The article titled "Shortness of Breath: Understanding Causes, Symptoms, and Management" provides an overview of shortness of breath, also known as dyspnea. It explains that shortness of breath can be a symptom of various underlying health conditions, including lung dise...
risk histories. A graded challenge often requires administration of a one-tenth to one-fourth full dose of the desired drug and a 30- to 60-minute period of monitoring followed by administration of a full dose of the de...
of EOD or underlying secondary causes, such as headaches, shortness of breath, palpitations and blurred vision should be undertaken. Complete examination, including BP measurement in both arms, peripheral pulsation including presence of radio-femoral delay should be undertaken. As noted above, retinal...
Clinically, it can manifest as narrowing of the upper respiratory tract, with shortness of breath, hoarse voice, and stridor [8,10]. The larynx is involved in the disease process in 80% of patients. For this reason, preoperative visualization and assessment of the vocal cords and cricoaryten...
Eye symptoms Bilateral itchy, red, swollen eyes are usually associated with allergic rhinitis Cough, wheeze, shortness of breath The majority of people with asthma have rhinitis (~78%7) and a significant number of people with rhinitis have asthma. Peak seasonal wheezing as a result of pollen ...
Long story short, none of the masters degrees or other certifications one typically pairs with emergency management (public health, public administration, cybersecurity, etc) captured my attention. I could do them, of course, and they would certainly help my career, but they didn’t excite me....
Patients are able to self-perform fluid drain- age at home without the need to visit hospital, which con- sequently leads to better management of symptoms, such as shortness of breath and abdominal pain [80]. As ascitic fluid is rich in proteins such as albumin and globulin repeat para-...
aSymptoms include persistent severe headache, vision change (blurred, double vision), seizures, chest pain, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, limb pain, and swelling. bUsing a cutoff of 150 ×103/μL for platelets leads to the highest sensitivity, although most patients with VITT present ...
At the time of infusion, oxygen, suction, and emergency medications, including adrenaline, should be readily available (Box1). The patient and/or their caregiver should be instructed to report symptoms, such as shortness of breath, rash, chills, chest pain, and back pain. Infusion should oc...
due to a shortness of breath from my asthma (Samoan man, 59 years) Despite all patients suffering recurrent exacerbations, and several participants specifically mentioning a fear of dying during an exacerbation, the relentlessly progressive nature of the underlying condition was poorly understood by ...