What is the cause of the fainting

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An elderly patient in a nursing home has recurrent episodesof fainting when he stands. An alert nurse notes that this occursonly when his room is fairly warm; on cold mornings, he has nodifficulty. What is the cause of the fainting, and how does itrelate to the autonomic nervous system and to roomtemperature?

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