If you have lupus you may be extremely tired, have skin rashes or have joint pain. If the disease is more serious, you may have problems with your kidneys, heart, lungs, blood or nervous system. Nearly all people with lupus have a mild to extreme fatigue. Even mild cases of lupus causes an inability to engage in daily activities and exercises. Increased fatigue is a normal sign that a symptom flare about to occur.
Blake Stokes Dr. Boyd A&PII Case Study #3 Part 1: Respiration 1. What could be causing his fatigue? What is sputum? The symptoms that Don is having are very similar to those associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD. The shortness of breath and poor sleeping pattern are both characteristics of someone with COPD.
Addiction to these can happen if taken over a long period of time. Also, irritation of the stomach, liver damage and sleep disturbances as some analgesics contain caffeine. Antibiotics e.g. amoxicillin Antibiotics are used to treat infections caused by bacteria. Diarrhoea, feeling sick and vomiting are the most common side effects.
After seeing such a negative change in a person I loved so dearly, it really was a lot to handle. A lot of people tend to associate depression in only the regards of someone dying. But, when the state of someone you care for is altered so greatly, depression is a very real and serious issue. With heart disease, the patient is almost guaranteed to never be the same as they were before and they are much more likely to have another attack in the future. During my depressed stage, I couldn’t help but dwell on a lot of “what-if” scenarios.
Explain why depression, delirium and age-related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia This may be the case because they all share many of the same symptoms as dementia, for example: Symptoms of depression: Anxiety, irritability, Delusions Hallucinations Increased or decreased body movements Pacing, wringing their hands, pulling or rubbing their hair, body, or clothing Sleep disturbance: difficulty getting to sleep, staying asleep or especially waking up early Changes in appetite: usually loss of appetite but sometimes increased appetite Weight loss or occasionally weight gain Fatigue, decreased energy Difficulty concentrating, thinking or making decisions Slowed speech, slowed responses with pauses before answering, decreased amounts of speech, low or monotonous tones of voice Symptoms of delirium: Reduced awareness of the environment, this may result in: An inability to stay focused on a topic or to change topics Wandering attention Getting stuck on an idea rather than responding to questions or conversation Being easily distracted by unimportant things Being withdrawn, with little or no activity or little response to the environment Poor thinking skills (cognitive impairment) This may appear as: Poor memory, particularly of recent events Disorientation, or not knowing where one is, who one is or what time of day it is Difficulty speaking or recalling words Rambling or nonsense speech Difficulty understanding speech Difficulty reading or writing Behaviour changes Seeing things that don't exist (hallucinations) Restlessness, agitation, irritability or combative behaviour Disturbed sleep habits Extreme emotions, such as fear, anxiety, anger or depression Age-related memory impairment Forgetting where you left things you use regularly, such
Your brain is a very powerful tool, and brain washing is a very valuable tool. I believe that the more you think of a matter the worse you are making it. I have definitely experienced that after I had a pulmonary embolism, some of my symptoms included shortness of breathe. Many times after I thought I had another one because my breathing was becoming difficult and all I could think about was the blood clot, and there for my breathing got worse. But in the end after going to the hospital to get it re-checked everything was normal.
One cause of obstructive atelectasis is a mucus plug. Mucus plugs often occur during and after surgery. During surgery, drugs are given to make the lungs inflate less than they normally do, and as a result, secretions build up in the airways. Although suctioning these areas during surgery helps with clearing secretions, they may continue to build up
Patients with hyperglycemia are very thirsty, have a dry mouth, and need to urinate often. The pancreas is the organ responsible for producing insulin. Only a small percentage of CF patients develop hyperglycemia, and if they do, it usually does not appear until their 20s or 30s. - Abdominal discomfort: The belly is usually swollen with gas and the patient feels abdominal discomfort. Here is how Cystic Fibrosis affects the different body systems and the signs and symptoms that accompany these.
There are some obvious symptoms if you smoke, also some might have emphysema for many years without noticing any of the signs or symptoms. The main symptom for emphysema is if you have shortness of breath and you do smoke that begins gradually. You should get help or see your doctor if your shortness of breath is so bad that it makes it hard for you to talk. Also, if your lips or fingernails are turning blue or gray. Last but not least see a doctor if you are not mentally alert and you’re a smoker and your heartbeat is very fast.
This is a sharp or stabbing pain that is commonly accentuated by exertion, respiration and changes in posture such as leaning forward, it may be worse when lying down but pain is relieved when sitting up. This type of pain tends to occur after (MI), viral infections and thoracic radiotherapy. If the pharmacist thinks that the patient may be suffering from this condition they are advised to consider immediate referral to hospital, especially if there is the possibility of acute myocardial infarction (MI) or pulmonary embolism (PE), which may present with similar features. The pharmacist should examine the patient using some of the questions mentioned in the previous initial assessment flowchart. The main alarm features that the pharmacist should look out for are symptoms of cardiac tamponade or constrictive pericarditis such as rapidly rising intra-pericardial pressure, haemorrhage and hypotension with low pulse pressure.