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  2. Pulmonary edema - Wikipedia

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    The term pulmonary edema literally means wet lungs. This term actually refers to a pathological condition of the lungs, frequently demonstrated by chest X-ray. Edema of the lungs should be thought of as the result of a disease such as congestive heart failure and not a disease in and of itself. In this case it would be a cardiac disease and not ...

  3. Vaginal discharge - Wikipedia

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    It sometimes is frothy and can have a foul smell. [33] Other symptoms may include vaginal burning or itching, pain with urination, or pain with sexual intercourse. [32] Trichomonas is diagnosed by looking at a sample of discharge under the microscope showing trichomonads moving on the slide. [28]

  4. Hurting all over? Here are 10 Common Causes of Body ... - AOL

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    “The body aches related to an infection such as pharyngitis (sore throat) or flu are related to the immune system’s response to the infection,” says Stephen Parodi, M.D., infectious disease ...

  5. Swimming-induced pulmonary edema - Wikipedia

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    Swimming induced pulmonary edema (SIPE), also known as immersion pulmonary edema, is a life threatening condition that occurs when fluids from the blood leak abnormally from the small vessels of the lung (pulmonary capillaries) into the airspaces (alveoli).

  6. Sputum - Wikipedia

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    Frothy pink – may indicate more severe pulmonary edema. Antibiotics may not be necessary at this time. Clear – pulmonary embolism (clear to frothy); COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (clear to gray); viral respiratory infection (clear to whitish and sometimes a hint of yellow); asthma (thick and white to yellowish).

  7. Hemoptysis - Wikipedia

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    Blood-laced mucus from the sinus or nose area can sometimes be misidentified as symptomatic of hemoptysis (such secretions can be a sign of nasal or sinus cancer, but also a sinus infection). Extensive non-respiratory injury can also cause one to cough up blood. Cardiac causes like congestive heart failure and mitral stenosis should be ruled ...

  8. Eccrine sweat gland - Wikipedia

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    Eccrine glands are active in thermoregulation by providing cooling from water evaporation of sweat secreted by the glands on the body surface and emotionally induced sweating (anxiety, fear, stress, and pain). [6] [7] The white sediment in otherwise colorless eccrine secretions is caused by evaporation that increases the concentration of salts.

  9. Chromhidrosis - Wikipedia

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    Chromhidrosis is a rare condition characterized by the secretion of colored sweat. [2] It is caused by the deposition of lipofuscin in the sweat glands. Cases of red, blue, green, yellow, pink, and black sweat have been reported. Usually, chromhidrosis affects the apocrine glands, mainly on the face and underarms.