Symptom

Mild hyponatremia is characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms in the patient including nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite, but may also include transient neurological symptoms such as gait disturbance and mild confusion (Sahay, M. & Sahay, R., 2014). Marathon runners are especially at risk for mild hyponatremia, This is because of the excessive amounts of water they consume in response to the ADH hormone being excreted because of their high amount of fluid loss (Sahay, M. & Sahay, R.,…

cases much less.” There are many methods one might use to control their weight; however, anorexia is one of the most well-known to affect men and women. In order to fully understand anorexia, it is important to understand what it is, some of the symptoms, and treatment options. Anorexia nervosa, better known as anorexia, is a well known eating disorder. However, there is more to it than just being an eating disorder. Anorexia can be when a person starts to focus more on their appearance it…

and often hard to diagnose correctly. This particular disease is very hard to clarify. The symptoms can be different from varying patients. However, general symptoms include crawling senses under the skin, itching, black dots in the skin, thread-like fibers coming from the skin or underneath the skin, joint pain, trouble sleeping, panic attacks, memory loss and skin rashes. Not all patients have these symptoms but the two that almost every patient has been the crawling senses and the fibers.…

This patient is most likely experiencing digoxin toxicity. Common symptoms of this problem include nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, fatigue, weakness, visual changes, and severe cardiac arrhythmias in severe cases (Pincus, 2016). Elliot is complaining of more than one of these symptoms simultaneously, and considering the possible interactions between digoxin, lisinopril, and amlodipine, digoxin toxicity is the most likely explanation for this presentation. Digoxin inhibits the Na-K-ATPase…

Symptoms of septoria brown spot are small, angular to somewhat circular, red- to brown-colored spots, ranging from minute specks to ¼-inch diameter, on the lower soybean leaves. Individual spots can merge with adjacent lesions to form large, irregular-shaped leaf blotches. Small dark specks may appear on older lesions. The fungus causes infected leaves to turn yellow and drop from the plants. The lifecycle of the septoria brown spot fungus begins when it overwinters in crop residue, infected…

and knowing the symptoms, I would claim that the patient has Spinal Meningitis. Meningitis is a rare infection of the arachnoid and pia mater membranes that cover the spinal cord (Meningitis). This infection can be bacterial or viral transmitted by direct spread and can progress within a few hours or days. Common symptoms include: severe headaches, high fever, stiff neck, fatigue, muscle aches, skin rash, and photophobia (Drake 434). The patient has five of these seven symptoms. The likely…

months old and the second dose between 4-6 months old (CDC, 2015). “The only thing you can do is sit it it out,” says Dr. Strangelove. “You see, because mumps is a virus, it doesn’t respond to antibiotics or other medications, but you can treat the symptoms to make living with yourself a bit more comfortable”(Roth, Sullivan, 2015). Glen replies, “What do you suggest doctor?” “Well Glen, I suggest you switch to a soft diet to reduce pain in your salivary glands, avoid acidic foods and beverages…

was overly concerned about her 14-year-old daughter’s well-being because she started feeling ill after she had her Subway sandwich. She stated that she felt queasiness inside her stomach area and also felt bloated but did not complain any of these symptoms to her mother or her daughter. She indicated that she did not self-medicate herself with any Pepto-Bismol or any laxatives or gas medications to eliminate the gas that she was currently having inside her stomach. Claimant Breza stated that…

were diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis, also known as glandular fever. It is commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) (Hurt & Tammar, 2007). Infectious mononucleosis is a clinical syndrome that can be characterized by a multitude of symptoms. The disease is most likely to occur in adolescents and young adults. And may include headaches, malaise, pharyngitis, fever, lymphadenopathy, pharyngeal lymphatic hyperplasia, mild transient hepatitis and atypical lymphocytosis. Through…

presenting symptoms all point to the same illness (Warttig, Ward, & Rogers, 2014). Gastritis: The abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting are all symptoms associated with gastritis but this usually occurs when the patient feels distributed pain across the entire abdomen. Peptic ulcer disease: Bloating and excess gas as well as vomiting and nausea are symptoms synonymous with peptic ulcer disease. However, the patient does not complain of heart burn which is the most unique symptom for…