SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

In  medical terms, a sign is any visible indication of disease – bleeding, a rash or swelling, for example.  A symptom is something you can feel, such as pain, fever or nausea and it may or may not be accompanied by a physical change. Below are common signs and symptoms and their possible causes.

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COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS AND THE POSSIBLE CAUSES

Nightmares

~ Alcohol or drug abuse, anxiety, depression, fever, post-traumatic stress syndrome

Numbness or tingling

~ Bell’s palsy, carpal tunnel syndrome, a circulatory disorder, neuropathy, Raynaud’s disease, shingles

Pain:

Abdomen

~ Appendicitis, a digestive disorder, gallstones, hepatitis, intestinal disorders, menstrual cramps, pelvic inflammatory disease, tubal pregnancy

Back

~ Arthritis, muscle spasms or stains, osteoporosis, ruptured disk

Chest

~ Angina, an esophageal disorder, heart attack, heartburn, pleurisy, pneumonia, pneumothorax

Ear

~ Infection, foreign body

Eye

~ Conjunctivitis, glaucoma, foreign body, iritis, sinus infection, injury, sty, tumors

Face

~ Bell’s palsy, dental disease, headache, shingles, sinus infection, temporomandibular joint disorder

Foot

~ Arthritis, bunions, corns or calluses, gout, neuromas, warts

Generalized aches

~ Flu, lupus, mononucleosis, rheumatoid arthritis, shingles

Head

~ Brain tumor, migraine or other type of headache, muscle tension, sinusitis, stroke

Knee

~ Arthritis, chondromalacia patella, infection, Lyme disease, stain or other injury

Leg

~ A circulatory disorder, fracture, muscle injury, phlebitis, shin splints

Mouth

~ Canker sores, cold sores, dental cavities, gum disease, infection

Neck

~ Arthritis, meningitis, muscle injury, slipped disk, stress

Joint/muscle

~ Arthritis, lupus, strain or sprain, tendinitis

Throat

~ Cold, flu, laryngitis, strep infection, tonsillitis, quinsy

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In Males

~ Penile warts, prostatic or urethral infection

In Females

~ Menopausal dryness, vaginitis, premenstrual syndrome

Palpitations

~ Anemia, anxiety, caffeine, heart disease, hypoglycaemia, menopause, medications, premenstrual syndrome, a thyroid disorder

Rashes

~ Allergies, drug reactions, eczema, an infectious disease, lupus, rosacea, toxic shock syndrome

Runny nose

~ Allergies, common cold, sinus infection

Seizures

~ Brain tumor, drug side effect, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, fever, head injury, hypoglycaemia, toxemia of pregnancy, meningitis, poisoning

Speech problems

~ Alcohol abuse, Alzheimer’s disease, Bell’s palsy, multiple sclerosis stroke, Parkinson’s disease

PART 4 will be posted soon.