Nausea is nothing to worry about for one who is pregnant; just as Amy Fitzpatrick had no concern until her symptoms steadily worsened to the point of being severe. Amy's symptoms went from a continuous queasy feeling to a loss of appetite and being unable to stand strong odors. However, she still viewed this as a normal part of the pregnancy and went to Virginia to visit family despite being unable to sit up the entire trip. During this time, her condition began to deteriorate at a faster rate than before. She was now unable to hold down any food or liquids and she was eventually admitted into a hospital where she spent a few hours receiving intravenous nutrients. However, the obstetrician didn't consider prescribing pills due to the fact …show more content…
Amy continued to feel sick, she was unable to do the slightest thing without the feeling worsening, and, over the next couple weeks, her condition got to the point where she was vomiting five to six times a day and lost twelve pounds. After the weight loss, her doctor began to try prescribing different nausea pills to control the symptoms and allow Amy to eat; every pill failed or had no effect. The doctor also ordered blood tests, ultrasounds, and consultations with countless other doctors; no alternative cause was found. Fitzpatrick began to try her own remedies which included: herbal therapy, chinese massage, water with lemon, ginger, and sea-bands. However, these remedies also failed to prevent the vomiting and she became sicker in her fourth month. Amy continued to lose weight, sixteen pounds, and was eventually admitted to GWUH and on intravenous nutrition again. This time, she began to gain weight with the fluids, but she spent most of her time in the hospital for the next few
By this week, the issues of pregnancy symptoms such as morning sickness, nausea and vomiting must have subsided fully or at the verge of disappearance. However, if you still face similar concerns frequently at this phase, it is advisable to visit your doctor as fast as possible. This is due to the fact that having the pregnancy symptoms in the twelfth week might be a indicator of molar pregnancy which happens when placenta is growing abnormally and can cause miscarriage woes
The weight is taken and recorded where Amy is asked to follow the nurse to the exam room so that she can see the doctor so treatment can begin. The nurse leaves Amy in the exam room where she awaits the doctor. The doctor shows where he greats Amy as, “Miss Chatterbox” and he ask her what her appointment for today. Amy then tells him that she is looking for a new doctor and they are recommend by her employer. The doctor then ask if she has any allergies or to any drugs. Amy lets him know of one drug she is allergic too and strawberries. This series of questions allow the doctor to diagnose Amy. Amy is asked if any health issues have occurred in the past, Amy goes through her medical history with the doctor. The doctor ask if any medications are taken which he finds that Amy is taken something for hay fever. She is asked about her family history and any problems there, where none is found. She is then asked of any shots that have been taken in the past. She remembers the shots but, does not remember when she took them. The doctor ask if anyone can make choices for her if she cannot, Amy declines making a choice like that. The doctor decides that Amy is in very good health, and ask her to call him if any issues come along within the next year where he wants to see her. Amy schedules her next appointment in a year at the front desk, where the secretary lets her know what time and date, and to call them if she needs
I chose to investigate intermittent schedule of reinforcement because I predict a relationship between intermittent schedules of reinforcement and why individuals stay in abusive relationships. As I was exploring Sniffy, the virtual rat, I have realized that we are able to punish Sniffy for pressing the bar. After realizing that, I ran three quick trials as a part of an operant conditioning experiment. At first, I put Sniffy on a continuous schedule and conditioned him to press the bar every time he wanted food. Secondly, I put him on an extinction schedule, and punished him for each bar press. In time, Sniffy demonstrated a gradual decrease in the association between sound and food. Before extinction could fully occur, lastly, I put Sniffy
I had been nauseous for months. The nausea came in waves and would strike without warning. My focus shifted from school and friends towards the fear of this omnipresent pathology, and fear of when it would present itself and how powerful it would be, dominated my life. My parents took me to see multiple physicians. After trips to my pediatrician and to the ER, we still had no answers, no way to solve the problem. A visit to the gastroenterologist finally yielded an unexpected answer. I was referred to a psychiatrist, the gastroenterologist believed that my condition was a result of anxiety. A few weeks after an appointment with my psychiatrist and being put on anxiety medication, the nausea was gone, my thoughts were no longer dominated by
The most common type of concussion in my grade 5/6 class was hitting the head on something and that can cause your brain to rock back and forth causing headaches and can knock you out! People have a higher chance of getting concussions if they play physical contact sports like football. If you notice you have memory loss, nausea etc. Most likely it means you got a concussion, but you didn’t notice! During the process of having a concussion it can be hard to concentrate and you might have a short temper! Some people say *“If someone had a big brain injury they should stay up 24 hours.” It isn’t such a great idea because if you get some rest you will recover better, and faster in your mind! To recover fast you must rest lots. Headaches can cause
Time. Time is a very intimidating matter. Each precious breath one takes time calmly continues, without a pause. The beautiful thing about time is it is inherent; therefore, the time one is graciously given to they have the privilege to use their own time at their own leisure. Time is something that each and every human is born with that they are undoubtedly entitled to. This is why the article, “Can Connecticut Force a Teenaged Girl to Undergo Chemotherapy?” flusters me. Cassandra, who is no more than eight months away from her eighteenth birthday discovers that for the next eight months she has no choice but to be forced into dreadful and frightening treatments to hopefully eradicate her cancer. For the state to extract someone from their own home is not only shocking but fallacious even if it may seem sensible and advantageous. Finding Forcing somebody to forgo treatment should be
For those who participate in college athletics or keep to a strict workout schedule, exercise seems like a given aspect of life at Furman. The Physical Activities Center circulates students and others from the community throughout the entire day. Wellness workout classes instruct students how to use machines and create workout regimens. These are marks of a healthy lifestyle, and you may notice that your friends and roommates who workout tend to get sick less often. Maybe they always beat the common cold, or maybe they avoid flu season entirely. Exercise has been linked to health benefits and has proven to help the immune system fight off infections. Not only will working out make your everyday life less stressful, it will fill up your schedule, make you more social, and overall improve your well being in how you look and feel.
Dry mouth may not seem like it's a serious problem, but it can impact your life in a negative way. Saliva is important for several reasons and when your glands don't produce enough of it, you can suffer from side effects such as gum disease, cavities, and even difficulty swallowing food.
Hyperemesis gravidarum is a severe condition that occurs during pregnancy in which severe nausea, vomiting, dehydration, and weight loss is experienced. HG is the abbreviation for the condition. HG has a great effect on the baby and mom. Eating small, frequent meals and dry foods such as crackers may help relieve uncomplicated nausea.
It 's 2:30 in the morning, and the only thing that surrounds me are the continuous sounds of dry heaves and vomit, spewing into the toilet in front of me. This is my third pregnancy. Hyperemesis Gravidarum - the diagnosis I have now heard three times. But this time, the circumstances were a bit different. Just a few short months ago, my husband and I made the decision to have my tubal ligation reversed. We had previously talked about the possibility of having more children and knew the challenges we were likely to face. But it wasn 't until my diagnosis that it became a reality that it was no longer on my time.
According to History.com, a well-known historical record website, on March 11th 1918, a U.S. Army soldier reported cold-like symptoms consisting of sore throat, fever, and headache. By the noon of that same day, over 100 other soldiers reported the same symptoms. This would grow into the first-known outbreak of influenza in the world, infecting 500 million people worldwide, and killing over 20 million people. Robert Krulwich, a scientific correspondent for NPR, explains the process by which a virus enters your body and manifests into something much worse: The influenza virus first enters your respiratory system by inhalation or other, less-common methods. The virus is then expelled into your bloodstream where it latches onto a cell found there.
Hyperhemesis gravidarum is a condition in which the pregnant woman experiences severe nausea and vomiting. Although the causes of hyperemesis gravidarum are not well known; however, many believe that elevated blood level of human chorionic gonadotopin (HCG) may be a contributing factor of this condition. Currently the cause of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy is unknown, although there is strong evidence linking human chorionic gonadotropin or estrogens as well as genetic susceptibility possibly mediated through the vestibuloocular reflex pathway (Fejzo et al., 2012). The following case scenario refers to a 22 weeks pregnant woman admitted to the labor and delivery unit with severe nausea
Cyclic vomiting syndrome is a very serious and sometimes deadly disease. It has many triggers which vary by the person. A cure is unknown at this point, but there are medicines and other things that can help people along this dreadful disease. It has not been introduced to many parts of the world yet. The disease is very hard to understand and a lot of doctors have a hard time opening their mind to what they need to do to help the patients. It has led to me and my family having hospitals as our second home. It is very expensive and it affects everyone around my mom. This disease has changed my life in so many ways and I’d like to share with you how hard it can be.
Moreover, for someone who was started on oral contraceptive pills, and having period before placebo time, increasing progesterone can help to get period during the placebo time. Furthermore, it was interesting to learn that there is a diagnosis called “worried well” for patient with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made. For the patient with nausea, after history and physical, I ordered some labs (CBC, CMP, thyroid panel and liver panel) to help me find the cause of the
Somatoform disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders that cause unexplainable physical symptoms. The DSM IV lists the symptoms as weakness, seizures, or abnormal movements that are not attributable to a general medical condition or to feigning and that are judged to be associated with psychological factors.