Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Infectious disease, oncology. Night sweats or nocturnal hyperhidrosis[1] is the repeated occurrence of excessive sweating during sleep. [2] The person may or may not also perspire excessively while awake. One of the most common causes of night sweats in women over 40 is the hormonal changes related to menopause and perimenopause. [3]
Perspiration, also known as sweat, is the fluid secreted by sweat glands in the skin of mammals. [ 1 ] Two types of sweat glands can be found in humans: eccrine glands and apocrine glands. [ 2 ] The eccrine sweat glands are distributed over much of the body and are responsible for secreting the watery, brackish sweat most often triggered by ...
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea (PND) is an attack of severe shortness of breath and coughing that generally occurs at night. [ 1 ] It usually awakens the person from sleep, and may be quite frightening. [ 2 ] PND, as well as simple orthopnea, may be relieved by sitting upright at the side of the bed with legs ...
Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition in which a person exhibits excessive sweating, [1] [2] more than is required for the regulation of body temperature. [3] Although it is primarily a physical burden, hyperhidrosis can deteriorate the quality of life of the people who are affected from a psychological, emotional, and social perspective. [4]
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [ 1 ] Work on ICD-10 began in 1983, [ 2 ...
Experts explain the hype behind the TikTok trend for a better night's sleep. Feeling hot and sweaty can disrupt your sleep. Why a cooling blanket could help you actually rest.
Post-concussion syndrome(PCS), also known as persisting symptoms after concussion, is a set of symptomsthat may continue for weeks, months, or years after a concussion. PCS is medically classified as a mild traumatic brain injury(TBI). [1][2][3][4][5]About 35% of people with concussion experience persistent or prolonged symptoms 3 to 6 months ...
Orthopnea or orthopnoea [1] is shortness of breath (dyspnea) that occurs when lying flat, [2] causing the person to have to sleep propped up in bed or sitting in a chair. It is commonly seen as a late manifestation of heart failure, resulting from fluid redistribution into the central circulation, causing an increase in pulmonary capillary pressure and causing difficulty in breathing.