Vasovagal - Prevention
How manifests a vasovagal?
The vagal is easily recognizable! Before fainting, signs are known to almost everyone: hot flushes, fatigue, blurred vision, sweating, paleness, diarrhea, hearing disorders (tinnitus). The vagus nerve also helps nausea and vomiting.
The vagal rather occurs in young patients and healthy with autonomic nervous system in good shape, and responsive. It affects pregnant women and women with painful periods, those being treated for hypertension.
With what should we not confuse the vagal?
Can be confused with other vasovagal fainting which it may be bound. An epileptic seizure or stroke also causes fainting, but the return to consciousness is long. When in doubt, a quick medical consultation is part of the things.
The transition from a lying or sitting position to a standing position can cause a sudden drop in blood pressure in people whose blood vessels are slow to respond, this is called lipothymic discomfort. Not rise sharply enough to avoid it.
Are there possible prevention of vasovagal?
Prevention requires an understanding of what triggers the discomfort repeatedly. Blood tests are done lying down and not sitting. Stress management is learned through breathing exercises or relaxation.
The avoidance of high risk situations makes sense (too rich meal, a crash effort, standing still long, warm atmospheres and confined ...). Do not push the machine! Take the rest thing and hydratatez you during your efforts.
During the early signs of malaise, there is still time to react:
Lie down immediately, legs elevated to help blood return to the heart and the head. You can put them on a chair against a wall, or ask someone to hold them up. Within minutes, the discomfort disappears and shows that it was "it."
Vagal Preparing consultation
When should you consult?
Still in an initial discomfort, the physician must find its cause.
See also if the discomfort that does not yield completely and quickly, if recurrence without obvious reason.
Of course any loss of consciousness, malaise trauma with loss, requires a comprehensive review with your doctor.
What is the doctor?
The doctor performs a clinical assessment with measurement of heart rate and blood pressure at rest, lying down and sitting. In case of doubt about the origin of discomfort, the doctor may prescribe a tilt test or challenge test malaise. An electrocardiogram is strongly recommended. Are screened early other disorders during the mild discomfort ...
Depending on the origin of the illness, different supported are possible advice and simple prevention measures, rehabilitation on a tilt table, treatment of cardiac ...
How to prepare my consultation?
It is important to describe the circumstances in which discomfort occurred, the symptoms experienced, the presence or absence of loss of consciousness, injury related to falls and if it is a recurrence. Description of witnesses malaise is useful. History of cardiovascular family are another important indicator.
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