Tilt table tests help doctors find possible causes of repeated fainting. During this test, a person lies on a tiltable table. Doctors fasten them to the table before tilting it upright. Doctors may ...
Doctors also call this condition the fainting reflex or autonomic dysfunction. It causes a person’s heart rate to slow down instead of speed up when they stand, which keeps blood from pooling in the ...
AbstractAustin, J., Abdulla, A. (2008) Evaluating tilt table testing in syncope 1: the procedure. Nursing Times; 104: 20, 28–29.This is the first of a two-part unit on syncope and the value of tilt ...