If your heart palpitations come with fainting, chest pain or extreme shortness of breath, you may need immediate medical treatment. If no serious symptoms or signs come with your palpitations or if they occur for only a short time, you still may need a doctor’s advice to see if your palpitations are not dangerous or if they’re signals or symptoms of a more serious heart … Continue reading
Making a specialist or doctor’s appointment allows you to proactively comprehend better what condition you are suffering from and to know the steps that will help you feel better. Providing inaccurate or ambiguous information may result in you getting a poor quality of treatment.
So in order for the doctor to come up with a correct diagnosis, you need to provide the doctor all the … Continue reading
To make the most of your sore throat appointment with your doctor, make a list beforehand of pertinent questions and relevant information related to your sore throat condition. The following questions can help you glean more information about your sore throat:
- Is it OK for me to work even if I have a sore throat?
- How long do you think is needed for me to
People suffering from sexual dysfunction that may seem chronic or long-lasting are highly susceptible to emotional problems like depression. The impact of the sexual problem for both the person and his/her partner needs to be known since if not properly addressed, the sexual dysfunction of one partner can result in arguments and conflicts that may end up in a relationship breakup.
Interestingly, when both partners … Continue reading
Some of the possible complications of psoriasis can include:
Folate deficiency – Psoriasis sufferers are at a high risk to have folate deficiency. Folate is a B vitamin and is an important factor for normal nerve function. Folate is also essential in preventing birth defects as well as regulating the levels of homocysteine, a body chemical that in high levels increases a person’s likelihood for … Continue reading
Diet
Lessening caffeine intake – Since caffeine is a stimulant, taking in too much of this substance can increase the rhythm of the heart. Certain individuals have different degrees of sensitivity to caffeine and if you are the one who experiences palpitations from the intake of stimulants, then you need to cut down your intake of fizzy drinks, tea and coffee containing caffeine.
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High blood pressure or hypertension is usually termed as “the silent killer” because it shows no noticeable symptoms that can prove fatal to the person having this disease. High blood pressure can also result in kidney damage or loss of vision. The only way to ascertain if you have high blood pressure is if your doctor uses a sphygmomanometer to measure your blood pressure and … Continue reading
The risk factors that can cause a person to be more susceptible to gastritis can involve autoimmune disease, reflux of bile to stomach, old age, stress, alcohol abuse, regular use of painkilling medicines, bacterial infection (Helicobacter pylori), and other medical conditions.
Autoimmune Disease
When you have an autoimmune problem, your body’s defense mechanism fights your own body particularly by working against your cells that eventually … Continue reading
The physician typically diagnoses insomnia based on his or her analyses of your physical exam and sleep and medical histories. The physician may request a sleep study if, for example, the basis for your insomnia is unknown.
Medical History
In order to know the cause of your insomnia, your doctor may ask you a number of questions that may go like these:
- Are you experiencing
One of the most effective steps in preventing influenza is by getting immunized each year with a flu vaccine.
Healthy individuals from 2 to 49 years of age can opt for nasal spray such as FluMist (which is the nasal equivalent of the vaccine) rather than getting a flu shot. Individuals who have chronic (long-term) conditions like lung or heart problems should not be given … Continue reading