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==Clinical features==
==Clinical features==
History taking is the most important feature in syncope evaluation.  
History taking is the most important feature in syncope evaluation. After that the following clinical features are suggestive of a specific cause of syncope:
 
These clinical features suggestive of a specific cause of syncope:
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!Reflex (neurally mediated) syncope
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*After exertion
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!Syncope due to orthostatic hypotension
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*After exertion
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!Cardiac syncope
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