a multidimensional emotional state manifested as a somatic, experiential, and interpersonal phenomenon; a feeling of uneasiness, apprehension, or dread. These feelings may be accompanied by symptoms such as breathlessness, a choking sensation, palpitations, restlessness, muscular tension, tightness in the...
and a sensation of food being stuck, eventually, narrowing of esophagus becomes severe, with choking, vomiting, weight loss Types SCC, ≥ 70%; adenoCA in Barrett's esophagus–10-20% Diagnosis Barium swallow to ID lesions arising in the esophageal mucosa, upper GI endoscopy/esophagoscopy with ...
lasting for a few days or weeks, or long-term (chronic), persisting for months or even longer. Insomnia can be triggered by stress, anxiety, depression, poor sleep habits, certain medications, and underlying medical conditions. Individuals with insomnia often experience difficulty falling asleep, ...
The term supranuclear means that the damage is done above (supra) the nuclei. Patients with PSP have difficulty with voluntary (willed) eye movement. At first, the difficulty only occurs in trying to look down. As the disease progresses, ability to move the eyes right and left is also ...
LEARNING OUTCOME AND OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will have increased your knowledge of appropriate responses and care for persons experiencing a mental health crisis, ranging from short-term intervention to emergency management of a life-threatening situation. Specific learning objectiv...
ACE inhibitors (E) should be considered for long-term treatment after the acute episode has resolved. 12. Answer D This patient’s presentation is most concerning for acute mediastinitis. This is a life-threatening infection of the mediastinum with a very high mortality rate that is most ...
Sometimes, however, organs can bust through those protective tissues which hold them in place and cause real trouble - you know this occurrence by the term “hernia.” What is a Hernia? Occasionally, an organ will actually push through an opening in the tissue or muscle holding it in place...
A feeling of constrictionThe most well-known sensation is that of a band or squeezes around the chest, stomach, or waist. Many people have described it as feeling very 'hugged,' which explains the term quite well.BreathlessnessThis can lead to a feeling of labored or difficult breath. The...
Anobsoletetermforasphyxiainwhichdifficultyinbreathingisaccompaniedbyweakandthreadypulse,paleskin,andabsenceofreflexes. sexual asphyxia Autoerotic hypoxia. MedicalDictionary,©2009FarlexandPartners Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visitthe webmaster...
spasmodic, choking, or suffocative pain; now used almost exclusively to denote angina pectoris. adj., adj an´ginal. agranulocytic angina agranulocytosis. crescendo angina old term for unstable angina. angina cru´ris intermittent claudication. herpes angina (angina herpe´tica) herpangina. in...