If the Health Savings Account (HSA) owner dies, the HSA becomes the property of the named beneficiary. If the spouse is the beneficiary, the HSA can continue and the surviving spouse is subject to income tax only on HSA distributions not used for qualified medical expenses.
Carotid sinus hypersensitivity (CSH) is an exaggerated response to carotid sinus baroreceptor stimulation. It results in dizziness or syncope from transient diminished cerebral perfusion. Although baroreceptor function usually diminishes with age, some people experience hypersensitive carotid baroreflexes.
1 Mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors embedded in the lining of the GI tract. 2  Receptors respond to stimuli (stretching of the organ, osmolarity and pH of the contents, and the presence of substrates and end products of digestion)  When stimulated, receptors initiate reflexes.