The swelling of the feet, legs, and ankles is also known as peripheraledema. This refers to a condition where there is an excessive accumulation of fluid in these parts of the body. It is not a painful condition unless the underlying cause for it is an injury to that area. Howeve...
Low blood volume shock, in which your blood pressure and the amount of oxygen in your blood are too low If it's not treated, dehydration can be deadly. If you drink too much fluid to try to hydrate yourself, you could end up with swelling in the limbs (peripheral edema) and fluid bu...
Diabetic neuropathy.Over time, having high blood sugar can lead to nerve damage, called diabetic neuropathy. This manifests in symptoms of tingling, pain, numbness, or burning and affects about one-half of people with diabetes. Additionally, nerve damage that occurs in the feet can lead to po...
The prognosis for a person that gets altitude sickness depends on the severity of the sickness. Acute mountain sickness can usually resolve with no problems, but patients that develop high-altitude pulmonary edema and/or high-altitude cerebral edema have a more guarded prognosis. About 50% of ind...
Unusual weight gain, and swelling or puffiness.Sudden, large weight gain (not related to overeating! ) is linked to the possibility of preeclampsia. You may notice this weight gain is combined with swelling (edema) of the face and hands. Remember, some swelling of yourfeetor hands may be ...
In addition to swelling (also called edema), extra protein in your pee, and blood pressure over 140/90, preeclampsia symptoms include: Sudden weight gain over 1 or 2 days because of a large increase in bodily fluid Shoulder pain Belly pain, especially in the upper right side ...
In addition to weakening the heart, the widowmaker can also make the heart muscle irritable, increasing the risk of abnormal electrical activity like ventricularfibrillation(VFib). VFib is the cause of sudden cardiac death. Normally, the heart beats rhythmically, but in VFib, every cell of the...
outbreak area. Also, isolation of infected individuals (quarantine) can help slow or stop the spread of infection. Furthermore, social distancing (keeping about 6 feet away from other people) may be effective in reducing risk. Caregivers should use protection like gloves, gowns and approved masks...
Typical symptoms include passing less urine than normal, having blood in the urine and swelling of the feet or face (edema). Other possible symptoms are flank pain, back pain, headache, shortness of breath and symptoms related to the underlying cause, for example a skin rash and joint pain...
The disorder can affect other organs in the mother's body. A woman may also have kidney damage, liver failure, neurological symptoms, such as severe headaches, seizures, and fluid on the lungs (known as pulmonary edema), Jeyabalan said. ...