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MCID: FNT004
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Fainting malady |
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Sources: 23MedlinePlus, 31NINDS, 44Wikipedia, 22MalaCards See all sources Export this MalaCard |
MedlinePlus: If you've ever fainted, you are not alone - at least one third of people faint sometime in their lives. fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness. you lose muscle control at the same time, and may fall down. most people recover quickly and completely.
fainting usually happens when your blood pressure drops suddenly, causing a decrease in blood flow to your brain. this is more common in older people. some causes of fainting include
heat or dehydration
emotional distress
standing up too quickly
certain medicines
drop in blood sugar
heart problems
fainting is usually nothing to worry about, but it can sometimes be a sign of a serious problem. if you faint, it's important to see your health care provider and find out why it happened.23
MalaCards: Fainting is related to jervell-lange nielsen syndrome and long qt syndrome. An important gene associated with Fainting is SCIMP (SLP adaptor and CSK interacting membrane protein), and among its related pathways are PKA Signaling and cAMP Pathway. The compounds sodium and cyclic amp have been mentioned in the context of this disorder. Affiliated tissues include brain, heart and pituitary, and related mouse phenotypes are homeostasis/metabolism and cardiovascular system. NINDS: Syncope is a medical term used to describe a temporary loss of consciousness due to the sudden decline of blood flow to the brain. Syncope is commonly called fainting or ?passing out.? If an individual is about to faint, he or she will feel dizzy, lightheaded, or nauseous and their field of vision may ?white out? or ?black out.?31 Wikipedia: Syncope (pron.: /ˈsɪŋkəpi/ SING-kə-pee), the medical term for fainting, is precisely defined as a...44 more... |
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Sources: 31NINDS, 23MedlinePlus See all sources |
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Sources: 4CenterWatch, 29NIH Clinical Center, 5ClinicalTrials See all sources |
Approved drugs:Search CenterWatch for fainting Drug clinical trials:Search ClinicalTrials for fainting Search NIH Clinical Center for fainting Search CenterWatch for fainting |
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Sources: 22MalaCards See all sources |
MalaCards organs/tissues related to fainting:22Brain, Heart, Pituitary
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Sources: 25MGI See all sources |
MGI Mouse Phenotypes related to fainting:25
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Sources: 35PubMed See all sources |
Articles related to fainting:(show all 11)
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Sources: 1BioGPS See all sources |
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Sources: 36QIAGEN, 34PharmGKB, 38Reactome, 20KEGG, 41Thomson Reuters, 10EMD Millipore See all sources |
Pathways related to fainting according to GeneDecks:(show top 50) (show all 134)
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Sources: 32Novoseek , 18HMDB, 9DrugBank, 42Tocris Bioscience, 34PharmGKB See all sources |
Compounds related to fainting according to GeneDecks:(show top 50) (show all 75)
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Sources: 12Gene Ontology See all sources |
Cellular components related to fainting according to GeneDecks:
Biological processes related to fainting according to GeneDecks:(show all 23)
Molecular functions related to fainting according to GeneDecks:(show all 12)
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