Cătălina Lionte 1
1 Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Sf. Ioan” Emergency Clinic Hospital, Iasi, Romania
Abstract
The syncope is a symptom relatively commonly encountered in medical practice, often with dramatic consequences, with a risk of sudden death, which deserves thorough investigation and appropriate treatment of its cause, but its causes are difficult to diagnose. Consequently, syncope often leads to hospital admission, multiple consults and performing many diagnostic tests. The toxic-induced syncope was rarely reviewed in literature, as it comports a multidisciplinary approach. This paper provides information on toxic and drug-induced syncope, focusing on etiology and pathophysiology, as well as clinical and differential diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.