Posted by Noa on October 25, 2000, at 16:38:44
In reply to Re: Fainting, posted by Noa on October 25, 2000, at 15:16:48
I did some more reading online and it turns out the head tilt test involves lying on a table, and then they tilt it from horizontal to either 60 or 80 degrees vertical, and measure heartrate, bp, etc. Some people faint during the procedure, which confirms the v-v syncope dx.
I don't know. I don't think I would faint in that test. I usually have no problem going from sit to stand or lying in bed to standing, although as a teen, I used to "grey out" sometimes.
But I still thing the v-v response makes sense in explaining why I fainted--I think it was the yawn.
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