Anxiety attacks are acute episodes of intense fear that are accompanied by a few or many strong signs and symptoms. Anxiety attack symptoms (panic attack symptoms) can include: A feeling of overwhelming fear or impending doom Feeling of going crazy or losing control Feeling you are in grave dan...
It's very rare, but death is possible in up to 8% of cases. Most people make a full recovery. Takeaways Broken heart syndrome is a condition in which your heart doesn't pump normally. It comes on suddenly, often after an emotionally stressful event. It usually isn't fatal, but it'...
Levels of cortisol rise when the pituitary gland releases another hormone called adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH signals the adrenals to pump out more cortisol. Why does this happen? Many different things trigger this release, including various forms of physical or emotional stress, a poor...
Since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined a suspected case of COVID-19 as a person who meets both clinical (which is fever AND cough; or any three or more of these symptoms: fever, cough, general weakness/fatigue, headache, myalgia, sore throat, c...
The name comes from the way the virus looks under a microscope: It has crown-like spikes on its surface (“corona” is the Latin word for crown) to better grab hold of our cells. Humans experience seven different strains of coronaviruses. Turns out, it’s quite likely you’ve already ...
Rapid skin wrinkling when exposed to water Cystic Fibrosis Causes Cystic fibrosis is caused by a change, or mutation, in a gene called CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator). The protein in this gene controls the flow of salt and fluids in and out of your cells. If the ...
Normal bone is composed of protein, collagen, and calcium, all of which give bone its strength. Bones that are affected by osteoporosis can break (fracture) with relatively minor injuries that normally would not cause a bone to fracture. The fracture can be either in the form of cracking (...
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Bad PCM symptoms may lead to a failed emission test. Check engine and other error lights A failing PCM disrupts the functions of many components along with the engine. As the module becomes unable to read the sensors correctly, the car won’t be able to give its best performance. The ...
Other causes of ascites include: Heart failureis the inability of the heart muscle to adequately pump the fluid within the blood vessels. This can cause a variety of problems, but most notably, fluid backs up into the lungs and other organs causing them to fail. This water overload can cau...