What Is Vasovagal Syncope?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
3. Important Points of Syncope
For syncope, the best way to evaluate it would be to obtain the history from the patient and performing a physical examination on the patient. The detailed account from the patient should involve asking possible precipitating factors of the syncope, position the patient was in, and activity the patient was doing when the syncope occurred.
Other questions include determining if there was complete loss of consciousness, spontaneous recovery, if there was loss of postural tone, etcetera. When there are symptoms such as breathlessness, palpitations, chest pain, double vision, severe headache, dysarthria, ataxia, and neurological symptoms, the individual should seek medical attention as soon as possible.
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