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Acute Medicine | Medicine of the elderly | What is vasovagal syncope?
Speciality
Medical Doctors
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Subject matter expert
elearning for healthcare
Provider
eIntegrity
What is Vasovagal Syncope?
Session Overview
Description
This session will help you understand about syncope and the various different types. It will discuss the mechanism of vasovagal syncope to some extent.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Describe vasovagal syncope and how it fits in the general classification of syncope
Vasovagal syncope (VVS)
Syncope is caused by episodes of transient global cerebral hypoperfusion leading to a variety of symptoms, usually culminating in a fall.
‘Syncope’ is derived from the Greek words ‘syn’ meaning with and ‘kopto’ meaning to cut or interrupt.
Programs this course belongs to
Modules this course belongs to
Title
Acute Medicine | Medicine of the elderly | What is vasovagal syncope?
Speciality
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Location
Online
Posted By
eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
Price:
$19.00
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