October 28th, 2011 by admin
Ellen´s nine year old daughter complained of a sore throat and when Ellen checked her temperature she had a fever. Knowing that these are two of the tonsillitis symptoms, Ellen brought her daughter to the doctor.She knows how uncomfortable it is to have tonsilitis and that tonsilitis may cause complications. She also knows that a child´s health should be closely monitored by the parents. Tonsilitis is the inflammation of the tonsils. And this is accompanied with symptoms like sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, fever, headache and even difficulty in breathing. An accurate diagnosis is necessary for the treatment of tonsilitis. The doctor confirmed that it was really tonsilitis. The doctor prescribed antibiotics for Ellen´s daughter. He also gave Ellen instructions about the tonsilitis treatment. The medications should be taken as directed and the child must not miss a dose. The medications should be taken up to the last date according to the doctor´s instructions even the symptoms are already gone.
October 22nd, 2011 by admin
Have you ever experienced a sudden chest pain? And this pain is getting worse when you are breathing? More so, the pain is felt only on either of the side of your chest? Then maybe you experience pleurisy symptoms. Pleurisy is the inflammation or the enlargement of the thin layer between the lungs and the chest called pleura. Because of the fact that pleura is engorged, its sometimes rub together and the friction can cause pain. More so, when you are breathing irregularly, there happens the uncontrollable movement of your pleura causing the pain to be more heightened.
- Viral infection is the most common reason why we experience pleurisy symptoms. It affects almost everyone from all walks of life causing more harms than we ever expected.
- Another reason is the bacteria. Bacteria are known to give out toxins which causes harm to the body. The toxin from these bacteria may alter the condition of the pleura causing it to inflame.
- An injury is another. Physical problems are another of those reasons which can cause us problem. An injury may damage our body structure and as a result, will develop into complications which may cause us danger.
The things mentioned above are some of the nature of pleurisy. Enough knowledge of the sickness will lessen possible complications.