摘要
昏厥(syncope)係指因腦部整體的血液灌流不足而產生的暫時性意識喪失，依其成因可區分為三大類：(1)心因性(cardiogenic)昏厥；(2)姿態性低血壓或姿態不耐症候群(orthostatic hypotension or orthostatic intolerance syndrome)引起的昏厥；(3)神經反射性昏厥(neutrally mediated syncope or reflex syncope)。本文將針對第一線的醫師如何經由病史詢問，理學檢查，與初步檢查，做出分類的鑑別診斷，以區分出高風險的病患，將其轉診至相關專科，做進一步的診療。
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