A friend of mine started running a fever every night. Do not climb over 102 degrees Fahrenheit. In the morning would wake up without the fever and felt sufficiently good to go to work and do your daily routine. After several weeks of continuous fever at night, decided to see your doctor and check what might be wrong with it. Her medical history shows you have a history of heart murmur. Upon hearing that she underwent dental treatment without taking any antibiotic prophylaxis, then it became clear that the persistence of the fever was probably caused by dental work. During the dental procedure, the bacteria were released from the mouth into your bloodstream. Later, a blood test revealed bacterial endocarditis. If I had ignored the signs and the infection is not treated, could have created a damage that would have required an open heart or valve replacement surgery. The worst scenario could have been death.
Mentioned several symptoms health established by leading health experts. These are the signs and symptoms that we all know and can not be ignored.
1. Persistent low-grade fever may be a sign of a number of ailments, including Hodgkin's disease. You should seek the advice of your doctor if you have a persistent low grade fever that runs during a week. Early diagnosis of what could be the cause of the fever just might save you from any debilitating disease that can accompany it.
2. brief periods in sight or speech that usually lasts between 30 seconds to 24 hours. Transient Ischemic Attack or TIA is a brief period when blood fails to reach a specific area of the brain. This symptom is so fleeting that more often than not, is simply ignored. It is estimated that one third of people who experience TIA will later suffer a stroke. Apart from failures at the hearing and speech, other symptoms include dizziness, tingling and numbness, weakness in limbs, difficulty to understand or correctly use the right word when speaking.
3. Changes in a mole. constant itching mole must demonstrate that seek the opinion your dermatologist. This could be a sign of a deeply rooted melanoma. Malignant melanoma is often fatal. Early detection and removal often offers a forecast favorable. The ABCD warning signs you should watch in a mole: "A" of the asymmetry. In general, melanomas have an irregular shape. "B" in case of irregularities border. irregular border edge may be irregular, blurred or notched. "C" for color. Not even color tones cinnamon, brown and black. More often, there are scripts mottled red, white and blue. "D" for diameter. Normal melanomas usually measured six millimeters, any increase in size should be a warning sign.
4. Recurrent cough. This is not usually a symptom of a potentially fatal disease, but also may be a sign of airway obstruction, congestive heart disease, asthma or even lung cancer. If the cough persists for two weeks or more without no obvious medical explanation such as a cold, then it is best to see your doctor.
5. Persistent itching may be a symptom of the disease Hodgkin. Although itching is a dermatological problem child, persistent itching on the other side without apparent cause, such as a skin rash requires attention. Can be also be a sign of diabetes, liver disease or disorders several blood.
6. Unexplained bruising may be a sign of leukemia, a problem The mechanism of blood clotting or underlying liver disease such as hepatitis and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, or ITP, a disorder in which platelets are attacked by the body's immune system.
7. Blurred vision and eye pain can be a symptom of glaucoma. Glaucoma is an eye disease in that peripheral vision is impaired, while central vision is maintained in good condition.
Symptoms may not tell us exactly what is wrong, but these are signs that something is wrong somewhere and that we should take note.
Michael Russell
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