziness, faintingHypertrophic neuropathy of Dejerine-Sottas
... balance problemsHyperventilation
... dizziness, faintnessHypoadrenalism
... dizziness, faintingHypoaldosteronism
... lightheadedness, dizzinessHypoglycemia
... light-headedness, dizzinessHypoglycemic attack
... light-headedness, dizzinessHypotension
... faintingHypothalamic dysfunction
... dizzinessHypovolemia
... faintnessI
Idiopathic, hypertrophic, subaortic stenosis
... dizzinessIntracranial Embolism
... balance problemsJ
Jaw conditions
... dizzinessJervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome
... faintingJoubert Syndrome
... balance problemsJuvenile pilocytic astrocytoma
... balance problemsJuvenile primary lateral sclerosis
... balance problemsL
Labrynthitis
... balance problems, dizzinessLeukemia, Myeloid
... dizzinessLeukemia, Myeloid, Aggressive-Phase
... dizzinessLidocaine toxicity
... lightheadedness, dizzinessLong QT syndrome
... dizzinessLong QT syndrome type 10
... faintingLong QT syndrome type 11
... faintingLong QT syndrome type 2
... faintingLong QT syndrome type 3
... faintingLong QT syndrome type 4
... faintingLong QT syndrome type 5
... faintingLong QT syndrome type 6
... faintingLong QT syndrome type 9
... faintingLupus
... dizzinessLyme disease
... dizzinessM
Malaria
... dizzinessMastocytosis
... dizziness, faintnessMayaro fever
... dizzinessMelanoma - astrocytoma syndrome
... balance problemsMetabolic Acidosis
... dizzinessMiddle ear infection
... Balance problemsMild Traumatic Brain Injury
... dizzinessMitral valve prolapse syndrome
... light-headednessMitral valve prolapse, familial, autosomal dominant
... dizzinessMitral-valve prolapse
... dizzinessMN1
... dizzinessMonosodium glutamate (MSG) adverse reaction
... dizzinessMosse syndrome
... dizzinessMotion sickness
... dizzinessMountain sickness
... dizzinessMultifocal ventricular premature beats
... dizziness, faintingMultiple system atrophy
... lightheadedness, dizziness, faintingMyelinopathies
... balance problemsMyelodysplastic syndromes
... LightheadednessMyelofibrosis-osteosclerosis
... dizzinessN
Naxos disease
... faintingNesidioblastosis of pancreas
... faintingNeurofibromatosis-2
... balance problemsNeuropathy ataxia and retinis pigmentosa
... balance problemsNeurosarcoidosis
... dizzinessNipah virus encephalitis
... dizzinessO
Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy
... balance problems, feeling faint on standing upOlivopontocerebellar atrophy type IV
... balance problemsOrthostatic hypotension
... light-headedness, lightheadedness, dizziness, dizziness, fainting, faintingOrthostatic intolerance
... lightheadedness, faintingOtosclerosis, familial
... balance problemsP
Panic attack
... fainting-like symptoms, Lightheadedness, dizzinessPanic disorder
... fainting-like symptoms, Lightheadedness, dizzinessParalytic shellfish poisoning
... dizzinessParoxysmal ventricular fibrillation
... faintingPeanut Allergy
... light-headednessPendred syndrome
... balance problemsPerilymph fistula
... balance problemsPerilymphatic fistula
... dizzinessPheochromocytoma
... faintingPituitary cancer, childhood
... faintingPituitary tumors, adult
... faintingPneumonia, Aspiration
... dizziness, faintnessPolycythemia
... dizzinessPolycythemia vera
... dizzinessPolymorphic catecholergic ventricular tachycardia
... faintingPost-traumatic stress disorder
... dizzinessPostconcussive syndrome
... dizzinessPostural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
... lightheadednessPremenstrual syndrome
... dizzinessPrimary pulmonary hypertension
... dizziness, fainting (syncope)Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
... balance problemsPseudotumor Cerebri
... dizzinessPulmonary arteriovenous fistula
... lightheadedness, dizzinessPulmonary embolism
... dizzinessPulmonary embolus
... light headedness, dizzinessPulmonary hypertension
... light-headedness, faintingPulmonary incompetence
... DizzinessPulmonary supravalvular stenosis
... dizziness, faintingPulmonary valve disease
... DizzinessPulmonary valve stenosis
... faintingR
Rapid gastric emptying
... dizzinessRespiratory alkalosis
... light-headedness, dizziness, faintingRift Valley Fever
... dizzinessRomano-Ward syndrome
... faintingS
Scombroid fish poisoning syndrome
... lightheadednessSecondary pulmonary hypertension
... dizzinessSensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis
... balance problemsShort QT syndrome
... dizziness, faintingSick sinus syndrome
... dizziness, faintingSilo unloader syndrome
... lightheadednessSino-auricular heart block
... lightheadedness, faintingSinus node disease
... dizziness, faintingSnake bite
... DizzinessSneddon Syndrome
... dizzinessSpastic tetraplegic - cerebral palsy
... balance problemsSpider Bites
... dizzinessSpira syndrome
... faintnessSpleen conditions
... DizzinessStaphylococcal toxic shock syndrome
... dizzinessStokes Adams syndrome
... faintingStreptococcal Group A invasive disease
... dizzinessStroke
... dizziness, FaintingSubarachnoid hemorrhage
... dizziness, faintingSudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome
... faintingSuperior vena cava syndrome
... faintingSupraventricular Tachycardia
... light headedness, faintnessSyncopal paroxysmal tachycardia
... light-headedness, faintingSyncopal tachyarrhythmia
... lightheadedness, faintingSyncope
... fainting from laughing, dizziness, dizziness, lightheadedness (presyncope), fainting from coughing, faintingSystemic mastocytosis
... faintnessT
Tachycardia
... dizzinessTakayasu arteritis
... faintingThymic epithelial tumor
... dizzinessToxic Shock Syndrome
... Dizziness, faintingTransient Ischemic Attack
... dizzinessTransposition of great arteries
... faintingTruncus Arteriosus
... dizziness, faintingU
Ultram withdrawal
... dizzinessUrticaria
... DizzinessUsher Syndrome
... Balance problemsUsher Syndrome Type 3
... Balance problemsUsher syndrome, type 1C
... balance problems, dizzinessUsher syndrome, type 1D
... balance problems, dizzinessUsher syndrome, type 1E
... balance problems, dizzinessUsher syndrome, type 1F
... balance problems, dizzinessUsher syndrome, type 1G
... balance problems, dizzinessUsher syndrome, type IIIA
... balance problems, dizzinessUsher syndrome, type IIIB
... balance problems, dizzinessV
Valvular dysplasia of the child
... faintingVariant CJD
... dizzinessVariceal Bleeding
... lightheadednessVascular malformations of the brain
... DizzinessVascular neuropathy
... feeling faint on standing upVasovagal attack
... faintingVentricular familial preexcitation syndrome
... DizzinessVentricular tachycardia, catecholaminergic polymorphic, 1
... faintingVentricular tachycardia, catecholaminergic polymorphic, 2
... faintingVertigo
... balance problemsVestibular neuritis
... balance problemsVestibular neuronitis
... balance problemsVestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases
... balance problems, dizzinessViral Hemorrhagic Fevers
... dizzinessVitamin A embryopathy
... DizzinessVitamin B6 - adverse effects
... dizzinessVitamin C Overdose
... dizzinessVLCAD deficiency
... LightheadednessVon Hippel-Lindau Disease
... balance problems, dizziness, DizzinessW
Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
... dizzinessWallenberg's Syndrome
... balance problems, DizzinessWar sailor syndrome
... dizzinessWarm-reacting-antibody haemolytic anemia
... DizzinessWarm-reacting-antibody hemolytic anemia
... dizzinessWhiplash
... dizzinessWhiplash Injuries
... dizzinessWolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
... dizziness, faintingX
X-linked sideroblastic anemia
... Dizziness
Conditions listing complications: Fainting:
The following list of conditions
have 'Fainting' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Acoustic neuroma
... dizzinessAngelman syndrome
... balance problemsD
Diabetes
... Balance problemsDysmenorrhea
... faintingE
Eisenmenger Syndrome
... faintingN
Neurofibromatosis-2
... Balance problemsS
Stroke
... balance problems, DizzinessT
Type 1 diabetes
... Balance problemsType 2 diabetes
... Balance problems
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Causes of Fainting Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Fainting based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Fainting?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Fainting, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Fainting:
Presyncope, Syncope
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Fainting:
Subtypes of Fainting:
Dizziness (327 causes), Level of consciousness, decreased
Medical Conditions associated with Fainting:
Syncope (612 causes)
Symptoms related to Fainting:
Dizziness (327 causes), Lightheadedness (327 causes), Syncope (612 causes), Seizures (1195 causes)
Fainting as a disease:
For a more detailed analysis of Fainting as a disease, please see our
Disease Center information for Fainting.
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