HLTH201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Postherpetic Neuralgia, Clinical Urine Tests, Itch
15 Oct 2016
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Presentation of illness is often vague/nonspecific -> more difficult to what exactly is wrong. Often begin w/ subtle, nonspecific symptoms: more tired than usual, groggy/confused, reduced appetite, incontinence. Several potential causes for these symptoms ignoring these vague symptoms can lead to cascade of events which leads to life-threatening emergency as symptoms worsen, delirium can result. Delirium sudden onset of confusion, causing agitation, poor attention span, and insomnia alternating w/ sleepiness. May develop hallucinations/psychotic symptoms results from infections, dehydration, pain, abnormalities in blood salts/sugar, toxic levels of drugs in system, med side effects, inability to urinate, constipation involves problem w/ multiple body systems. Prevents individual from explaining they"re symptoms so health care team completes a variety of diagnostic tests (blood/urine tests, x-rays, intravenous fluid, antibiotics) Immune fights back, causing fever, chills, inflammation, swelling, redness, production of pus. Bacteria, fungi, virus, parasite enters body and begins to replicate using host"s resources. Usually local but can affect whole body.
