General symptoms

Cold sweat

Cold sweat is excessive sweating, which is accompanied by cold skin, chills. The symptom occurs against the background of weakness, dizziness. There are various reasons for the development of cold sweat: disorders of the autonomic nervous system, blood loss and other emergency conditions, endocrine and cardiac diseases. To identify the cause of the disorder, ECG, echocardiography, ultrasound, x-ray imaging methods, and laboratory tests are used. To eliminate cold sweat, the underlying disease is treated.

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Febrile body temperature

Febrile body temperature is an increase in thermometer readings from 38 to 39 degrees, which is manifested by a feeling of heat, headache, tachycardia and rapid breathing. It develops with some viral and all bacterial infections, inflammatory processes in the abdominal cavity, brain damage. To verify the cause of fever, a blood culture study, serological reactions, ultrasound, and radiography are used. To reduce fever, physical methods of cooling are prescribed in combination with antipyretic drugs.

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Weight gain

Weight gain is a set of body mass, the extreme degree of which is called obesity. Most often, the symptom occurs with excessive calorie intake and a sedentary lifestyle. An increase in volumes is possible with endocrine diseases, age-related fluctuations in the production of sex hormones, and taking certain medications. To determine the possible cause of the disorder, somatometry, hormonal studies, ultrasound, X-ray and tomographic methods are used. To correct weight indicators, diet therapy and adequate physical activity are necessary.

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Subfebrile temperature

Subfebrile temperature is an increase in temperature in the range of 37-38 degrees Celsius. The symptom is accompanied by chills, muscle and headaches, weakness. Subfebrile condition occurs in viral and chronic bacterial infections, endocrine pathology, malignant neoplasms, and other diseases. To find out why the temperature has risen, bacteriological and serological studies, ultrasound, and highly informative imaging methods are used. Temperature indicators are normalized with the right treatment of the underlying disease.

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Decreased sweating

Decreased sweating (hypohidrosis, anhidrosis) is a decrease in sweating in limited areas of the skin or on the entire surface of the body. The symptom occurs with age-related skin changes, severe dehydration, polyneuropathy and other systemic lesions, in which sweat glands are involved in the pathological process. To determine the cause of reduced sweating, a pilocarpine test, gravimetry, biochemical and genetic analyzes, and instrumental methods are prescribed. Symptomatic medications are recommended to eliminate discomfort.

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Weakness

Weakness is a subjectively painful feeling of lack of energy, lack of strength for physical activity. The state of impotence is often accompanied by dizziness, fatigue and heaviness in the legs. Severe weakness occurs with food poisoning and endogenous intoxication, vitamin deficiency, endocrine and cardiovascular diseases. To determine the cause of the disorder, bacteriological tests, ultrasound examination, ECG, neurological examination are carried out, various functional tests are used. In order to eliminate asthenic syndrome, methods of physiotherapy, exercise therapy, vitamin preparations and adaptogens are used.

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Intense thirst

Extreme thirst (polydipsia) is a sudden, uncontrollable desire to drink water, often accompanied by dry mouth. The disorder occurs with physiological and pathological dehydration, fever of any origin, diseases of the endocrine system and kidneys. To determine the causes of polydipsia, tests for the content of hormones and toxins, ultrasound, X-ray imaging methods, and a comprehensive neurological examination are prescribed. To reduce unpleasant symptoms, competent etiotropic and pathogenetic therapy of the underlying disease is necessary.

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Brokenness

Brokenness is a subjective feeling of fatigue, lack of strength, which is often accompanied by headaches, body aches. Malaise occurs when there is a violation of the regime of the day and an unbalanced diet, chronic fatigue syndrome, infectious diseases, somatic pathology. To find out the cause of weakness and weakness, blood counts are examined, the hormonal profile is assessed, a neurological examination, and instrumental diagnostic methods are prescribed. To eliminate malaise, physiotherapeutic and psychotherapeutic methods, vitamin preparations are used.

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Head sweating

Sweating of the face and head (cranial hyperhidrosis) is excessive sweating in the affected area. Sweating is often accompanied by local reddening of the skin and a feeling of heat, other symptoms depend on the cause of sweating. Hyperhidrosis can be caused by stress and nightmares, pathologies of the brain and peripheral nerves, hypertension. To determine the cause of increased sweating, a neurological examination with EEG and electroneurography, radiography, functional tests, and laboratory tests are performed. The relief of unpleasant symptoms is the treatment of the underlying disease.

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Sweating

Sweating (hyperhidrosis) is an increased sweating, often with a sharp unpleasant odor, which is accompanied by subjective discomfort. Hyperhidrosis occurs with lesions of the peripheral and central parts of the nervous system that regulate sweating, hormonal failures, exogenous intoxication. To determine the cause of excessive sweating, special tests and a neurological examination are performed, and the hormonal profile is examined. To eliminate unpleasant symptoms, sedatives, methods of physiotherapy and psychotherapy are used.

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