Common Symptoms- Ayche Koester
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| diaphoresis | Exessive perspirstion
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| flushing | a red appearance to the skin, which generally affects the face and neck. this is commonly present with a fever.
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| jaundice | a yellow apperance by the skin, first evident in the white of the eyes
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| rash | an eruption of the skin
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| bradycardia | an abnormally slow pulse rate
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| dehydration | a decrease in the amount of water in the body. the patient has a flushed appearance, dry skin and decrease output of urine
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| edema | the retention of fluid in the tissues, resulting in swlling. skin over the area is tight. this is most easily observed in the extremities
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| tachycardia | an abnormally fast heart beat ( greater than 100 bpm)
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| anorexia | a loss of appetite and a lack of interet in food
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| constipation | a condition in which the stool becomes hard and dry, resulting in difficult passage from the rectum. the consisteny of the stool, rather than the frequency of the defection, is as a guide in determining the presence of this
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| diarrhea | the passage of an increased number of an increased number of loose watery stools.
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| flatulence | the presence of gas in the stomach or intestines
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| nausea | a sentation of discomfort in the stomach with a feeling the vomiting may occur
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| vomiting | this is ejection of the stomach contents through the mouth, also known as emesis
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| cough | an involuntary and forceul exhalation of air followed by a deep inhalation. it may be productive or non productive
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| cyanosis | a bluish discoloration of th skin due to lack of oxygen
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| dyspnea | laabored or difficult breathing
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| epistaxis | hemorrhaging from the nose
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| chills | a feeling of coldness accompanied by shaveinggenerall present with a fever
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| fever or pyrexia | a body temp. the is higher then normal
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| headache | a feeling of pain or aching in the head; a common symptom that accompanies many illnesses; can be a result of tension, fatigue, and/or eyestrain
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| malaise | a vague sense of the body dicomfort, weakness, and fatiguel often marking the onset of a disease and countinuing through the course of th illness
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| pain | irritation of pain receptors, resulting of distress or suffering; it is an important indication that a part of the body is not working properly
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| pruritus | severe itching
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| vertigo | a feeling of dizziness or light-headedness
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