After a careful physical examination of the patient’s symptoms, if GPN is suspected, the back portion of the patient’s throat is touched with a cotton-tipped applicator to arouse pain. If pain occurs, a local anesthetic is applied to the same region and again the pain stimulus is performe...
Read about heart attack (myocardial infarction) signs and symptoms in men or women, treatment, causes, risks, recovery times, and how to prevent.
Because of the heart rhythm abnormality, other symptoms may occur because of decreased cardiac output (the amount of blood that the heart pushes out to meet the body's demand for oxygen and energy). The patient may complain oflightheadedness, weakness,nauseaandvomiting, chestpain What are the ...
Some patients do not have previous symptoms that might warn them a heart attack could occur. There may be no warning symptoms of chest pain, shortness of breath, or fatigue. If these symptoms do exist, they should not be ignored. What are the signs and symptoms of a heart attack? The ...
What are the signs and symptoms of a heart attack? The pain of a heart attack can be experienced and described in many ways. Chest discomfort might be pain, fullness, tightness, or squeezing. They all should be considered the same, as potentially coming from the heart. ...
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Frostbite symptoms usually follow the same course. At first, you'll feel numbness, followed by a throbbing feeling that happens with rewarming and may last weeks to months. This is then typically replaced by a persistent tingling with occasional electric shock sensations. Cold sensitivity, sensory...
Multiple sclerosis attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. What are the early signs, and how can you slow progression of this disease? Secondary Symptoms Primary MS symptoms like tiredness and trouble walking or emptying your bladder happen because of nerve damage. They can lead to ...
Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) is a stage of the disease that follows RRMS. With this type of MS, a person’s symptoms steadily worsen. Relapses may still occur in SPMS, but changes in symptoms are usually much less drastic than in RRMS and symptoms do not disappear even ...
Due to the increased number of patients with limited hospital facilities in many parts of the world, patients were forced to incubate themselves at home. This makes it essential to monitor their medical status and detect the main symptoms remotely and wirelessly using advanced sensors integrated ...