Symptoms and signs
32 entries in the Symptoms and Signs compendium.
Abnormal basal metabolic rateAbnormal BMR has physiological and pathological causes.Alcohol intoleranceA genetic condition impairing alcohol metabolism, causing immediate adverse reactions.Allergic responseA hypersensitive immune reaction to normally harmless substances.AtonyAtony is the absence of muscle tone.Body loadUnpleasant physical sensations from psychoactive drugs, especially psychedelics.Calculus (medicine)Mineral concretions forming in organs or ducts, causing various medical conditions.ChillsA cold sensation from a raised body temperature set point.Compression arthralgiaJoint pain from rapid compression in deep diving.Delayed milestoneA child's failure to reach expected developmental milestones at the typical age.DyssynergiaDisturbance of muscular coordination causing uncoordinated movements.Ecstatic seizuresRare epileptic seizures with intensely blissful, ecstatic auras.EsthiomeneMedical term for genital elephantiasis, often from chlamydial infection.Failure to thriveA sign of inadequate weight gain in children.FeverFever is an elevated body temperature due to a raised hypothalamic set point.FibrosisFibrosis is excessive connective tissue deposition disrupting organ function.FistulaAn abnormal connection between two hollow spaces in the body.HeadacheA common symptom of pain in the face, head, or neck.Heat intoleranceA symptom of feeling overheated with excessive sweating.Idiopathic short statureUnexplained extreme short stature recognized since 1975.MalaiseA vague feeling of unease, often the first sign of illness.Mazzotti reactionA life-threatening symptom complex after nematode treatment.MonoplegiaParalysis of a single limb, often an arm.Neonatal seizureSeizures in infants under 4 weeks, often subclinical and difficult to diagnose.Nipple dischargeFluid from the nipple, often benign but sometimes indicating disease.ParesisA medical term for partial loss of voluntary movement.Penile dischargeFluid from the urethra not urine or semen.ProarrhythmiaAntiarrhythmic drugs can paradoxically cause new or worsened arrhythmias.Protein toxicityBuildup of protein waste compounds causes toxicity.SeizureA sudden disruption of brain activity from excessive neuronal firing.Sham rageBehavioral rage without inner experience, disputed by affective neuroscientists.Short statureShort stature is a variation in human height with medical and social dimensions.Signs and symptoms of cancerCancer symptoms are changes caused by the presence of cancer.
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