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This sound, also called Hamman’s sign, tells your doctor that air is trapped in the space between your lungs (called the mediastinum). It’s a crunchy, scratchy sound, and it happens in time ...
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2022年12月8日 · Pulled to one direction. Other symptoms that may accompany vertigo include: Feeling nauseated. Vomiting. Abnormal or jerking eye movements (nystagmus) Headache. Sweating. Ringing in the ears or ...
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A blood pressure reading appears as two numbers. The first and higher of the two is a measure of systolic pressure, or the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats and fills them with blood. The second number measures diastolic pressure, or the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats.
Optimal blood pressure is less than 120/80 (systolic/diastolic). In healthy people, low blood pressure without any symptoms is not usually a concern and does not need to be treated. But low blood pressure can be a sign of an underlying problem -- especially in the elderly -- where it may cause inadequate blood flow to the heart, brain, and other vi...
Chronic low blood pressure with no symptoms is almost never serious. But health problems can occur when blood pressure drops suddenly and the brain is deprived of an adequate blood supply. This can lead to dizziness or lightheadedness. Sudden drops in blood pressure most commonly occur in someone who's rising from a lying down or sitting position t...
Postural hypotension is considered a failure of the cardiovascular system or nervous system to react appropriately to sudden changes. Normally, when you stand up, some blood pools in your lower extremities. Uncorrected, this would cause your blood pressure to fall. But your body normally compensates by sending messages to your heart to beat faster ...
The risk of both low and high blood pressure normally increases with age due in part to normal changes during aging. In addition, blood flow to the heart muscle and the brain declines with age, often as a result of plaque buildup in blood vessels. An estimated 10% to 20% of people over age 65 have postural hypotension.
2024年4月15日 · Sundowning Takeaways. Sundowning is a group of symptoms like confusion, trouble sleeping, anxiety, wandering, and hallucinations. It affects some people with dementia in the late afternoon and ...
2023年8月28日 · 2 /16. Most people who think they’re bloated because they have gas are just more sensitive to it. This is usually related to a health condition. Possible causes include irritable bowel syndrome ...
2023年11月8日 · Causes include: Cushing's syndrome. This rare condition happens when your cortisol hormone levels stay raised for too long. One symptom of the disease is high blood sugar. Diseases of the pancreas ...
