After a syncopal episode, the person should return to normal mental function. However, there may be other signs and symptoms of fainting depending on the underlying cause of fainting. For example, if the person is having a heart attack, may complain ofchest painor pressure. How do medical p...
While a patient may use the word dizziness, it is important for a health care professional to understand whether the patient is describing a sensation of spinning (vertigo) or whether dizziness is described as another symptom like lightheadedness,fainting, or nearly passing (syncope, near-syncope)...
After an episode of hypoglycemia, keep a close eye on your blood sugar for the next 2-3 days. If you have another episode during this time, its symptoms might be less noticeable. You also need to treat the underlying cause of low blood sugar. If you have diabetes, talk with your docto...
Fainting from a vasovagal response can be sudden and unexpected. However, you may have warning signs a few seconds or minutes before a fainting episode. The signs leading up to fainting are called theprodromeof syncope, or pre-syncope. The symptoms that come on after you regain consciousness ...
A second anaphylactic episode can happen up to 12 hours after the first one. The symptoms of anaphylaxis can come on suddenly. They can quickly go from a mild rash or runny nose to serious problems such as a hard time breathing, tightness in the throat, hives or swelling,nauseaor vomiting...
After you have been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, contact your doctor if you have:an episode of severe symptoms unexplained weight loss or fever blood in your stool abdominal pain that is accompanied by vomiting, dizziness, or fainting abdominal pain or diarrhea that awakens you from ...
Apple allergy can range from mild to severe and may vary over time, resulting in mild symptoms during one episode and severe symptoms in another. Although food allergy symptoms can start a few minutes to several hours after ingestion, most begin within two hours.3,4 Symptoms may ...
(368.16) 780.2 Syncope and collapse Blackout Fainting (Near) (Pre)syncope Vasovagal attack Excludes: carotid sinus syncope (337.0) heat syncope (992.1) neurocirculatory asthenia (306.2) orthostatic hypotension (458.0) shock NOS (785.50) 780.3 Convulsions Excludes: convulsions: epileptic (345.10-345.91...
After symptoms begin to improve, the prescribing doctor will likely encourage the depressed teen to continue taking the medication for six months to a year since stopping the medication too soon may cause symptoms to return or to get worse. Some people need to take the medication for longer per...
Bipolar disorder is a condition that involves mood swings with at least one episode of mania. Bipolar disorderis amental illness, specifically one of the affective (mood) disorders. It is characterized by severe mood swings, at least one episode of maniaand may include repeated episodes ofdepress...