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Monday, August 15, 2011
Others symptoms of Meningitis
Other meningitis symptoms in toddlers and babies:
Refusing to eat/feed
Irritable, not wanting to be held/touched
A stiff body, with jerky movements, or floppy, unable to stand up
Babies and tiny tots may also have:
A tense or bulging soft spot on the head (fontanelle)
A high pitched or moaning
Symptoms of Meningitis
Septicaemia | Meningitis | ||
Fever and/or vomiting | |||
Severe headache | |||
Limb/joint/muscle pain (sometimes with pain/diarrhoea) | |||
Cold hand and feet/shivering | |||
Pale or mottled skin | |||
Breathing fast/breathless | |||
Rash (anywhere on the body) | |||
Stiff neck (less common in young children) | |||
Dislike of bright lights (less common in young children) | |||
Very sleepy /vacant /difficult to wake | |||
Confused /delirious | |||
Seizures (fits) may also be seen |
Symptoms of Liver
Symptoms of liver Disease include:
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- right upper quadrant abdominal pain, and
- jaundice (a yellow discoloration of the skin due to elevated bilirubin concentrations in the bloodstream).
Fatigue, weakness and weight loss may also be occur.
However, since there are a variety of liver diseases, the symptoms tend to be specific for that illness until late-stage liver disease and liver failure occurs.
Examples of liver disease symptoms due to certain conditions or diseases include:
- A person with gallstones may experience right upper abdominal pain and vomiting after eating a greasy (fatty) meal. If the gallbladder becomes infected, fever may occur.
- Gilbert's disease have no symptoms.
- Individuals with cirrhosis will develop progressive symptoms as the liver fails. Some symptoms are directly related to the inability of the liver to metabolize the body's waste products. Others reflect the failure of the liver to manufacture proteins required for body function and may affect blood clotting function, secondary sex characteristics and brain function. Symptoms of cirrhosis of the liver include:
- easy bruising may occur due to decreased production of clotting factors;
- bile salts can deposit in the skin causing itching;
- gynecomastia or enlarged breasts in men may occur because of an imbalance in sex hormones; specifically an increase in estradiol;
- impotence (erectile dysfunction, ED), poor sex drive and shrinking testicles are due to decrease in function of sex hormones;
- confusion and lethargy may occur if ammonia levels rise in the blood stream (ammonia is a waste product formed from protein metabolism and requires normal liver cells to remove it);
- ascites (fluid accumulation within the abdominal cavity) occurs because of decreased protein production; and
- muscle wasting may occur because of reduced protein production.
Additionally, there is increased pressure within the cirrhotic liver affecting blood flow through the liver. Increased pressure in the portal vein causes blood flow to the liver to slow and blood vessels to swell. Swollen veins (varices) form around the stomach and esophagus and are at risk for bleeding.
Liver Cancer
- Abdominal pain or fullness, especially in the right upper abdomen
- Dark urine
- Easy bleeding or bruising
- Enlarged liver
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Generalized muscle weakness and reduced muscle mass
- Night sweats
- Pale stool
- Swelling and fluid collection in the abdomen (ascites)
- Unexplained weight loss
- Yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice)
Serious symptoms that might indicate a life-threatening condition
In some cases, liver cancer can be life threatening, especially if internal bleeding or liver failure should occur. Symptoms:
- Bloody stool (the blood may be red, black, or tarry in texture)
- Change in level of consciousness or alertness, such as passing out or unresponsiveness
- Change in mental status or sudden behavior change, such as confusion, delirium, lethargy, hallucinations and delusions
- Chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure, palpitations
- Rapid heart rate (tachycardia)
- Respiratory or breathing problems, such as shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, labored breathing, wheezing
- Severe abdominal pain
- Uncontrolled or heavy bleeding, hemorrhage
- Vomiting blood
Symptoms of Pneumonia
Symptoms of pneumonia caused by bacteria in otherwise healthy people younger than 65 usually come on suddenly. They often start during or after an upper respiratory infection, such as influenza or a cold, and may include:
- Cough, often producing mucus (sputum) from the lungs. Mucus may be rusty or green or tinged with blood.
- Fever, which may be less common in older adults.
- Shaking, "teeth-chattering" chills (one time only or many times).
- Fast, often shallow, breathing and the feeling of being short of breath.
- Chest wall pain that is often made worse by coughing or breathing in.
- Fast heartbeat.
- Feeling very tired (fatigue) or feeling very weak (malaise).
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Diarrhea.
Symptoms of Brain
Precaution Is Better Than Cure
Tumor- Headaches that are the worst in the morning
- Nausea and/or vomiting
- Speech changes, slurring of words, difficult annunciating
- Vision and hearing begin to deteriorate
- Motor-function skills become weak. Balancing becomes an issue. Walking is more difficult
- Personality, mood and concentration abilities change
- Memory begins to disappear
- Sudden and random jerking
- Seizures and convulsions
- Numbness in the arms and legs
- Tingling in the arms and legs
Brain cancer is a serious form of cancer that occurs when there is an uncontrolled growth of cancer cells that form a malignant tumor in the brain.
Cancer
Balance problems, difficulty walking, and falls
Blurred or double vision
Changes in hearing, taste or smell
Changes in mood, personality or behavior
Difficulties with memory, thinking, talking, comprehension, writing or reading
Dizziness or vertigo
Headaches, which may be worse in the morning or when lying down
Headaches, which may be worse in the morning or when lying down
Incoordination
Muscle twitching, spasms or seizures
Muscle weakness
Measure of Good Health
o Be patient and give yourself time to develop new behaviors, thoughts and identity--one that is congruent for your comfort and security.
o Make small, incremental changes in the way you think and behave. You don't need to turn yourself inside out to create a change. Small changes can create the biggest difference.
o Learn to recognize the emotions you are acting out and find healthy ways for expressing those emotions.
o Stop the negative self-talk--i.e. stop judging yourself or comparing yourself to others.
o Stay focused on your goal--do something every day, internally and externally, to alter old habit patterns.
http://www.drdorothy.net
o Make small, incremental changes in the way you think and behave. You don't need to turn yourself inside out to create a change. Small changes can create the biggest difference.
o Learn to recognize the emotions you are acting out and find healthy ways for expressing those emotions.
o Stop the negative self-talk--i.e. stop judging yourself or comparing yourself to others.
o Stay focused on your goal--do something every day, internally and externally, to alter old habit patterns.
http://www.drdorothy.net
Sign of Good Health
"Confidence on the outside begins by living with integrity on the inside." Brian Tracy
1. Spiritual involvement--prayer, reading about spirituality, meditation, yoga.
2. Consistent sense of humor--laughing at oneself and the ironies and paradoxes in life.
3. Frequent periods of joyful, happy experiences. Ability to recognize and circumvent ironies, paradoxes and hypocrisy.
4. Unflappable positive expectations; frame events in a constructive light--the glass is half full versus the glass is half empty.
5. Ability to readily adapt to changing conditions.
6. Rapid response and recovery of stress response systems to repeated challenges--a.k.a ability to bounce back.
7. Enthusiasm for physical activity.
8. Consistent pattern of identifying and communicating feelings.
9. Daily sense of peace of mind, gratitude and generosity.
10. Continuing presence of support from and for family and friends.
1. Spiritual involvement--prayer, reading about spirituality, meditation, yoga.
2. Consistent sense of humor--laughing at oneself and the ironies and paradoxes in life.
3. Frequent periods of joyful, happy experiences. Ability to recognize and circumvent ironies, paradoxes and hypocrisy.
4. Unflappable positive expectations; frame events in a constructive light--the glass is half full versus the glass is half empty.
5. Ability to readily adapt to changing conditions.
6. Rapid response and recovery of stress response systems to repeated challenges--a.k.a ability to bounce back.
7. Enthusiasm for physical activity.
8. Consistent pattern of identifying and communicating feelings.
9. Daily sense of peace of mind, gratitude and generosity.
10. Continuing presence of support from and for family and friends.
Heath Members
Members of the United Nations and WHO (World Health Organization) by accepting its Constitution. Members of WHO are grouped according to regional distribution are 193 Member States.
A
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
B
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
C
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
D
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
E
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
F
Fiji
Finland
France
G
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
G continued
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
H
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
I
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
J
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
K
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
L
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
M
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
N
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norway
O
Oman
P
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
P continued
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Q
Qatar
R
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
S
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
T
Tajikistan
Thailand
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
U
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
V
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Viet Nam
Y
Yemen
Z
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