Consciousness - decreased - Overview
Stuporous; Mental status - decreased; Loss of alertness; Decreased consciousness; Alertness - decreased; Changes in consciousness; Obtundation; Coma Many conditions can cause decreased consciousness, including: Consciousness - decreased - ... [... more]
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Nail abnormalities - Overview
Beau's lines; Fingernail abnormalities; Spoon nails; Onycholysis; Leukonychia; Koilonychia; Brittle nails Nail abnormalities are problems with the color, shape, texture, or thickness of the fingernails or toenails. Just like the skin, the ... [... more]
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Hyperventilation - Overview
Rapid deep breathing; Breathing - rapid and deep; Overbreathing; Fast deep breathing; Respiratory rate - rapid and deep Hyperventilation is rapid or deep breathing that can occur with anxiety or panic. It is also called overbreathing, and may ... [... more]
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Breathing difficulty - lying down - Overview
Waking at night short of breath; Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea; PND; Difficulty breathing while lying down; Orthopnea Breathing difficulty while lying down is an abnormal condition. A person with this condition must keep the head elevated (by ... [... more]
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Painful swallowing - Overview
Swallowing - pain or burning; Odynophagia; Burning feeling when swallowing Swallowing pain refers to a strong feeling of uncomfortable squeezing and burning while swallowing, which may be felt high in the neck or lower down behind the breastbone. ... [... more]
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Ear discharge - Overview
Drainage from the ear; Otorrhea; Ear bleeding; Bleeding from ear An ear discharge is drainage of blood, ear wax, pus, or fluid from the ear. Most of the time, fluid leaking out of an ear is ear wax. (For more information of this topic, see the ... [... more]
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Earache - Overview
An earache can be a sharp, dull, or burning pain. The pain may be temporary or constant. Many children will have temporary and minor hearing loss during, and right after, an ear infection. Permanent hearing loss is rare, but the risk increases ... [... more]
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Eye pain - Overview
Pain in the eye (that is not due to injury) may be described as a burning, throbbing, aching, or stabbing sensation in or around the eye. It may also feel as if there is a foreign body in the eye. A feeling of tiredness in the eyes or some ... [... more]
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Overweight - Overview
Nearly two-thirds of the United States population is overweight. There are many ways to determine if a person is overweight, but experts believe that a person's body mass index (BMI) is the most accurate measurement of body fat for children and ... [... more]
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Urine output - decreased - Overview
Decreased urine output is defined as producing less than 500 milliliters of urine in 24 hours. Although a significant decrease in urine output may indicate a serious, even life-threatening condition, adequate urine output can be restored with ... [... more]
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Opisthotonos - Overview
Opisthotonos is a condition of abnormal posturing that involves rigidity and severe arching of the back, with the head thrown backward. If a person with opisthotonos were laid on his or her back, only the back of the head and the heels would ... [... more]
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