Showing posts with label *Lupus Disease. Show all posts
Showing posts with label *Lupus Disease. Show all posts

Friday, July 12, 2013

3.Description of Lupus

Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, lungs, nervous system and other organs. Common symptoms are patches of skin, arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis) often accompanied by fever and weak body. Lupus disease course varies from mild to severe intermittent alternating relapse and better. Lupus primarily affects women, especially in childbearing age (women 10 times more often than men).

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2.Lupus Causes

Cause of lupus is still not found. But there are some risk factors are genetic (hereditary) and environmental causes lupus. Environmental factors are thought to be the cause is drugs, toxins, food and sunlight.

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1.Symptoms of Lupus

Symptoms of lupus vary, therefore the doctor is sometimes difficult to diagnose this disease. Usually begins with a weak body, fever and pain in the joints and muscles. This is sometimes confused with flu symptoms recurring.
Lupus can affect various organs. Symptoms experienced are:
Musculoskeletal system: Pain in joints on both sides (left and right) without damaging the joints. Often on the hands, knees and wrists. Sometimes accompanied by a sense of weakness and pain in the muscles.
Dna hair skin: Skin involvement occurs 90% of lupus patients. In a classic match facial flushing (malar rash) are triggered by exposure to sunlight. It also found discoid lesions on the skin. Especially on the forehead hair to fall out. Skin lesions and hair can be removed with a good treatment.
Kidney: Kidney damage is found in almost all patients with lupus. If the damage is severe then needed immunosuppressive treatment. It is important to periodically check urine for the early stages of kidney damage characterized by the presence of protein in the urine.
Heart and blood vessels: heart damage suffered by people with lupus are liquid in the pericardium, the vegetation on heart valves, perkapuran (atherosclerosis) in the arteries and pain in the fingertips dna bluish color changes to white when exposed to cold air and emotions are rising called Raynaud's phenomenon.
Nervous system: brain disorders, neurological and psychiatric were found in 15% of patients with lupus. Abnormalities may include seizures, muscle weakness, depression, anxiety and stroke.
Lung: Shortness of breath is felt in people with lupus can be caused by the presence of fluid in the pleura and also due to a lung infection (pneumonia).
Blood: Nearly half of lupus patients suffer from anemia. In addition there is the number of platelets and leucocytes were lower than healthy people. This can cause easy bleeding and infection.
Eyes: Eye damage is rarely found in patients with lupus. Retinal damage can occur due to lupus treatment using antimalarial drugs (Chloroquine). When using this type of medication is needed to control the eye doctor regularly.

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

SWEATY PALMS

Palms excessive sweating often cause people to feel uneasy. because a lot of articles and a general perception of many people who associate palms (which is often) sweat with dangerous diseases such as heart or kidney.In addition to concerns related to specific diseases, the palm of the hand with excessive sweating is also quite disturbing someone, for example, for students who had to use his hand to take notes and do the work in the comfort and smoothness of the book so that their activities can be disrupted.
Sweaty Palms illustration





Understand the cause

Almost everyone has experienced the sweaty palms. sweaty palms usually only a temporary condition caused by stress or anxiety.But, there are also people who experience this problem every day and could not control it. This happens because the unconscious nervous system does not function properly and the error signal is sent from the brain to the sweat nerves.


People who are overweight

Obesity have a higher risk of having problems sweaty palms. Overweight encourages the body to work harder. This can cause excessive sweating.

Excess thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism)

Excessive amount of thyroid hormone can lead to the emergence of excessive sweating of the palms also feet. However, this condition is usually accompanied by other symptoms such as frequent a person in a state of quivering, often heart pounding, eyes look more prominent, as well as other abnormalities.

Heart problems
Heart be troubled indeed one of the causes that give rise to strong in the palm excessive sweating. Indication of the presence of heart disease was seen with the appearance of sweat in large quantities, some even up to drips.

Sweat glands with excess production
In addition to heart disease, sweaty palms may also indicate a network that produces sweat to sweat more than normal amount.Overproduction is caused by several conditions, such as the influence of psychological conditions. In addition to the psychological, neurological effects can trigger the sweat glands to produce sweat more than usual.


Addressing how sweaty palms


The easiest way for those who often have sweaty hands is to use baby powder. Wear each time after washing hands.Sweat can also grow when conditions are agitated or drinking caffeinated beverages. Because it's best to avoid the consumption of coffee, strong tea, and carbonate drinks.

Perform thoracoscopic sympathectomy surgery

The only way to permanently cure is with surgery. Technically the problem for sweaty palms called hyperhirosis and thoracoscopic surgery called sympathectomy to overcome.A person can perform the operation without having to be hospitalized in the hospital and about 98% success rate.