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Cholera has been nicknamed the "blue death" [20] because a person's skin may turn bluish-gray from extreme loss of fluids. [21] Fever is rare and should raise suspicion for secondary infection. Patients can be lethargic and might have sunken eyes, dry mouth, cold clammy skin, or wrinkled hands and feet.
There are also a number of other conditions that affect hands, feet, and parts of the face with associated skin color changes that need to be differentiated from acrocyanosis: Raynaud phenomenon, pernio, acrorygosis, erythromelalgia, and blue finger syndrome. The diagnosis may be challenging in some cases, especially when these syndromes co-exist.
The basic treatment for heat syncope is like that for other types of fainting: the patient is positioned in a seating or supine position with legs raised. Water containing salt, or another drink containing electrolytes, is administered slowly, and the patient is moved to a cooler area, such as the shade.
Symptoms: Anxiety, confusion, decreased or no urine output, cool and clammy skin, sweating, weakness, pallor, rapid breathing, unconsciousness [1] Causes: Severe dehydration or blood loss: Treatment: Replacement of fluids, surgery to repair cause of bleeding
At the appearance of warning signs such as lightheadedness, nausea, or cold and clammy skin, counter-pressure maneuvers that involve gripping fingers into a fist, tensing the arms, and crossing the legs or squeezing the thighs together can be used to ward off a fainting spell. After the symptoms have passed, sleep is recommended. Lifestyle ...
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Heat illness is a spectrum of disorders due to increased body temperature. It can be caused by either environmental conditions or by exertion.It includes minor conditions such as heat cramps, heat syncope, and heat exhaustion as well as the more severe condition known as heat stroke. [1]
skin; Extremities leg; Chronic pain; I feel: Chills; Fever; Paresthesia (numbness, tingling, electric tweaks) Light-headed; Dizzy Dizzy – about to black out; Dizzy – with the room spinning around me; My mouth is dry; Nauseated; Sick like I have the flu; like I have to vomit; Short of breath; Sleepy; Sweaty; Thirsty; Tired; Weak; I can't ...