A woman experienced syncope after hearing that her son was severely injured. She became pale and collapsed to the ground without
injuring herself. On waking, she states that she felt very warm. She denies any other symptoms. There are no findings on examination. What caused her loss of consciousness
Syncope is a symptom defined as sudden and transient loss of consciousness secondary to diffuse cerebral hypoperfusion. Usually presents sudden onset, short duration and spontaneous recovery. This sycope is due a "shock state".
Shock state is a group of acute cardiovascular syndromes that have no character and a unique definition that understands all its various causes and origins. It occurs when there is a malfunction between the heart, blood vessels (arteries or veins) and the blood, by setting up an imbalance in the body. The causes can be various: external or internal trauma, sudden perforation of organs, emotion, cold, burns, surgical interventions, etc.
Like most, if not all skin cancers start at your epidermis (The layer of skin that's most exposed to the sun) The cancer begins in your basal cells where they constantly push older skin cells toward the surface of your body.
