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Welcome to Syncopedia, a free syncope tutorial and textbook, Syncopedia is targeted at physicians that want to become syncope doctors. Development of Syncopedia has started in March 2014.

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The Syncope Basics Learn the basics of syncope The syncope textbook: Introduction Pathophysiology Epidemioloy of syncope / T-LOC Diagnosis History taking Physical examination + ECG Treatment

The Syncope Tutorials See a preview of our content Tutorial on Counter Pressure manoeuvres part 1 Tutorial on Counter Pressure manoeuvres part 2 Measurement of finger arterial pressure Cirulatory control and orthostatic adjustment Short term blood pressure control & orthostatic adjustment Water & salt Epidemiology of T-LOC Cardiac Syncope Reflex Syncope Vasovagal Syncope Young patients Old patients Post-exercise Syncope Blood phobia Blood donation Situational Syncope Swallow Syncope Micturition Syncope Defecation Syncope Cough Syncope Laughter-induced Syncope Postprandrial Syncope Carotid sinus Syncope Orthostatic hypotension Initial orthostatic hypotenstion Autonomic failure Spinal lesions Drug induced Syncope Afferent baroreflex lesion Effects of straining Vasalva manoeuvre Postural Tachycardia Syndrome Psychogenic Pseudosyncope Epileptic Seizures Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures Treatment Nonpharmacological Physical counterpressure manoeuvres Water & Salt

Cases and Examples Learn from these interesting cases Pathophysiology Vasovagal syncope Situational Syncope Carotid sinus syncope Orthostatic hypotension Effects of straining Postural Tachycardia Syndrome Cardiac syncope Psychogenic pseudosyncope Epileptic seizures Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures Treatment Interactive Cases Case of the month A 25 year old medical student with syncope Initiators & Editors Initiators FJ de Lange, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands J de Jong, Onze Lieve Vrouwengasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands W Wieling, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Editorial board JG van Dijk, Leiden Academic Medical Centre, Leiden, The Nertherlands N van Dijk, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands J Halliwil, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA J de Jong, Onze Lieve Vrouwengasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands RA Kenny, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland FJ de Lange, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands JJ van Lieshout, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands S Raj, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee R.S. Sheldon, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada R Sutton, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom RD Thijs, Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland, Heemstede, The Netherlands W Wieling, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Contributors