The therapy of the accompanying symptoms The accompanying symptoms of pneumonia are often particularly annoying. These include above all dry or slimy cough, a strong feeling of weakness, headache and aching limbs. Often not only the lungs are affected, but also sore throat and hoarseness. If pain occurs, it can be relieved with the help … The therapy of the accompanying symptoms | The therapy of pneumonia
General measures In addition to the targeted control of the pathogens, for example with antibiotics, there are also some general measures that contribute to a faster abating of a pneumonia. These include in particular sufficient fluid intake. High fever leads to increased sweating, which dries out the body. It is therefore important to drink more … General measures | The therapy of pneumonia
Definition Breathlessness is the subjective feeling of a person not being able to get enough air. This can be caused by difficult or insufficient breathing. Indications for this are usually an increased breathing rate. In addition, affected persons often use their respiratory assistance muscles. This can be seen, for example, by resting the hands on … What are the causes of shortness of breath?
Synonyms Avian influenza; avian influenza Microbiological: H5N1, H7N2, H7N9Avian influenza is an infectious disease caused by certain forms of the influenza virus. In a broader sense, bird flu is also known as “avian influenza” or “avian influenza”. Normally, avian flu mainly affects poultry (especially chickens, turkeys and ducks), but extensive mutations of the causative viruses … Bird flu
Symptoms The typical symptoms of avian influenza show themselves in different ways in each of the affected patients, depending on the immune situation. Since the incubation period of avian flu (the time between infection and outbreak of the disease) is approximately 14 days, the first symptoms can be expected after this period. The symptoms of … Symptoms | Bird flu
Therapy Even the suspicion of an avian flu infection is enough to justify isolating the affected patient. Only in this way can the spread and transmission of the viral pathogen to other people be prevented. The actual treatment of avian flu is quite difficult, because most of the known drugs that are directly directed against … Therapy | Bird flu
Course and complications The course of the bird flu can take a completely different course with each humans. In a few cases, affected patients do not develop any symptoms at all or only suffer from mildly pronounced cold symptoms. Other patients, on the other hand, have a more pronounced clinical picture with high fever, severe … Course and complications | Bird flu
Introduction In medicine, neuralgia refers to a pain that can develop along a nerve and its area of supply. Intercostal neuralgia is therefore a nerve pain that affects the nerves of the intercostal spaces (inter – between; costa – rib). The intercostal spaces extend, as the name suggests, between two ribs. They are formed by … Intercostal neuralgia
Frequency distribution Exact numbers are sometimes not directly known. Basically, however, intercostal neuralgia is a rare disease. Diagnosis Early diagnosis of intercostal neuralgia is of enormous importance in the diagnosis of intercostal neuralgia. If the pain remains without treatment for a long period of time, there is a risk of chronicity, i.e. persistent pain, possibly … Frequency distribution | Intercostal neuralgia
Therapy In the treatment of intercostal neuralgia, the first step is always to treat the underlying disease in the context of which the intercostal neuralgia occurred or developed. It is quite often the case that no clear cause can be found, so that treatment of the symptoms is carried out. This means that especially the … Therapy | Intercostal neuralgia
Prophylaxis The prognosis for intercostal neuralgia varies depending on the underlying disease. If the original disease is detected and treated early enough, the prognosis is good. It worsens the longer the pain remains untreated, partly because the underlying disease is not clearly identifiable. If the pain persists over a longer period of time, there is … Prophylaxis | Intercostal neuralgia
Introduction If there is an accumulation of fluid in the lungs, this is a serious clinical picture that must be clarified urgently. Small amounts of fluid in the lungs are usually not noticed by the patient. Only when there is a larger amount of water or fluid does the patient become symptomatic. As a rule, … Causes for water in the lungs
