In the normal mouth a healthy oral mucosa is maintained in part by movements of the tongue, lips, and cheeks during speech, chewing, and swallowing. Salivation and the mechanical action of chewing foods also help keep the mucosa soft and moist. Brushing and flossing or other less forceful me...
One or more sores or raised bumps on the genitals. A narrow, red border surrounds the sores. The sores become filled with pus and eventually rupture into a painful open sore. About half the time when untreated, the chancroid bacterial infection spreads to the groin's lymph glands, causing ...
For patients suffering from painful inflammation characteristic of arthritis, medical cannabis is a great option to help keep that inflammation under control. Research has suggested that medical cannabis can help manage not just the common symptoms of arthritis, but also the side effects of having a...
☞Tell patient to immediately discontinue drug and notify prescriber if severe chest pain, difficulty or painful swallowing, or new or worsening heartburn occurs. • Advise patient to report bone pain or decreased range of motion. • As appropriate, review all other significant adverse reactions...
Strep throat causes a rapid-onset sore throat and painful swallowing, as well as fever, swollen lymph nodes (neck glands), and swollen tonsils that may be coated with white spots. Answers to questions about HIIT, strep throat, and seasickness I Iearned that the bacteria that causes strep thr...
Its scientific name is “emesis.” Nausea isn’t the same thing as vomiting, although the two tend to go together. Nausea is an unsettled or uneasy feeling in your stomach you get right before you’re about to vomit. Sometimes it ends with the urge, other times it ends with you ...
and poor swallowing control increases the likelihood of inhaling food or saliva (aspiration). Aspiration increases the likelihood of lung infection, which is often the cause of death. With a ventilator and scrupulous bronchial hygiene, a person with ALS may live much longer than the average, altho...
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GI:nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal cramps, GI reflux and irritation, hematemesis, difficulty swallowing, anorexia,GI bleeding GU:urinary frequency, dysuria, nocturia, urinary incontinence, hematuria, crystalluria, prostatitis Hematologic: aplastic anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, lympho...
Another name for the disease is hydrophobia, which literally means "fear of water," a symptom shared by half of all people infected with rabies. Other symptoms include fever, depression, confusion, painful muscle spasms, sensitivity to touch, loud noise, and light, extreme thirst, painful swall...