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Friday Evening Fall And Curious About Possible Cause. Had Been
Question: Friday evening fall and curious about possible cause. Had been outside 4-5 hrs doing light yard work. walking from my great room into kitchen experienced a moment of loss of balance causing me to fall, crashing into my large refrig. This resulted in a major black eye and a "raspberry" area on right arm with minor bleeding. As I was falling I was aware of this but it all happened very quickly. Could this have been a sudden and only partial "fainting" which in reality was the condition known as Sinkapy (Spelling?) Thank you
Brief Answer:
A number of causes
Detailed Answer:
Dear sir, I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns.. What you have experienced is called syncope which can occur due to various reasons including sudden drop in your blood pressure level which can occur due to excessive effort.. Another reason is drop on blood glucose level , This is why I would recommend that you get a blood test for blood glucose levels both fasting and postprandial together with a blood test for HbA1c level to exclude diabetes.. Also I would recommend that you try to eat frequent small meals during the day to avoid drop in blood glucose levels..
If these causes were excluded then this could indicate cardiac insufficiency.. In this case , I would recommend that you get an ECG and an echocardiogram to assess cardiac functions.. I hope you find this helpful..
A number of causes
Detailed Answer:
Dear sir, I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns.. What you have experienced is called syncope which can occur due to various reasons including sudden drop in your blood pressure level which can occur due to excessive effort.. Another reason is drop on blood glucose level , This is why I would recommend that you get a blood test for blood glucose levels both fasting and postprandial together with a blood test for HbA1c level to exclude diabetes.. Also I would recommend that you try to eat frequent small meals during the day to avoid drop in blood glucose levels..
If these causes were excluded then this could indicate cardiac insufficiency.. In this case , I would recommend that you get an ECG and an echocardiogram to assess cardiac functions.. I hope you find this helpful..
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