Malara
Symptoms are fever and flulike illness, including shaking chills, headache, muscle aches, and malaise. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may also
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MRSA
Signs and symptoms depend on where the infection causes disease. For example, if the infection occurs in a wound, the wound will be painful, reddened, swollen, and warm to the touch. If the skin infection spreads to the lung, causing pneumonia, or to the bloodstream, then the symptoms will be more systemic.
Staph Infection
Symptoms and signs include a collection of pus, such as a boil, furuncle, or abscess. The area is typically tender or painful and may be reddened and swollen. Warm to the touch
H1N1
The symptoms are the same as for seasonal flu. They include fever, cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, body aches, fatigue, and headaches. Some experience diarrhea and vomiting.
Second Degree Burns
The skin appears red and blistered and it may be swollen.
First Degree Burns
The skin is red, painful, and dry, but there are no blisters.
Third Degree Burns
The skin most likely appears white, pearly, or leathery.
Fourth Degree Burns
Extends into underlying bones, muscles, tendons, nerves, and blood vessels. The skin appears white or charred; sensation is lost because nerve endings are destroyed.
Near drowning
The person generally aspirates fluid or may have an obstructed airway caused by a spasm of the larynx when gasping underwater, resulting in hypoxemia (insufficient oxygenation of the arterial blood). Later, within minutes or possibly days, the person may experience respiratory distress.
Adenoma
A benign tumor formed from glandular structures in epithelial tissue
Osteoma
A new piece of bone usually growing on another piece of bone, typically the skull. It is a benign tumor.
Paget Disease
Some individuals may first notice a swelling or other deformity in one of the long bones of the body or a need to increase their hat size if the bones of the skull are involved. The gradual onset of dull but persistent pain around the area of the affected bone may be the first symptom in some individuals. The pain may become severe enough to be disabling. Nerves may be pinched by enlarged bones, and tingling or numbness may be felt. The skin is often warm to the touch over the affected area. Headache and vision loss may occur due to enlargement of the skull, and gradual hearing loss may occur if the ossicles or nearby skull bones are involved.
Dislocation
The bone may be visibly out of alignment or position and have a deformed appearance. Movement is limited, and the surrounding area may swell or bruise. Pain at the joint is severe, especially when in use.
Fibromyalgia
Pain begins as a constant, dull muscle ache. Additionally, pain comes from tender points or sites where firm pressure causes an increase in pain. These spots include the back of the head, tops of shoulders, outer elbows, upper hips, and inner knees. Exhaustion is also common because of the inability to enter into the restorative phase of sleep
Sprain
Symptoms are localized pain and inflammation, black-and-blue discoloration at the site of the injury, and loss of mobility. caused by chronic overuse of a ligament, muscle, or tendon typically cause stiffness, soreness, and tenderness, whereas a sharp, transient pain may result when either condition is acute.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Pain, burning, weakness, numbness, or tingling in one or both hands are the classic symptoms. unable to clench the fist or demonstrate a strong grip. Discomfort is usually worse at night and in the morning.
Vitiligo
Depigmentation or white spots on the skin appear most often on those areas exposed to sunlight, such as the face, lips, hands, and feet. White patches also commonly occur in the armpits, navel, groin, genital, and rectal areas
Urticaria (hives)
The condition is characterized by the eruption of pale, raised wheals on the skin, possibly surrounded by erythema. The lesions usually form and then resolve quite rapidly, often moving from one area of the body to another. This vascular reaction usually is accompanied by intense itching.
Contact dermatitis
The symptoms include erythema and the appearance of small skin vesicles that ooze, scale, itch, burn, or sting. The affected area may be hot and swollen.
Tinea pedis
Persistent itching and peeling dry skin between the first and second toes. The patient also has a burning sensation.
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
There will be pruritus and often severe characteristic lesions on the face, neck, upper trunk, and bends of the knees and elbows. may cause vesicular and exudative eruptions in children and dry, leathery vesicles in adults.
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
The first symptom is pain along the affected nerve, usually occurring 1 to 3 days before appearance of the lesions. The skin eruption begins as an erythematous maculopapular rash that develops quite rapidly into vesicles. The site of these lesions is usually on one side of the trunk of the body, but if nerves supplying the face are involved, lesions may also appear on one side of the face, mouth, or tongue or around one eye. The region around the affected site is often intensely painful.
Ischemic CVA
Symptoms may include the sudden onset of muscle weakness in the arm, leg, or foot on one side of the body. Other symptoms may include diplopia, speech deficits, dizziness, and staggering or uncoordinated gait. TIAs generally do not result in unconsciousness.
Hemorrhagic CVA
Rupture of blood vessel, high fatality rate, Impaired consciousness, Hemiparesis
Peripheral neuropathy
The symptoms depend on the nerve(s) affected. The most common locations for pain and loss of sensation are in the extremities. The pain is often described as tingling, prickling, burning, or freezing, with extreme sensitivity to touch. The onset is slow in most cases and may be marked by progressive muscular weakness, loss of dexterity, tenderness, and pain. Physical wasting, loss of reflexes, and clumsiness may result. When the autonomic nerves are affected, a number of symptoms result. They can include blurred vision, dizziness, abdominal bloating, constipation or diarrhea, urinary hesitancy or incontinence, and heat intolerance.
Subdural Hematoma
The symptoms typically include difficulty walking, headache, confusion, confused or slurred speech, visual problems, and an initial loss of consciousness. As the condition worsens, there may be paralysis of half the body (hemiparesis), severe headache, and dilated pupils. These symptoms may appear within a short period of time or over a period of days, depending on the rate at which blood accumulates.
Cerebral Contusion
The signs and symptoms vary according to the location and extent of the tissue injury to the brain. Symptoms may range from transient loss of consciousness to coma. When conscious, an individual may exhibit hemiparesis; severe headache; nausea; vomiting; and a variety of behavioral disturbances ranging from lethargy, apathy, and drowsiness to hostility and combativeness. Blood pressure and temperature are subnormal.
Parkinson disease
The onset is slow and insidious. Symptoms eventually may include bradykinesia, or abnormally slow movements; progressively rigid extremities; and "pill-rolling" tremors beginning in the fingers. There often is difficulty with balance, a shuffling walk, and muffled speech. The individual's facial expression may appear fixed. Stress, fatigue, and anxiety tend to aggravate the tremors, whereas purposeful movement and sleep decrease the tremors
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Symptoms include involuntary muscle contractions and muscular atrophy, weakness, and twitching, especially in the muscles of the extremities. The individual may have problems with speech, chewing, swallowing, and even breathing if the brain stem is affected. There is no sensory nerve involvement. With all voluntary muscle action affected, the person in the later stages of the disease becomes totally paralyzed.
Multiple Sclerosis
A change in vision may be the first symptom. Others may include sudden and transient motor and sensory disturbances, muscle weakness, paralysis, incontinence, fatigue, balance problems, numbness, and mood swings.
Cataract
A gradual loss or blurring of vision is the common symptom. Colors appear faded. Some people report seeing halos around lights, and some have problems driving at night because of glare from the lights of oncoming cars. As it matures, the pupil of the eye may appear white to an observer. The condition is painless.
Glaucoma
The most common forms develop asymptomatically and often are not detected until irreparable damage has already occurred to the retinas or optic nerves. When symptoms appear late in the course of the disease, they may include mild aching in the eyes and visual disturbances, such as seeing halos around lights or a noticeable loss of peripheral vision.
Otosclerosis
A gradual bilateral hearing loss of low tones and/or soft sounds is the first sign. Tinnitus may accompany the condition. Affected clients may turn their head to hear better or may notice they cannot use the telephone on the affected ear.
Ménière disease
The classic symptoms are severe vertigo, tinnitus, and sensorineural hearing loss. An acute attack of vertigo may cause nausea, vomiting, sweating, and loss of balance. These attacks may occur several times a year, but remissions also can last several years.
Aneurysm
Severe headache, dilated pupils, blurred or double vision, neck pain, nausea, sensitivity to light, and loss of sensation a. Clients may report speech problems, diminished thought processes, loss of balance and coordination, and vision deficit
Thrombus
Clot of blood in artery
Embolus
a blood clot, air bubble, piece of fatty deposit, or other object that has been carried in the bloodstream to lodge in a vessel and cause an embolism
Myocardial infarction
The classic symptoms include a crushing chest pain that may radiate to the left arm, neck, and jaw. The pain may be similar to angina pain but usually is severe and is not relieved by the same measures that relieve angina. Some individuals may exhibit few symptoms or confuse the pain with indigestion. There is growing incidence showing that symptoms for women are fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and shortness of breath. Individuals with CAD should be suspicious if angina occurs with increasing frequency and duration. For some, its preceded by vague feelings of discomfort, fear, nausea, and vomiting.
Congestive Heart Failure
Left ventricular failure may be manifested as dyspnea and fatigue and will result in primarily pulmonary symptoms. Right ventricular failure may cause distended neck veins and hepatomegaly and is more likely to result in systemic symptoms. Signs of advancement may include tachypnea, palpitations, edema, weight gain, diaphoresis, and cyanosis. As the disease progresses, there may be hemoptysis, cyanosis, and pitting edema of the ankle (when an indentation in the skin remains a few minutes after the area is pressed with the finger).
Pericarditis
The classic symptom is a sharp and often sudden pleuritic pain that increases with deep inspiration. The fluctuating nature of pericardial pain clearly differentiates it from the pain produced by an MI. If pericardial effusion (an escape of fluid) occurs in acute pericarditis, orthopnea, dyspnea, and tachycardia (abnormally rapid heart rate) typically result. If the fluid accumulates rapidly, the pressure against the heart may result in clammy skin, pallor, and a decrease in blood pressure. This condition, called cardiac tamponade, is considered life-threatening.
Mitral Stenosis
A narrowing of the mitral valve opening that blocks (obstructs) blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
Malignant Hypertension
Is extremely high blood pressure that develops rapidly and causes some type of organ damage. Normal blood pressure is below 120/80. A person with this has a blood pressure that's typically above 180/120
Aplastic Anema
The onset may be insidious or may occur slowly over a period of time. Signs and symptoms can include fatigue, pallor, shortness of breath upon exertion, irregular heart rate, purpura, nosebleeds and bleeding gums, infections, headache, and dizziness. Pancytopenia, a decrease in all cellular components of the blood, may occur if the bone marrow is damaged to the point that healthy blood-forming tissues are replaced by fatty abnormal tissue.
HIV (AIDS)
predominantly infects cells called T4 lymphocytes (T4-helper cells), which are critical to the operation of the body's immune system. The virus replicates by taking over the genetic machinery of the T cell it invades. The replication process continues until the host cell is destroyed. The newly produced infected cells can then infect other T4 lymphocytes, leaving the body open to opportunistic infections.
Mononucleosis (Upper Resp)
Initial symptoms are usually vague, mimic those of other diseases, and may include malaise, anorexia, and chills. After 3 to 5 days, sore throat, fever, and swollen lymph glands in the throat and neck occur. Early in the infection, a rash that resembles rubella sometimes develops.
Osteoarthritis
The first symptom may include deep, aching joint pain that usually is relieved by rest. There may be stiffness and some swelling, especially in the morning, and aching during weather changes. There usually is minimal inflammation. Crepitation, a crackling sound due to the grating of bones, may be heard on joint movement. Deformity may be minimal in some cases, but bony enlargement can occur.
Myasthenia gravis
Skeletal muscle weakness and fatigability occur. Onset may be sudden, and most affected individuals will notice drooping eyelids and double vision as the first signs that something is wrong. Because the muscles most affected are usually those innervated by the cranial nerves (face, lips, tongue, neck, and throat), a blank expression, nasal regurgitation of fluids, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), blepharoptosis (drooping eyelid), dysphasia (difficulty speaking), and a bobbing head may result Muscle weakness typically occurs later in the day or after strenuous exercise. Menses, emotional stress, prolonged exposure to sunlight or cold, and infections heighten the symptoms. Respiratory muscle weakness or myasthenic crisis (the sudden inability to swallow and respiratory distress) may be severe enough to require mechanical ventilation.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
develops insidiously among most affected individuals. The earliest signs and symptoms may include malaise, persistent low-grade fever, fatigue, and weight loss. Joint pain and stiffness gradually emerge as the principal symptoms, usually affecting the joints of the fingers, wrists, knees, ankles, and toes in a symmetric pattern. The pain is characteristically aggravated by movement of the affected joints. In advanced cases of RA affecting the hands, the interphalangeal joints are swollen and edematous and have a characteristic tapered appearance.
Impetigo
begin as macules, vesicles, and pustules, usually accompanied by pruritus. The primary lesion ruptures, leaving a honey-colored serous liquid. The liquid hardens, and a thick, yellow crust eventually forms over the infected site. can occur anywhere, but it is most common on the mouth, nose, neck, or extremities. Satellite lesions may appear as a result of autoinoculation. Erythema with ulcerations and scarring may result
Decubitus Ulcers
Early signs include shiny, reddened skin, usually appearing over a bony prominence (stage 1). If not treated quickly, the ulcer may become more serious when skin is swollen and shows a blister (stage 2). A craterlike ulcer that goes deeper into the skin (stage 3) and a deep ulcer that goes into fat, muscle, or bone (stage 4) are very serious. If the ulcer becomes infected, it will be foul-smelling and purulent. Pain may or may not accompany the lesion
Rosacea
flushing of the cheeks, forehead, nose, or chin. For others, small red pustules form on the same areas, and the skin of the cheeks, forehead, and nose may thicken. The nose may also enlarge and become misshapen, resulting in a condition called rhinophyma. Eye problems, such as redness, burning, dryness, and excessive tearing, occur in 50% of cases.
Alzheimer Disease
In the early stages, the person has small difficulties at work or in social settings with memory loss but generally can hide the loss and function independently. Depression may occur. As the disease progresses, the person exhibits mild mental impairment. This impairment includes loss of short-term memory, inability to learn new tasks, and subtle changes in personality. Then increased forgetfulness, agitation, irritability, and extreme restlessness occur. The person may retell the same stories, and others can no longer reason with him or her, which may further increase the person's anxiety. Conversations become difficult. Eventually, the individual is unable to perform self-care, becomes incontinent, and is unable to communicate. The person becomes emotionally detached and may show sleep disturbances, restlessness, and hostility. In the terminal stage, the person usually requires total care. The rate at which an individual progresses through the disease varies; within 5 to 10 years, there is profound deterioration of intellectual and physical ability. [Show Less]