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Increased Intracranial Pressure Symptoms

Increased intracranial pressure Increased intracranial pressure is a rise in the pressure inside the skull that can result from or cause brain injury. Increased Intracranial Pressure Symptoms Infants: Drowsiness Separated sutures Bulging of the soft spot on top of the head (bulging fontanelle) Vomiting Older children and adults: Behavior changes Decreased consciousness Headache Lethargy Neurological problems Seizures Vomiting Source : umm.edu
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Seizures Signs and Symptoms

Signs and Symptoms of Seizures Generalized seizures involve the entire cortex of the brain ·         Grand mal seizures ·           May have an aura ·           Loss of consciousness ·           Tonic-clonic movement ·           Incontinence ·           Clenched teeth, tongue biting ·           Post-ictal phase ·         Petit mal seizures ·           Loss of consciousness (10-30 seconds) ·           Eye or muscle fluttering ·           May lose muscle tone Partial seizures are confined to a limited portion of the brain, however they may spread and become generalized ·         Focal seizures ·           Localized to one area of the body ·           No loss of consciousness ·         Psychomotor seizures ·           Characterized by distinctive auras (ie. metallic taste) ·           No loss of consciousness ·           May lose touch with their surroundings for a few moments ·           May have sudden

Scabies Signs and Symptoms

The most common symptom of scabies is severe itching, which may be worse at night or after a hot bath. A scabies infection begins as small, itchy bumps, blisters, or pus-filled bumps that break when you scratch them. Itchy skin may become thick, scaly, scabbed, and crisscrossed with scratch marks. The areas of the body most commonly affected by scabies are the hands and feet (especially the webs of skin between the fingers and toes), the inner part of the wrists, and the folds under the arms. It may also affect other areas of the body, particularly the elbows and the areas around the breasts, genitals, navel, and buttocks. If a child with scabies scratches the itchy areas of skin, it increases the chance that the injured skin will also be infected by bacteria. Impetigo, a bacterial skin infection, may occur in skin that is already infected with scabies.

Hematemesis Melena Symptoms

Haematemesis is vomiting blood and melena is black faeces, like tar caused by the presence of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding. Haematemesis color depending on the length of contact between the blood with gastric acid and the size of the bleeding, which can be colored like coffee or reddish and lumpy. Haematemesis usually occurs when there is bleeding in the area proximal jejunun and melena may occur alone or together with haematemesis. At least 50-100 ml of bleeding, melena circumstances are found. The amount of blood that came out during haematemesis or melena difficult to use as a benchmark to estimate the size of the upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding. Haematemesis and melena is a state of emergency and need immediate treatment in hospital. http://ncp-blog.blogspot.com Hematemesis Melena Symptoms Signs and symptoms that can be found in patients with hematemesis melena is a shock (heart rate, body temperature), chronic liver disease (cirrhosis hepatis)

Anemia

Anemia Symptoms Clinical symptoms that appear to reflect dysfunction of various systems in the body such as decrease in physical performance, impaired neurologic (nerve), which is manifested in changes in behavior, anorexia (emaciated body), and abnormal cognitive development in children. Often, too, growth abnormality, epithelial dysfunction, and reduced gastric acidity. An easy way to know anemic with 5 signs : weak, tired, lethargic, tired, negligent. If it appears five of these symptoms , we can be sure a person has anemia. Another symptom is the appearance of sclera (white color on the lower eyelid). Read More Pathophysiology of Anemia Anemic may be defined as any condition resulting from a significant decrease in the total body erythrocyte mass. Measurement of total body rbc mass requires special radiolabeling techniques that are not amenable to general medical diagnostic work. Measurements typically substituted for rbc mass determination take advantage o

Anemia Symptoms

Anemia is a symptom of underlying conditions, such as loss of blood components, elements do not adequately or lack of nutrients needed for the formation of red blood cells, resulting in decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of blood. Anemia is a term that indicates a low red blood cell count and hemoglobin and hematocrit levels below normal. Anemia is reduced to below the normal value of red blood cells, hemoglobin quality and volume of packed red bloods cells (hematocrit) per 100 ml of blood (Price, 2006: 256). Thus, anemia is not a diagnosis or disease, but is a reflection of state of a disease or disorder of the body functions and changes the fundamental patotisiologis anemnesis described through a thorough, physical examination and laboratory information. Anemia Symptoms Clinical symptoms that appear to reflect dysfunction of various systems in the body such as decrease in physical performance, impaired neurologic (nerve), which is manifested in changes in behavior, a

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Symptoms

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Congestive heart failure, or heart failure, is a condition in which the heart is unable to adequately pump blood throughout the body and/or unable to prevent blood from "backing up" into the lungs. In most cases, heart failure is a process that occurs over time, when an underlying condition damages the heart or makes it work too hard, weakening the organ. Heart failure is characterized by shortness of breath (dyspnea) and abnormal fluid retention, which usually results in swelling (edema) in the feet and legs. Symptoms of heart failure vary and include the following: Fatigue Increased heart rate, palpitations Loss of appetite Memory loss, confusion Nausea Persistent coughing or wheezing Shortness of breath (dyspnea) Swelling (edema) of the feet, legs, or abdomen