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What Could Profuse Sweating, White Face And Unconsciousness Indicate?

my husband i were just i the car at red light his hands slowly feel from steering wheel his face went white. he broke out in cold sweat and passed out. i put car in park went around open door took of seatbelt and he woke up disoriented only for a couple seconds but i drove us home applied cold cloths and he says he felt nausea when it happened and everything was in slow motion he says he feels fine except for a slight metal taste in mouth
Tue, 21 Jul 2015
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Hey, your husband's symptoms are a bit alarming. He has had an episode of syncope. There can be number of causes for that, ranging from heart attack to stroke. It can be nothing just dehydration. But this is something which needs to be investigated.

i would recommend you getting an ECG as soon as possible followed by an Echocardiography. Get Serum Electrolytes and Hemoglobin leves done. If this is normal, he needs to be observed closely.
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What Could Profuse Sweating, White Face And Unconsciousness Indicate?

Hey, your husband s symptoms are a bit alarming. He has had an episode of syncope. There can be number of causes for that, ranging from heart attack to stroke. It can be nothing just dehydration. But this is something which needs to be investigated. i would recommend you getting an ECG as soon as possible followed by an Echocardiography. Get Serum Electrolytes and Hemoglobin leves done. If this is normal, he needs to be observed closely.