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==Clinical features== | ==Clinical features== | ||
History taking is the most important feature in syncope evaluation. | History taking is the most important feature in syncope evaluation. After that the following clinical features are suggestive of a specific cause of syncope: | ||
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|bgcolor="#99FFCC" align="center"|'''Reflex (neurally mediated) syncope''' | |||
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*After exertion | *After exertion | ||
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|bgcolor="#33FF99" align="center"|'''Syncope due to orthostatic hypotension''' | |||
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|bgcolor="#FF9933" align="center"|'''Cardiac syncope''' | |||
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