Weight loss is a decrease in body weight within 5-15% of the original values in a short period of time. A person can suddenly or greatly lose weight with voluntary or forced malnutrition, pathology of the oral cavity and digestive tract, infectious, psychiatric and neurological diseases. To determine the cause of weight loss, advanced blood tests, sonography and x-ray imaging, and a neurological examination are performed. To restore metabolism and return to normal weight, a high-calorie diet is combined with drug therapy.
Read more →Constant thirst is a state when a person constantly wants to drink water in large quantities. The symptom is often accompanied by an increase in the amount of daily urine, dry lips and mucous membranes of the oral cavity. Uncontrolled thirst (polydipsia) occurs with endocrine diseases, pathologies of the liver and respiratory system, and mental disorders. To verify the cause, tests for the content of hormones, instrumental imaging methods, and a neurological examination are performed. To normalize the water balance, it is necessary to carry out the therapy of the underlying disease.
Read more →Chills are a sensation of cold accompanied by intense muscle trembling and goosebumps. The disorder can be caused by hypothermia, stressful situations, fever. Chilling occurs with inflammation, diseases of the endocrine system, violation of autonomic regulation. To determine the cause of persistent chills, laboratory tests, sonography, x-ray methods, and a neurological examination are performed. To stop unpleasant symptoms, it is necessary to eliminate the provoking factor or prescribe complex therapy for the underlying pathology.
Read more →Generalized sweating (generalized hyperhidrosis) is increased sweating over the entire surface of the body. The disorder may be accompanied by weakness, redness of the skin, and an increase in general temperature. The most common causes of hyperhidrosis are menopause and other endocrine disorders, prolonged infectious diseases, and poisoning. To establish the origin of general sweating, quantitative and qualitative tests, instrumental imaging methods, and laboratory tests are carried out. The elimination of unpleasant symptoms consists in the treatment of the underlying pathology.
Read more →Night sweats in men is a pathological increase in sweating at night, which causes discomfort to a person. Frequent causes of increased sweating are a decrease in the amount of testosterone and other endocrine diseases, the use of alcohol and drugs, chronic infections, and damage to internal organs. To establish the origin of night sweats, laboratory tests, ultrasound and x-ray imaging, and a neurological examination are prescribed. The elimination of sweating disorders is carried out by treating the underlying disease.
Read more →Night sweats in women (nocturnal hyperhidrosis) is an increase in sweating that worries women at night. The symptom may be accompanied by weakness, fever, a feeling of heat and redness of the face. The main causes of hyperhidrosis are menopause and other hormonal disruptions in the female body, night sweats also occur with infectious diseases, rheumatic diseases. To determine the etiological factor, laboratory tests, ultrasound, and a neurological examination are performed. To reduce or completely eliminate unpleasant manifestations, it is necessary to act on the cause of increased sweating.
Read more →Low body temperature (hypothermia) is a temperature drop below 35 degrees. The condition occurs with physical and nervous exhaustion of the body, endocrine pathology, intoxication and other urgent situations. To establish the causes of hypothermia, physical diagnosis is carried out, extended blood tests, electrocardiography and radiological methods are prescribed. To normalize the low temperature, methods of physical warming, vitamin and general strengthening agents are used.
Read more →Malaise is an unpleasant feeling of weakness, causeless fatigue, loss of interest in the usual activities. The condition is often accompanied by mild muscle, joint and headaches, occasional dizziness, and sometimes fever. The symptom is characteristic of most diseases, the development of malaise may be associated with a violation of the daily routine and nutrition. To determine the causes of the disorder, a complex of laboratory tests, ultrasound and other imaging methods, and a neurological examination are performed. To eliminate the manifestations, combinations of non-drug methods and drugs of various pharmaceutical groups are used.
Read more →Violation of thermoregulation is a deviation of body temperature from normal values, which is usually accompanied by general malaise, body aches, and headaches. The symptom is caused by various reasons: external temperature factors, infectious processes, systemic inflammatory diseases, pathology of the endocrine organs, malignant tumors. To identify the etiological factor that caused thermoregulatory disorders, clinical and serological blood tests, a bacteriological method, and instrumental diagnostics are prescribed. Until the cause of the disorder is established, antipyretics are used with caution.
Read more →Body aches is a symptom characterized by moderate pain in the legs, arms, and the whole body, which bring severe discomfort and reduce performance. The manifestation is observed in the prodromal stage of infectious diseases, with injuries and degenerative lesions of the musculoskeletal system, oncological and autoimmune pathology. To determine the cause of aches, ultrasound and x-ray diagnostics, laboratory tests, and arthroscopy are prescribed. To stop the symptom, a complex of medical and physiotherapeutic methods is used.
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