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If a person is feeling faint, unconsciousness may be prevented by sitting with the head between the knees, as shown in the illustration above, or by lying flat with the legs raised. Illustration by Electronic Illustrators Group.)
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Treatment
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As a Disease/Condition
Fainting
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As a Complication
Atrial Flutter
Breathing Too Fast (Tachypnea)
Heart Murmurs
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
Orthostatic Hypotension
Right Side Heart Failure
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As a Symptom
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Anorexia Nervosa
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Arrhythmia
Autonomic Neuropathy
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Cardiac Tamponade
Drug Allergy
Ectopic Pregnancy
Fainting
Food Allergy
Guillain-barre Syndrome
Heart Attack
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia)
Lyme Disease
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
Myocarditis
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PVST)
Peripheral Neuropathy
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Pregnancy
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH)
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Seizures
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Teenage Pregnancy
Tetralogy of Fallot
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
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