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For tension headaches are episodic least three times a week, counter painkillers such as aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin and others) are practical and effective. Combination products with formulas that combine pain medication with caffeine may help some people but can also create dependency. The use of any soothing counter must be limited to no more than two or three days a week. When using pain medications more frequently, you may see the headaches “bounce” the days that do not take these drugs.

The headaches chronic tension are more difficult to treat, especially because rebound headaches are common when people stop taking painkillers. It is usually more effective to prevent these headaches if you take a prescription drug every day, for example, a tricyclic drug. Read the rest of this entry »

Diagnosis

There are no specific tests to confirm the diagnosis of tension headache. The diagnosis is made according to your symptoms, medical history and physical examination by your doctor. It is possible that some patients are asked a computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head to investigate the headache associated with any unusual or unexpected.

Duration

The episodic headache may last only a few hours or persist for a day or more. The chronic headaches typically last of the day or all day, most of the week, although the intensity of pain may fluctuate during that time. Read the rest of this entry »

The tension headaches are the most common type of headache, affecting up to 40% of people at some point in their lives. These headaches are not due to an illness and are often considered “normal.” They fall into two general categories:
- Episodic: Less than 15 headaches per month.
- Chronic: 15 or more headaches per month.

It is unknown the exact cause of tension headaches but there are several contributing factors. These headaches are due in part to changes in the way the nerves in the head, neck and shoulders feel the pain. Also due to changes in the interpretation by the brain of pain signals sent to it from the muscles of the head and neck. It is likely that emotional stress and muscle tension also trigger these headaches in many people. Read the rest of this entry »

When To Call a Professional

The pain means that there is a problem. Although some people tolerate more pain than others, you should never ignore. Consult your doctor if you can not determine why you have pain, if pain continues or does not respond to simple treatment.

Forecast

For people with acute pain, prospects are generally good. Many drugs are effective in relieving pain. When you remove the cause of pain, the pain disappears. Read the rest of this entry »

Prevention

Trying to prevent pain before it happens can be dangerous. Acute pain is an important message that is essential for survival. Some people are born with a rare disorder (congenital analgesia) and feel no pain. They live in great danger because they lose the warning signs that can mean life or death.

Once diagnosed the cause of pain, you can prevent back pain. For example, a person who was diagnosed with a stomach ulcer can take medicine to heal the ulcer and prevent further pain. Read the rest of this entry »

Symptoms

Pain is a symptom. Acute pain often has a clear cause, however is more persistent and chronic, can last for months or years and may or may not have an obvious cause.

Diagnosis

To diagnose the cause of pain, usually the doctor tries to determine the intensity of pain and cause pain. This can be challenging, since no test can prove the presence of pain, and also to describe in words the pain can be difficult. In addition, each person experiences pain differently. Read the rest of this entry »

Accidentally touches a hot stove and in a millisecond hand away. What happened?

You have pain receptors throughout the body, both internal and external. These receptors send electrical messages through the spinal cord to the brain. You realize (become aware) of the existence of pain when the brain receives and interprets these electrical messages.

In some cases, like when you touch a hot stove, your body may react defensively even before the brain knows what is happening. This is because the pain messages that reach the spinal cord cause an automatic reflex response, causing the muscles near the source of pain contract to remove the pain. Read the rest of this entry »

Over time, diabetes can cause kidney problems, they stop working properly and make it necessary that the person needs to follow a kidney replacement therapy, which may include up to dialysis or organ transplant. In this article we tell you more details on this topic, so you can make informed decisions.

When someone is diagnosed with diabetes one must be aware of how important it is to control the disease. If this is not achieved, it is possible that over time this condition affect other organs such as eyes, heart, nerves and kidneys. Regarding the latter, it is important to know that diabetes is the leading cause of what is known as chronic renal failure: estimated to be responsible for 45 percent of cases of kidney failure. Imagine the impact it causes, because in the world has about 171 million people with diabetes! Read the rest of this entry »

Follow-up

Before leaving the hospital, the doctor will prescribe various drugs to prevent infection and reduce the risk of your body from rejecting transplanted organs. Also scheduled visits. If you have questions, concerns or unexpected symptoms after receiving the transplant, contact the surgical team at any time of day.

Risks

Approximately 64 percent of transplant patients receiving combined heart and lung survive for 3 years after surgery. In the first two weeks after receiving the transplant, some patients experience an episode of rejection of the transplanted organ. This does not happen often and can be treated with steroid-based drugs. Read the rest of this entry »

A tube is inserted intravenous (IV) in an arm vein to send fluids and medications and placed under general anesthesia. The doctor controls the heart and lungs from the donor to confirm that you are healthy and are suitable for transplantation. Then make a clamshell incision in the chest. It uses a machine to pump blood during surgery. The team of surgeons removed the heart and damaged lungs. The heart and the donor lungs are located in the chest and tied with sutures in the right place.

New lungs are inflated smoothly. The new heart and lungs have been kept cold before transplantation. As the new heart takes room temperature, you can start beating on its own. Read the rest of this entry »