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micturition/postmicturition syncope
Etiology:
1) unknown
2) precipitating factor:
-> emptying bladder after getting up at night to void
3) predisposing factor: nocturia
Epidemiology: elderly men
Clinical manifestations:
1) syncope after voiding while standing
2) prompt return to normal
Management:
- sit while urinating [2]
Related
micturition (urination)
General
situational syncope
References
- Guide to Physical Examination & History Taking, 6th edition,
Bates B, JB Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1995, pg 90-91
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 10th edition (GRS10)
Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2019