Dizziness

the emergency room after a bicycle accident. Apart from her external physical injuries, it is assumed that she may have internal head injuries due to the visible fracture of her temporal bone. In addition, the following symptoms were observed: a. Dizziness and difficulty in balancing her body. b. Unable to hear through right ear. c. Unable to detect taste from the anterior right side of the tongue. d. Weaknesses on eyebrow, lips, and forehead of the right side. e. The weakness of the eyelid on…

Short term symptoms(Acute exposure): • Cardiovascular: Irregular heart rhythm, acute congestive heart failure and heart block this may be due to delivery of the oxygen to tissues is decreased . • CNS(central nervous system): Confusion, weakness, dizziness, loss of consciousness, and disorientation • Renal: urination is painful; appearance of blood or methemoglobin in urine, and decrease in the urinary output. • Dermal: Mild irritation of skin. • Ocular: Moderate to the severe irritation of…

The nurse will also be assessing for signs and symptoms of orthostatic hypotension during each position change such as lightheadedness, dizziness, weakness, and syncope (Mager, 2012). The steps of assessing orthostatic hypotension includes having the patient change positions at different times and taking the blood pressure at different times. The patient should begin in a supine position for…

History The important and most common cardiac symptoms include having: - Chest pain, discomfort or tightness - Dyspnoea - Palpitations - Dizziness - Syncope The related cardiovascular history including any strokes, peripheral arterial disease, transient ischaemic attacks or peripheral oedema. Chest Pain One of the most important symptoms of heart disease is chest pain as it can be difficult to evaluate. The mnemonic PQRST is used to assess chest pain: Provocative or Palliative: What makes the…

Malingering is related in some ways to somatoform disorders and factitious disorders. However, there are also distinct differences. A patient with a factitious disorder like Munchausen’s, does not pretend to be sick in order to get drugs, money or disability. They lie, exaggerate and actually make themselves genuinely ill in order to be a patient. According to (Conroy, 2006) a person who is malingering is behaving intentionally, which means it is done with conscious awareness. Therefore,…

Anxiety is our body's normal reaction to a stressful situation and can induce an increase in heart rate and breathing, a change in blood flow causing dizziness, sweating and nausea. A 'perceived threat' can trigger our 'fight or flight' response. It helps us prepare for situations such as public speaking, interviews or participation in sports. Generally, once the cause passes the stress will pass. However for some, it may not, and anxiety will occur without any discernible trigger. Repeated…

than my husband. I thought that day will be the last day in my life. However, my husband tried to slow down of my stress by hold my hand and he said don’t worry I will be with you. When the elevator came down to take us to 3rd floor I felt of some dizziness; I started to search for some sugar in my bag. I didn’t find any things. Also, the elevator was faster than any elevator in Chicago. The speed was 1,600 feet (488 meters) per minute. After that, I was on the 103rd floor, which is having the…

His father had a myocardial infraction, but is well, but the patient’s fears persist. This patient also reports experiencing an edgy feeling and muscle tension that are criteria for GAD. He reports symptoms specific to panic attacks, such as dizziness, sweating palms, heart palpitations and ringing of the ears. However, he does not use the word panic attack. He does not state…

Close your eyes and imagine some teens doing some illegal drugs. They invite you to do drugs with them but you deny. You’re about to walk away but then out of nowhere you hear a bunch of sirens. By now there’re a ton of cop cars parked around them . While you were leaving you were glad that you denied. Hello class and Ms.Renkema by now you might of realized that my speech is about drugs. Have you ever faced peer pressure? An example for peer pressure be, someone “popular” at your…

yet to be an explanation to how metaxalone actually works, but it is said that it may be due to general central nervous system depression. Some adverse effect that metaxalone causes are drowsiness, dizziness, headache, irritability, nausea, vomiting, and upset stomach. Mr. Bear has only felt dizziness from the drug for the first week of taking it. The second drug Mr. Bear was prescribed was 10 mg of cyclobenzaprine in the forms of tablets to take one before bed. Cyclobenzaprine is another muscle…