Syncope

August tenth of 2013, is the last day I remember. For the next hundred or so days after the aforementioned one, I don’t have a clue as to how they happened. The hardest part was, perhaps, my crumbling again, anxiety like I’d never had before. But not on August tenth. The first day of a new team and the last day of supposed sanity, I distinctly remember being afraid to be left alone with the then strangers. That had become the norm for me. Eighth grade. At this time I was moving forward, slowly befriending my nameless best friend, leaving all of the others behind. After all, everything else was changing. In seventh grade, I was medicated, Focalin as the drug of choice. The many side effects I’d experienced made them switch me over to Vyvanse, the great suppressant. My grades skyrocketed back to the A 's they 'd been in elementary school. That was May of 2013. This was August. The new school year had brought hope as it coincided with the supposed end of an era of a great depression. My meds were no longer controlling me as they had before and it was almost immediately apparent in all aspects of my work. I’d like to say that i 'm not stupid, but this should have ended there. Not only was I failing to turn in work that’d been done that class but I was suffering at practice, too. I found that I couldn’t sleep, or really think without the buzzing of so many other thoughts intercepting my main focus. What had been only a minor pain had intensified to an auditory annoyance now that…

The students were passing in the fluency sprint when I entered the class. Students were asked to take out the place value chart and a marker. Teacher passed out a Kleenex to erase. (Students talked while this transition was taking place.) Teacher reminded students that the voice level in class should be 0. Students continued to talk. Dexter and Brandon were called from class. They missed the introduction and practice for the skill taught today. (I do, We do) Teacher moved to the…

Ten people. I’ve been working here for four months and I only know the names of ten people. Out of every person in the Hamill City Police Department I can only muster up enough brainpower to keep ten names in my head. I can’t blame myself though, I was only supposed to be here a month before I went back to my home in New York, where being a detective doesn’t mean doing crossword puzzles to look busy all day. I came down here four months ago to help with a case, everyone was out of ideas and the…

Syncope is sufficient blood flow to the brain which causes loss of consciousness which also causes fainting. It often happens in patients with hypotension which comes from the heart not pumping enough oxygen. Some of the causes of syncope is dehydration, heavy sweating, pooling of blood in the legs, exhaustion, disorder occur with exercise and with palpations or irregularities of the heart also with family history of recurrent syncope or sudden death. Risk factors are usually being…

Vasovagal Syncope, Adult Syncope, which is commonly known as fainting or passing out, is a temporary loss of consciousness. It occurs when the blood flow to the brain is reduced. Vasovagal syncope, which is also called neurocardiogenic syncope, is a fainting spell that happens when blood flow to the brain is reduced because of a sudden drop in heart rate and blood pressure. Vasovagal syncope is usually harmless. However, you can get injured if you fall during a fainting spell. CAUSES This…

Syncope "Syncope is defined as an abrupt, transient loss of consciousness and postural tone with spontaneous recovery, most often caused by loss of cerebral oxygenation and perfusion referred to as cerebral ischemia. Syncope is also referred to as transient loss of consciousness (Grimes, 2014)." Syncope is considered the most common medical emergency in dental offices around the world (Grimes, 2014). It can most likely occur when blood pressure is too low (hypotension) and the heart is not…

Syncope Description of the pathology, syncope. According to the article written by the American Heart Association, Syncope (Fainting), syncope begins when blood does not carry enough oxygen to meet the demands of the body. Since there is a shortage of oxygen being sent throughout the body, the brain is unable to cope, and this will result in a loss of consciousness (2015). Syncope, in other terms, is another way to describe fainting. Syncope, in many cases, occurs from a low blood pressure.…

VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE 3 Vasovagal Syncope It starts with a feeling of whirling sensation, followed by blurred vision, and a muffled sense of hearing, until one unknowingly wakes up on the floor, wondering what had happened. This type of syncope is the classic movie scene when someone receives shocking news and passes out (Team, 2015). As scary as it is, this type of fainting is quite common in the United States. Vasovagal syncope is a result of a sudden drop in heart rate and blood…

Syncope does have a relationship with the patient with an ECG findings of right ventricular hypertrophy (Basson et al 2009). This also shows the patient’s BP monitor may be inconclusive as right ventricular hypertrophy is results in pulmonary arterial hypertension with a symptom of syncope. However there is no consensus on how to interpret this symptoms with pulmonary arterial hypertension (Le et al 2011). The patient would require to have an echocardiogram to determine if he had right…

Hello, Khalia. It sounds to me like the food poisoning caused severe and rapid fluid loss from vomiting and/or diarrhea, which led to the "neurocardiogenic syncope." The feelings you describe--rapid heartbeat, worse with walking (or other exertion); lightheadedness; hot flashes--are typical of what people experience just prior to passing out. These are also called "pre-syncopal" symptoms. You mention the Holter Monitor had showed a abnormally fast heart beat (tachycardia). How fast was it? Did…