Surgeons and nurses were invited to take part in this study and answer a questionnaire. Participants in the study came from hospitals in which either the members of the research team or their colleges ...

HealthDay News — Drinking water before vaccination does not prevent presyncope in adolescents after vaccination, according to a study published online October 23 in Pediatrics. Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH ...

Presyncope coupled with an enlarged spleen suggests infection A 69-year-old woman presents with night sweats, dizziness, fatigue and chronic pain in the upper abdomen. Mrs. C is a 69-year-old white ...

Syncope occurred in about 5% and presyncope in 15% of studied surgeons and nurses (instrumenters) during surgical procedures. The estimated incidence of syncopal events during operation was one per ...

Given the patient’s abdominal pain, she was evaluated sonographically as well. It was normal except for a 2-cm ovoid soft-tissue nodule anterior to the head of the pancreas. Thereafter, she was sent ...