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Amilorrhoea

Amylorrhea is the appearance in the stool of a large number of starch grains, which indicates a violation of the digestion of carbohydrates. The symptom occurs with enzyme deficiency - chronic pancreatitis, enteritis, pancreatic tumors. Amylorrhea is observed with increased peristalsis, which happens with IBS, intestinal infections, hyperacid gastritis. The diagnostic plan involves functional probe and probeless methods, coprogram, instrumental imaging of the pancreas. Treatment includes diet therapy, pancreatic enzyme preparations, antacids, and probiotics.

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Bacteriuria

Bacteriuria is a laboratory symptom that characterizes the presence of bacteria in the urine. Most often, this indicates a urinary tract infection (kidney, bladder), but may be a harmless laboratory finding. Clinical manifestations can be varied - from an absolutely asymptomatic course to pronounced signs (fever, back pain, urination disorders). The presence of bacterial flora in the urine is investigated in several ways - physicochemical, bacteriological, etc. Correction of bacteriuria is carried out by the appointment of antibacterial drugs.

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White Discharge From The Vagina

White discharge from the vagina (leucorrhoea) is the appearance of a thick white discharge from the genital slit. Often there is a secret with a sour smell. The symptom is often accompanied by intense itching and discomfort in the perineum, pain during intercourse. The occurrence of leucorrhoea can provoke natural causes, white discharge is also a sign of a fungal infection of the vagina, dysbiosis. To identify pathological conditions that cause leucorrhea, an examination with mirrors, ultrasound of the pelvic organs, and laboratory tests are performed. To eliminate the symptom, the underlying disease is treated.

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Painful Urination

Painful urination indicates pathological processes in the bladder or urethra. Pain and pain are accompanied by inflammatory pathologies (urethritis, cystitis), STDs, urolithiasis, tumors, and injuries to the genitourinary organs, and foreign bodies. Pain may occur before micturition, during urination, or after urination. The urological examination includes urinalysis, endoscopic (ureteroscopy, cystoscopy), and X-ray diagnostics (cystography, urethrography, CT). Treatment is aimed at eliminating the cause of painful urination (antibiotic therapy, FTL - for infections, surgery - for KSD, neoplasms, injuries).

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Pain In The Upper Abdomen

Pain in the upper abdomen (epigastrium) develops with many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract: intestinal infections, gastritis, and peptic ulcer, pathologies of the organs of the pancreatobiliary zone. Some extra-abdominal causes include lower lobe pneumonia, intercostal neuralgia, and lesions of the abdominal aorta and its branches. For diagnostic purposes, a complex of instrumental studies (ultrasound, radiography and CT, endoscopy) is carried out in combination with analyzes and functional methods. To stop the pain, analgesics, antispasmodics and antisecretory drugs are used. A different treatment regimen is selected taking into account the underlying pathology.

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Stomach Ache

Pain in the stomach develops with functional digestive disorders, intestinal infections, gastritis and peptic ulcer. The symptom occurs with foreign bodies and neoplasms of the stomach, pyloric stenosis, NSAID gastropathy. To diagnose the causes of abdominal pain syndrome, instrumental methods are used - ultrasound, EFGDS, X-ray examination, intragastric pH-metry. To eliminate pain, medications are used: drugs that reduce gastric secretion, antacids, antispasmodics and prokinetics. In acute conditions, gastric lavage, sorbents, antidotes are prescribed.

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Pain In The Intestines

Pain in the intestine occurs with a functional disorder - irritable bowel syndrome, common organic diseases - intestinal infections, chronic enteritis and enterocolitis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC). Less commonly, symptoms indicate neoplasms, diverticula, acute surgical pathology. To diagnose the causes of pain in the intestines, laboratory tests, ultrasound, endoscopic, x-ray methods are used. For the treatment of pain, diet therapy, drugs (antibiotics, antispasmodics, probiotics), and surgical methods are used.

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Pain In The Left Side

Pain in the left side is observed with constipation, IBS, inflammatory (sigmoiditis, UC, diverticulitis) and neoplastic diseases of the intestine. Pain in the left flank and iliac region is characteristic of intestinal infections, chronic pancreatitis, hernias. Women are worried about pain in pathologies of the genital organs. To diagnose the causes of pain, laboratory, radiological, endoscopic and ultrasound methods are prescribed. Therapeutic measures include diet selection, probiotics and enzymes, laxatives, NSAIDs and antispasmodics. In complicated forms of gastroenterological diseases, surgical intervention is performed.

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Pain In The Navel

Pain in the navel is a symptom of functional digestive disorders, intestinal infections, chronic enteritis and pancreatitis and associated enzyme deficiency. Soreness in the umbilical zone occurs with surgical pathology (appendicitis, small bowel obstruction, umbilical hernia), diseases of the gastroduodenal zone. To diagnose the cause of pain, X-ray, ultrasound, endoscopic and laboratory research methods are used. To stop the symptom, enzyme preparations, antispasmodics, probiotics, analgesics are used. Be sure to select diet therapy.

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Groin Pain In Women

Pain in the groin in women is the result of skin infections, inguinal lymphadenitis, gynecological and urological diseases, pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract and the musculoskeletal system. Detected in pelvic pain syndrome. It can be dull, sharp, short-term, long-lasting, aching, twitching, bursting, pulsating. In some cases, it has an irradiating character. The cause of the symptom is determined on the basis of complaints, examination results, laboratory data and imaging studies. Treatment includes analgesics, antibiotics, hormones, physiotherapy, and surgery.

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Pain In The Right Hypochondrium

Pain in the right hypochondrium occurs with diseases of the hepatobiliary zone: biliary dyskinesia, acute and chronic cholecystitis, hepatitis and parasitic infections. Less commonly, a symptom occurs with cirrhosis and malignant tumors of the liver. Discomfort in the hypochondrium occurs with hemolytic anemia, heart failure, and also as a variant of radiating pain. The standard diagnostic plan includes ultrasound and X-ray examination, ERCP, duodenal sounding. For therapeutic purposes, a diet, antispasmodics, cholekinetics, antibiotics and antiviral agents, and surgical procedures are used.

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Pain In The Crown

Pain in the crown occurs with disorders of cerebral circulation, intracranial hypertension, meningitis, encephalitis, arachnoiditis, traumatic injuries of the head and neck, otolaryngological diseases, their intracranial complications. It is observed with muscle lesions, diseases of the spine, infections, intoxications, vegetative-vascular, neurotic disorders. More often pressing or bursting, it can be pulsating, twitching, aching. It is diagnosed on the basis of complaints, anamnesis data, general examination, otolaryngological and neurological examination, additional methods. Painkillers, NSAIDs, antibiotics, nootropics, neurometabolites, and other agents are used for treatment.

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Pain In The Lower Abdomen In Men

Pain in the lower abdomen in men occurs with diseases of the prostate (acute and chronic prostatitis, adenoma, cancer), diseases of the urinary organs (cystitis, KSD), sexually transmitted infections. Other common causes: IBS, intestinal infections, inflammatory and surgical pathologies of the intestine. The diagnostic plan for pain in the lower abdomen includes ultrasound, radiography with contrast, endoscopic techniques. Laboratory tests of blood, urine and feces are used. For therapeutic purposes, antibiotics, NVPS, alpha-blockers, immunocorrective and cytostatic drugs are used, and surgical interventions are performed.

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Pain In The Whole Head

Pain in the entire head is observed with vascular disorders, intracranial hypertension, meningitis, encephalitis, arachnoiditis, traumatic injuries, general infections, exogenous intoxications, mental disorders. Physiological causes are stuffiness, lack of sleep, stress, changing weather conditions. The pain can be pressing, bursting, aching, throbbing, dull, sharp, short-lived or persisting for a long time. NSAIDs, antihypertensive, anticonvulsant, antiallergic and other drugs, physiotherapy techniques, and surgical interventions are used in the treatment.

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Pain All Over The Abdomen

Pain throughout the abdomen is observed with SIBO, intestinal infections and parasitic invasions, acute surgical pathology (peritonitis, intestinal obstruction, intestinal infarction). Less often, the symptom occurs in ketoacidosis, anaphylactic shock, and also as a complication of pharmacotherapy. The diagnostic plan for abdominal pain involves the implementation of ultrasound, x-ray, laparoscopic studies. Blood and stool tests are done. Treatment includes diet therapy, medicines - probiotics, enterosorbents, antibiotics. According to indications, surgical intervention is prescribed.

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Moist Cough

A wet cough is a cough that produces mucus or mucopurulent sputum. The symptom develops against the background of pain in the chest (thoracalgia), wheezing, signs of general intoxication of the body. This type of cough is observed in bronchitis and other bronchopulmonary pathologies, respiratory infections, heart failure. To determine the root cause of the disorder, x-rays, spirography, bronchoscopy, and laboratory tests are performed. In order to reduce discomfort, inhalations, the use of mucolytics, expectorants, and anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed.

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Watery Diarrhea

Watery diarrhea is repeated (up to 15-20 times a day) defecation, which is accompanied by the release of loose loose stools. Usually the symptom is combined with other dyspeptic disorders: vomiting, cramps, abdominal pain. Diarrhea with water is most often associated with intestinal infections, but can be observed with non-infectious intestinal pathologies, enzyme deficiency. To establish the causes of diarrhea, ultrasound, x-rays, endoscopy, and laboratory tests are used. To stop diarrhea, adsorbents, enveloping and astringent preparations are used.

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Vaginal Discharge (Leucorrhoea)

Vaginal discharge (leucorrhoea) is the appearance of a liquid or thick discharge of various colors from the genital tract of a woman, often with an unpleasant odor. The symptom may be accompanied by intense itching of the vulva, the vestibule of the vagina, pain and discomfort in the lower abdomen, discomfort during sexual intercourse. Whites are found in genital infections, diseases of the uterus and appendages, injuries of the genital organs. To determine the cause of the discharge, a gynecological examination, bacteriological analysis of the discharge, and instrumental methods are necessary. To eliminate leucorrhea, the underlying disease is treated.

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Hyperfibrinogenemia

Hyperfibrinogenemia is a pathological condition characterized by an increase in the concentration of fibrinogen in the blood over 4 g/l. In addition to its important role in blood coagulation, fibrinogen is one of the major acute phase proteins. Therefore, any kind of cellular or tissue damage or inflammation is accompanied by an increase in the production of this protein. The cause of hyperfibrinogenemia can be acute infections, injuries, burns, etc. The level of fibrinogen is examined in blood plasma as part of a standard coagulogram. Correction is carried out by treating the underlying disease.

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Hypoproteinemia

Hypoproteinemia is a pathological condition that is characterized by a decrease in the plasma concentration of total protein less than 64 g / l. The causes are starvation, kidney and liver diseases. The clinical picture can be varied - from an asymptomatic course to the appearance of peripheral edema, effusion in the abdominal, thoracic, pericardial cavities, and increased susceptibility to infections. The protein level is examined in plasma on an empty stomach. To eliminate hypoproteinemia, protein deficiency is compensated and the underlying disease is treated.

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Glucosuria

Glucosuria  is a pathological condition characterized by the detection of glucose in a urine sample. The causes may be diseases of the pancreas, various endocrine disorders, kidney disease. Glucosuria itself has no clinical manifestations. Prolonged excretion of large amounts of glucose in the urine increases the risk of developing urinary tract infections (pyelonephritis, cystitis). The glucose level is examined on an empty stomach in a medium portion of freshly collected urine. Correction of this laboratory deviation is carried out by treating the underlying disease.

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Purulent Discharge From The Vagina

Purulent discharge from the vagina is the appearance of thick yellow-green pus from the patient's genitals. The symptom is combined with pain in the perineum and lower abdomen, fever, discomfort during intercourse. Greenish discharge with a putrid odor is characteristic of genital infections, severe inflammatory processes of the genital organs. To verify the cause of purulent leucorrhoea, an examination is carried out in the mirrors, ultrasound, bacteriological analysis of the discharge. Drugs are used after the establishment of the etiological factor of purulent leucorrhoea.

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Headache

Headache is an unpleasant or painful sensation of varying intensity, covering the entire head or part of it. It can be prolonged, paroxysmal, dull, acute, pulsating, bursting. It is observed with migraine, provoked by vascular disorders, injuries, increased intracranial pressure, infections, intoxications and other causes. The etiology of cephalgia is established on the basis of survey data, neurological examination, hardware and laboratory techniques. Treatment is carried out using medicines and physiotherapy methods. Sometimes surgery is required.

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Diarrhea In A Child

Diarrhea in a child can be caused by physiological factors (malnutrition, stress) or pathological causes, which include intestinal infections, food allergies, inflammatory and drug-induced damage to the intestines. To diagnose the etiological factors of the disease, ultrasound and X-ray imaging of the gastrointestinal tract, coprogram and bacteriological examination of feces, general clinical and serological blood tests are performed. Treatment of diarrhea involves a diet, adequate oral or parenteral rehydration, etiopathogenetic therapy (enterosorbents, antibiotics, probiotics).

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Burning In The Intimate Area In Women

Burning in the intimate area in women is mainly found in lesions of the vagina (thrush, nonspecific vaginitis, sexually transmitted infections). The cause of discomfort can be a herpes infection, genital allergies, HPV infection, and pathology of the urinary system. To diagnose the etiological factors of burning, a gynecological examination, microscopic and bacteriological analysis of the vaginal secretion, instrumental methods (colposcopy, ultrasound, biopsy) are prescribed. To relieve symptoms, vaginal suppositories, baths, systemic etiotropic drugs are used.

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Itching In The Intimate Area In Women

Itching in the intimate area in women can be caused by nonspecific inflammatory diseases, sexual infections, allergic reactions, parasitosis, age-related changes in the genital mucosa, somatic diseases, and mental disorders. Accompanied by dryness of the vulva and vagina, burning sensation, leucorrhea, scratching of the skin and mucous membranes. To establish the etiology of the pathological process, a gynecological examination and examination (sampling and examination of smears, vulvo- and colposcopy) is carried out. Treatment includes local and systemic pharmacotherapy, destruction of formations, psychotherapy.

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Yellow Stool

Yellow stool is the passing of yellowish stools, the consistency of which is often changed. Normally, the symptom occurs in infants, in adults - after eating certain foods. Common pathological causes of yellowing of the stool are diseases of the hepatobiliary zone, dysbacteriosis, intestinal infections, hormonal fluctuations in women. To clarify the etiology, they make a coprogram, ultrasound and x-ray of the intestine, ERCP. To eliminate the symptom, a diet, intake of sorbents, probiotics and enzyme preparations is necessary.

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Green Stool

Green stool is the acquisition of various greenish hues by stools. The symptom is often accompanied by diarrhea, flatulence, and abdominal pain. The appearance of a green color of feces is observed with the use of certain foods and drugs, dysbacteriosis, intestinal infections, and chronic pathology of the gastrointestinal tract. Examination of the patient involves a coprogram, ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs, radiography and endoscopy. To normalize the color of feces, a diet, sorbents, probiotics, and enzyme preparations are prescribed.

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Red Stool

Red feces is the appearance of a reddish color of stools, which is often accompanied by pain and dyspeptic disorders. The symptom occurs with hemorrhoids, severe intestinal infections, inflammatory bowel disease and malignant tumors. To determine the cause of staining excrement in red, a coprogram, colonoscopy, and contrast radiography of the gastrointestinal tract are performed. To eliminate the identified pathology, antibiotics, anesthetics, and surgical methods of therapy are prescribed.

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Coprolalia

Coprolalia is the unintentional, inappropriate, pathologically obsessive utterance of swear words and obscene language. It occurs in a number of mental and neurological diseases: Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, manic syndrome, neuroinfections, Kleine-Levin syndrome, in the post-stroke period. May be a side effect of taking neuroleptics. Coprolalia is diagnosed by clinical methods (talk, observation), identification of its causes requires instrumental (MRI, EEG) and laboratory diagnostics. Treatment depends on the etiology of the disorder, including pharmacological agents, psychotherapy, and rehabilitation techniques.

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Hemoptysis

Hemoptysis (hemoptysis) is a respiratory symptom characterized by coughing up streaks or blood clots. May indicate infections and tumors of the respiratory tract, thoracic injuries, vascular lesions, systemic diseases, coagulopathy. Hemoptysis is a potentially dangerous condition, because. can develop into fatal pulmonary hemorrhage, therefore, it always requires immediate and thorough diagnosis. Topical determination of the source of bleeding includes fibrobronchoscopy, X-ray and CT of the lungs. Before the arrival of the ambulance, it is necessary to remain calm, lie with a raised headboard, you can take antihypertensive and antitussive drugs.

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Slight Dizziness

Mild dizziness can occur under the influence of physiological factors: a strict diet, excessive exercise, lack of sleep. It is detected during pregnancy and menopause, with prolonged use of certain drugs, VVD, cervical osteochondrosis, anemia, hypotension, hypothyroidism, atherosclerosis, neurotic disorders. Develops during acute infections. The cause is determined according to the survey, external examination, the results of imaging techniques and laboratory tests. Treatment includes correction of diet and daily regimen, physiotherapy, drug therapy. Operations are rarely shown.

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Leukopenia

Leukopenia is a decrease in the level of leukocytes in peripheral blood below 4000 in 1 µl. The cause of this condition can be infectious, inflammatory autoimmune diseases, genetic defects of the immune system, etc. Clinically, leukopenia is manifested by an increased susceptibility of the body to various infections, but it can be completely asymptomatic. The level of leukocytes is measured when taking venous or capillary blood in the morning on an empty stomach. To correct this laboratory deviation, the underlying disease is treated.

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Leukocytosis

Leukocytosis is an increase in the content of leukocytes in the peripheral blood above 9000 in 1 μl (9x109 / l). It is observed in a wide range of nosologies, especially bacterial and viral infections, systemic inflammatory pathologies of a rheumatic nature. There are no specific clinical manifestations. Symptoms are determined by the cause, i.e. disease, against the background of which leukocytosis developed. The level of leukocytes is measured when taking venous or capillary blood in the morning 12 hours after the last meal. The white blood cell count is part of a complete blood count. To correct leukocytosis, the underlying disease is treated.

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Leukocyturia

Leukocyturia is a pathological condition characterized by a high concentration of leukocytes in the urine. The cause may be urinary tract infections, autoimmune inflammatory diseases of the kidneys. In rare cases, leukocyturia is a sign of oncological pathology or graft rejection. By itself, leukocyturia has no clinical symptoms. Rarely, with a large number of cells, urine can become cloudy. The level of leukocytes is determined in the general analysis of urine, the study of the Nechiporenko, Kakovsky-Addis samples. Correction of this laboratory deviation is carried out in the treatment of the underlying disease.

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Lymphocytosis

Lymphocytosis is an increase in the content of lymphocytes above 4000 (or 40%) in 1 µl of blood. The cause is acute viral diseases, some chronic bacterial infections, malignant hematological diseases, etc. Clinical manifestations are determined by the nosology against which lymphocytosis developed. The level of lymphocytes is examined in venous or capillary blood when calculating the leukocyte formula of the general blood test. To correct lymphocytosis, a fight against the cause is carried out, i.e. treatment of the underlying disease.

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Lymphocytopenia

Lymphocytopenia (lymphopenia) is a decrease in the level of lymphocytes less than 1,800 (18% of the total number of leukocytes) in 1 μl of blood. In children, due to physiological lymphocytosis due to leukocytic decussation, lymphocytopenia is recognized as below 3,500-4,500. The cause is considered to be infectious and autoimmune diseases, malignant blood diseases. The clinical picture is determined by the underlying pathology. Lymphopenia can be manifested by hypoplasia of the tonsils of the pharyngeal ring, activation of opportunistic infections. The concentration of lymphocytes is measured in the complete blood count (CBC). To return them to normal levels, it is necessary to treat the disease that caused lymphocytopenia.

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Aches In The Joints

Aches in the joints are unpleasant aching, pulling sensations in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe articular joints, the intensity of which sometimes reaches the degree of pain. The symptom is combined with muscle aches, weakness, weakness, crunching, limited movement and may precede joint pain (arthralgia). Articular aches are accompanied by lesions of the musculoskeletal system, infections, diseases of the hematopoietic system, and vascular pathology. To identify the cause of the disorder, laboratory tests, ultrasound, radiographic and invasive methods are used. Treatment involves the treatment of the disease that provoked the aches.

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Monocytopenia

Monocytopenia is a laboratory syndrome in which there is a decrease in the level of monocytes below 500 in 1 μl of blood. Isolated monocytopenia is extremely rare. Most often, it is combined with a decrease in the number of neutrophils (neutropenia) or with a drop in the content of all blood cells (pancytopenia). The cause of monocytopenia can be severe bacterial infections, malignant myeloproliferative diseases, oppression of hematopoiesis, etc. The level of monocytes is examined when calculating the leukocyte formula in a clinical blood test. Correction of this condition is carried out in the treatment of the underlying disease.

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Neutropenia

Neutropenia is a pathological condition characterized by a decrease in the level of neutrophils below 1500 in 1 µl of peripheral blood. The causes can be various bacterial and viral infections, autoimmune disorders, medications. The level of neutrophils is examined in a general blood test. To correct this pathology, the underlying disease is treated. In severe neutropenia, drugs are used that stimulate the formation of bone marrow leukocytes.

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Neutrophilia

Neutrophilia (neutrophilia, neutrophilic leukocytosis) is an increase in the content of neutrophils over 6500 (in a child under 6 years old over 4500) in 1 μl of blood. The cause is bacterial infections, purulent-septic processes, inflammatory, oncological diseases. There are no specific clinical signs in neutrophilia, the symptoms depend on the underlying pathology. The level of neutrophils is determined as part of the calculation of the leukocyte hemogram formula. To correct neutrophilia, the disease against which it developed is treated.

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Bad Breath

Bad breath (halitosis) occurs in healthy people after a night's sleep, when smoking, eating foods with a sharp aroma. The main pathological causes include diseases of the teeth and oral cavity, diseases of the digestive system, chronic infections of the upper respiratory tract. To establish the etiological factors of halitosis, dental and ENT examinations are indicated. Endoscopic, X-ray and laboratory methods of diagnostics are carried out. Treatment of bad breath involves careful oral hygiene, conservative and surgical methods to eliminate the underlying pathology.

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Night Sweats In Men

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.

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Facial Numbness

Facial numbness is observed in neurological, dental, vascular and oncological diseases, traumatic injuries. It is less often detected in patients with mental disorders, infections, parasitosis, and some other pathologies. Most often unilateral. It can be temporary or permanent, covering the entire half of the face or a specific area. The cause of the condition is established according to the survey, external, neurological and dental examination, imaging and laboratory techniques. Treatment includes neuroprotective agents, anticonvulsants, antibacterial agents, and physiotherapy.

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Swelling Of The Labia

Swelling of the labia is observed in inflammatory diseases of the vulva, vagina, Bartholin glands. It can develop with candidiasis, nonspecific and specific infections, genital allergies, vulvodynia, neoplasms of the genital organs. Sometimes it becomes a consequence of urological pathologies, anasarca. The cause of the symptom is established according to the survey, gynecological examination, colposcopy, ultrasound, laboratory tests. Treatment includes antimicrobial, antihistamine, hormonal agents, physiotherapy, and surgical interventions.

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Lip Swelling

Lip edema develops in injuries, burns, cosmetic manipulations, allergic reactions, local infections, tumors, dental pathologies, and some other conditions. It is caused by the accumulation of fluid in loose fibrous connective tissue. Perhaps local or total involvement of the lower, upper lip or both lips. In some cases, a connection with environmental conditions and other factors is revealed. Diagnosis is carried out on the basis of a survey, examination, laboratory tests. Before the diagnosis is established, topical emollients and anti-inflammatory agents may be used.

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Swelling Of The Hands

Edema of the hands can be physiological or pathological, local or widespread. They arise as a result of injuries, local infections, diseases of the joints, lesions of the blood and lymphatic vessels, and some other pathologies. Manifested by an increase in the volume of the limb, pain, a feeling of heaviness, clumsiness when performing fine movements are possible. For the diagnosis of diseases that cause swelling of the hands, data from a survey, external examination, radiography, ultrasound, CT, MRI, and laboratory tests are used. Treatment is determined by the cause of the symptom.

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Sensation Of A Foreign Body In The Eye

The sensation of a foreign body in the eye is caused by trauma, inflammatory diseases, parasitosis, protozoal infections, some pathologies of the eyelids, and volumetric formations. It can be combined with discomfort, dryness, hyperemia, burning, lacrimation. The cause of the appearance of pathological sensations is established on the basis of the data of the survey, ophthalmological examination, biomicroscopy of the eye, OCT, and other instrumental and laboratory methods. Treatment includes analgesics, reparants, antimicrobials, antihistamines, and surgery.

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Sensation Of A Foreign Body In The Throat

The sensation of a foreign body in the throat is observed in acute infections, otolaryngological, gastroenterological, oncological diseases, allergies, thyroid lesions, vertebrogenic pathologies, traumatic injuries, mental disorders. May be accompanied by perspiration, burning, tingling, scratching. The cause of the symptom is established according to the history, general examination, pharyngoscopy, laryngoscopy, ultrasound, MRI, laboratory tests. Apply painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics.

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Tingling

Tingling is a recurring stabbing sensation. The tingling may be superficial (on the skin and mucous membranes) or deep (in the chest, in the side). It can be caused by both physiological factors (eating spicy food, freezing, compression of a part of the body) and pathological causes (injuries, infections, dehydration, beriberi, etc.). Diagnosis of the causes of stabbing sensations is carried out using electrophysiological, ultrasonic, x-ray, laboratory methods. Treatment includes medication, physiotherapy and psychotherapy.

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