The Fainting Phenomenon
Understanding Why People Faint and What to do about It
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Beschreibung
Fainting, the sudden and often unpredictable loss of consciousness,can be a frightening experience. While often benign, fainting cansometimes be the sign of serious illness. Recurrent fainting cansignificantly disrupt a person's life, and make them prone toinjury and, on occasion, death.
The Fainting Phenomenon, Second Edition is a valuableinformation resource for anyone whose life is affected byfainting.
Written for the layperson, this book will help you:
* * Understand the different reasons why people faint and theirsignificance
* Seek proper medical attention and treatment
* Deal with related conditions such as Postural TachycardiaSyndrome and Orthostatic Hypertension
This is an indispensable and reassuring guide for parents,families and care givers.
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Blair P. Grubb
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"This book would be a very useful introductory text for medicalstudents and nurses to read ... .A useful size and coverstheory to an appropriate depth." (Cardiology News, October -November 2007)
Review of edition 1:
This book is packed with information in 'layman'sterms' - @we ordinary (non-medical) people' canthen start to understand different types of faints that are beingexperienced or witnessed. The book can get very technical in parts,but not overly, regarding the heart, brain and systems. TheFainting Phenomenon book by Blair Grub should be in every surgeryin the UK, it is a must that every Dr should have to hand. This isalso a very good book for anyone who faints, be they patient,parents or carers, it will set them off on the road to ask theright questions with medical people to obtain a diagnosis forfaints to put people (old or young) who suffer from this phenomenonat ease.
It is a must read and should be a best seller in every UK surgeryand hospital!Review of edition 1:
This book is packed with information in 'layman'sterms' - @we ordinary (non-medical) people' canthen start to understand different types of faints that are beingexperienced or witnessed. The book can get very technical in parts,but not overly, regarding the heart, brain and systems. TheFainting Phenomenon book by Blair Grub should be in every surgeryin the UK, it is a must that every Dr should have to hand. This isalso a very good book for anyone who faints, be they patient,parents or carers, it will set them off on the road to ask theright questions with medical people to obtain a diagnosis forfaints to put people (old or young) who suffer from this phenomenonat ease.
It is a must read and should be a best seller in every UKsurgery and hospital!
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