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Question: Why won't your doctor prescribe antibiotics for viral pneumonia?
Answer: Viral pneumonia is an infection of your lungs caused by a virus. These might include: A pulse oximetry (a small gizmo clipped to your finger checks for enough oxygen in your blood) Blood tests Tests of the gunk you cough up (sputum tests) CT scan to look more closely at your lungs A pleural fluid culture (where your doctor takes some fluid from your chest through a needle) Bronchoscopy -- a look into your lungs through a scope Your doctor won't prescribe antibiotics, because they don't kill viruses. Usually, viral pneumonia just has to run its course. In some cases, your doctor might prescribe an antiviral medication. He might also suggest medication for pain and fever.
Question: How soon will you feel better after your treatment for viral pneumonia?
Answer: Your doctor might be able to tell if you have viral pneumonia just by examining you and asking questions about your symptoms and general health. Usually, viral pneumonia just has to run its course. This usually takes a few days. But you might not feel completely better for about 1 to 3 weeks. If you're elderly or have other medical conditions, your recovery could take longer. Make sure you keep your follow-up appointments so your doctor can check your lungs.
Question: What can you expect in your hospital stay for viral pneumonia?
Answer: The most common cause is the flu, but you can also get viral pneumonia from the common cold and other viruses. Your doctor might be able to tell if you have viral pneumonia just by examining you and asking questions about your symptoms and general health. But if your case is stubborn or severe, and you do have to go to the hospital, you might get: Oxygen treatment IV fluids and medications Treatments to help loosen up the gunk
Question: What are symptoms on the first day of viral pneumonia?
Answer: On the first day it feels like the flu, with symptoms like: Fever Dry cough Headache Sore throat Loss of appetite Muscle pain After a day or so your fever might get worse. Your doctor might be able to tell if you have viral pneumonia just by examining you and asking questions about your symptoms and general health. This usually takes a few days.
Question: What can you do to feel better while treating viral pneumonia?
Answer: Viral pneumonia is an infection of your lungs caused by a virus. Usually, viral pneumonia just has to run its course. Here are some things you can do that will help you feel better: Get lots of rest. Drink plenty of fluids. They'll loosen up the gunk in your lungs so you can cough it out. Use a humidifier or take a warm bath (more gunk-loosening). Don't smoke. Stay home until your fever goes down and you're not coughing anything out.
Question: Who is more likely to get viral pneumonia?
Answer: You have a higher chance of getting viral pneumonia if you: Are 65 or older Have chronic (ongoing) conditions like asthma, diabetes, or heart disease Are recovering from surgery Don't eat right or get enough vitamins and minerals Have another condition that weakens your body's defenses Smoke Drink too much alcohol Are HIV positive Recently had an organ transplant Have leukemia, lymphoma, or severe kidney disease Viral pneumonia usually moves in steadily over a few days. Your doctor might be able to tell if you have viral pneumonia just by examining you and asking questions about your symptoms and general health.
Question: How is dementia treated?
Answer: Dementia treatment is directed toward managing symptoms, and identifying whether or not there may be a reversible cause. Medicines such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (e.g., galantamine, donepezil) can sometimes help to slow the progression of cognitive changes, but quite often the effects of medicines are only modest and cannot prevent eventual worsening of the underlying condition. Agitation and other emotional concerns are generally addressed as part of the overall treatment plan.
Question: What are symptoms of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?
Answer: Some people get flu-like symptoms within a month after they've been infected, but these symptoms often go away within a month. You could have HIV for many years before feeling ill at all. Before you're diagnosed with HIV, you may get shingles. If you have had HIV for many years, you may get other infections related to advance HIV pr AIDS (see below). Both women and men may get thrush, a kind of yeast infection in your mouth or on your tongue. Women could get severe vaginal yeast infections.
Question: Who should get tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?
Answer: It's the virus that causes AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Clinics that do HIV tests keep your results secret. Some may even do tests anonymously, without ever taking your name. You can also buy test kits at the drugstore and take the test at home. If you're at high risk, because you use needles for drugs or have multiple sex partners, for example, you should get tested at least once a year. If you've been stuck by a needle or been in contact with a lot of blood from a person you aren't sure is negative for HIV, you should get tested, too.
Question: How can you protect yourself from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?+F157
Answer: It's the virus that causes AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome. You can get HIV when an infected person's body fluids -- including blood, semen, fluids from the vagina, or breast milk -- get into your blood. They could get HIV after being poked with needles that have HIV-infected blood or after infected blood gets on an open cut or splashes into their eyes or inside their nose. The only way to know if you have HIV is to take an HIV test. If you're at high risk, because you use needles for drugs or have multiple sex partners, for example, you should get tested at least once a year. If you don't, the virus can change into a strain that is harder to treat.
Question: How can you get human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?
Answer: It's the virus that causes AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome. You can get HIV when an infected person's body fluids -- including blood, semen, fluids from the vagina, or breast milk -- get into your blood. People commonly get HIV from: Having unprotected sex with an infected person Sharing a needle to take drugs Dirty needles used for a tattoo or in body piercing Mothers with HIV also can give the virus to their babies, before or when they're born or through breastfeeding.
Question: What should you do if you have side effects while taking antiretroviral (ARV) in your treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?
Answer: This is called ART, for antiretroviral therapy, and each medicine is an ARV, or antiretroviral. Although the great majority of persons tolerate ARVs very well, these medicines can cause side effects, including: Nausea, upset stomach Skin rash or yellowing skin Fatigue Strange dreams or insomnia Losing or gaining body fat Lidney or liver problems Brittle bones If you develop these or other symptoms while taking ARVs, you should contact your doctor before stopping the drugs. There may be ways to treat the symptoms rather than having to stop the life-saving ARV drugs.
Question: How will you know if you have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?
Answer: It's the virus that causes AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The best way to protect yourself from HIV is to avoid activities that put you at risk. Most look for antibodies that fight the virus or traces of the virus itself in your blood, but you can also check urine or fluid from your mouth (not saliva). A positive test means that there were traces of HIV; a negative test means that no signs of HIV were found. Some kinds of tests can give a result in 20-30 minutes. Most tests can't detect HIV right after infection, because it takes usually takes 2-8 weeks for your body to make antibodies or for enough virus to grow inside you. It may take up to 6 months before you'll see a positive result, which means an early test could be negative even though you're infected.
Question: How can treatments help you deal with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?
Answer: The only way to know if you have HIV is to take an HIV test. Today, a variety of treatments can significantly slow down, and sometimes stop altogether, the progress of HIV infection. After you're diagnosed, your doctor will start you on a treatment plan with different types of anti- HIV drugs. This is called ART, for antiretroviral therapy, and each medicine is an ARV, or antiretroviral.
Question: How long is the MRI exam for prostate cancer?
Answer: In most cases, the procedure takes 45 to 60 minutes, during which several dozen images may be taken.
Question: What is an MRI for prostate cancer?
Answer: Instead, MRI uses a large magnet, radio waves, and a computer to produce these images. In prostate cancer patients, MRI may be used to examine the prostate and nearby lymph nodes to distinguish between benign (noncancerous) and malignant (cancerous) areas. Certain MRI exams require an injection of a dye (contrast material).
Question: What are the most common ways that HIV spreads?
Answer: You can get HIV from direct contact with: Blood Semen Vaginal fluid Breast milk Most commonly, the virus is passed from person to person by: Sex Sharing needles Mother-to-baby infection during pregnancy People with a new HIV infection often say they feel like they have the flu.
Question: What are early symptoms of HIV infection?
Answer: You can get HIV from direct contact with: Blood Semen Vaginal fluid Breast milk Most commonly, the virus is passed from person to person by: Sex Sharing needles Mother-to-baby infection during pregnancy People with a new HIV infection often say they feel like they have the flu. Early symptoms include: Fever Headaches Fatigue Swollen lymph nodes in the neck and groin area If you have such symptoms and you might have been recently exposed to HIV, you should see a doctor to get tested for HIV.
Question: What are the treatments for HIV?
Answer: Warning signs that you may have AIDS include: Sudden weight loss Night sweats Fever that keeps coming back Feeling very tired for no reason Diarrhea that lasts for more than a week Sores in your mouth, in your anal area, or on your genitals Pneumonia Blotches on your skin or inside your mouth, nose, or eyelids Memory loss Depression More than 25 drugs are approved to treat HIV. You may hear them called âantiretroviral drugs.â Your doctor will prescribe a combination of these medications as antiretroviral therapy, or ART. The medicines you take will help keep the virus from making copies of itself. That will keep you healthy and also lower your risk of spreading HIV to others. The goal of ART is to lower your viral load. It won't cure your HIV, but with the right medicine, the amount of the virus in your blood may drop below a detectable level and stay that way for a long time.
Question: What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?
Answer: Not everyone who has HIV will get AIDS, but without treatment with antriretroviral drugs the infection will progress to AIDS. That usually happens in 10-15 years, according to the World Health Organization. When you have HIV, your doctor will watch the amount of the virus in your system. The amount of time it takes for HIV to become AIDS is different for everyone.
Question: What are warnings signs that you may have AIDS?
Answer: HIV is a virus. Warning signs that you may have AIDS include: Sudden weight loss Night sweats Fever that keeps coming back Feeling very tired for no reason Diarrhea that lasts for more than a week Sores in your mouth, in your anal area, or on your genitals Pneumonia Blotches on your skin or inside your mouth, nose, or eyelids Memory loss Depression More than 25 drugs are approved to treat HIV.
Question: Why are my glands swollen?
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Question: What are the main side effects of 5-aminosalicylic acid drugs for Crohn's disease?
Answer: There are two main 5- ASA drugs used in Crohn's: Mesalamine ( Apriso, Asacol, Delzicol, Lialda, Pentasa) Sulfasalazine ( Azulfidine) The main side effects are: Diarrhea Nausea Stomachache Headache Skin rash Sulfasalazine can cut sperm counts in men, and it may lower your supply of infection-fighting white blood cells. If you're allergic to sulfa drugs, you may have a reaction to sulfasalazine and shouldn't take it.
Question: What are the main goals if you have Crohn's disease?
Answer: When you have Crohn's disease, you want to prevent flare-ups and keep them away for good.
Question: What are the side effects of taking steroid drugs for Crohn's disease?
Answer: When you take steroids, you might notice one or more of these side effects: Acne Hair growth on your face Night sweats Swelling of the face (called "moon face") Trouble sleeping Weight gain More serious side effects include: Cataracts Diabetes Glaucoma High blood pressure Weakened bones and fractures Because steroids weaken your immune system, they can make you more likely to get an infection. Children who take them for a long time may grow more slowly than normal.
Question: What are some side effects of steroids?
Answer: When you take steroids, you might notice one or more of these side effects: Acne Hair growth on your face Night sweats Swelling of the face (called "moon face") Trouble sleeping Weight gain More serious side effects include: Cataracts Diabetes Glaucoma High blood pressure Weakened bones and fractures Because steroids weaken your immune system, they can make you more likely to get an infection.
Question: What are the side effects of 5-ASA drugs?
Answer: There are two main 5- ASA drugs used in Crohn's: Mesalamine ( Apriso, Asacol, Delzicol, Lialda, Pentasa) Sulfasalazine ( Azulfidine) The main side effects are: Diarrhea Nausea Stomachache Headache Skin rash Sulfasalazine can cut sperm counts in men, and it may lower your supply of infection-fighting white blood cells. If you're allergic to sulfa drugs, you may have a reaction to sulfasalazine and shouldn't take it.
Question: Do 5-ASA drugs work for Crohn's disease?
Answer: There's some question about how effective these drugs are for Crohn's. Your doctor may suggest these if you have mild Crohn's disease in your large intestine (also called the colon). Once your symptoms get better, you may continue to take them to prevent flare-ups.
Question: Can steroids help Crohn's disease?
Answer: These are one of the oldest treatments for Crohn's disease. Your doctor may suggest one: If your case is mild to moderate If other drugs aren't helping If your symptoms are severe right away Your doctor may call them corticosteroids, but most people just call them steroids. Once your symptoms get better, you may continue to take them to prevent flare-ups.
Question: What are types of steroids to take for Crohn's disease?
Answer: Steroid drugs you take by mouth include: Budesonide ( Entocort EC) Prednisone ( Prednisone Intensol, Rayos) Budesonide lowers inflammation only in the intestine when you take it as a capsule. Because it's designed to dissolve in the small intestine, it may cause fewer side effects than other steroids. If your Crohn's disease is severe, or it's in many parts of your intestines, you may need a higher dose through an IV. There's some question about how effective these drugs are for Crohn's.
Question: Are there drugs to help ease Crohn's disease flare ups?
Answer: Inflammation in your intestines causes symptoms like belly pain and diarrhea. Anti-inflammatory drugs ease them and may even keep them away for years. Although they aren't a cure, they can help you feel much better. Your doctor will help you decide which one is best for you. Once your symptoms get better, you may continue to take them to prevent flare-ups.
Question: Is vasculitis serious?
Answer: Vasculitis can be very serious. In an extreme situation, when a segment of a blood vessel becomes weakened, it may then stretch and bulge (called an aneurysm). The wall of the blood vessel can become so weak that it ruptures and bleeds, possibly causing death. Fortunately, this is a very rare event. If a blood vessel becomes inflamed and narrowed, the blood supply to the area of the body it serves may be partially or completely blocked. If alternate blood vessels (called collateral blood vessels) are not available in sufficient quantity to carry the blood to such sites, the tissue supplied by the affected vessels will die. Because vasculitis can occur in any part of the body, any tissue or organ can be affected.
Question: What is the treatment for vasculitis?
Answer: Treatment of vasculitis depends entirely upon diagnosis and the affected organs. When vasculitis is the result of an allergic reaction, it may go away on its own and not require treatment. In other instances, when critical organs such as the lungs, brain, or kidneys are involved, aggressive and timely treatment is necessary.
Question: How serious is vasculitis?
Answer: Vasculitis can be very serious. In an extreme situation, when a segment of a blood vessel becomes weakened, it may then stretch and bulge (called an aneurysm). The wall of the blood vessel can become so weak that it ruptures and bleeds, possibly causing death. Fortunately, this is a very rare event. If a blood vessel becomes inflamed and narrowed, the blood supply to the area of the body it serves may be partially or completely blocked. If alternate blood vessels (called collateral blood vessels) are not available in sufficient quantity to carry the blood to such sites, the tissue supplied by the affected vessels will die. Because vasculitis can occur in any part of the body, any tissue or organ can be affected.
Question: What are the different types of vasculitis?
Answer: Some of the many forms of vasculitis may be restricted to particular organs. Examples include vasculitis that affects only the skin, eye, brain, or certain internal organs. There are also types of vasculitis that may affect many organ systems at the same time. Some of these generalized forms may be quite mild and may not require treatment. Others may be severe, affecting critical organs.
Question: What are the different forms of vasculitis?
Answer: Some of the many forms of vasculitis may be restricted to particular organs. Examples include vasculitis that affects only the skin, eye, brain, or certain internal organs. There are also types of vasculitis that may affect many organ systems at the same time. Some of these generalized forms may be quite mild and may not require treatment. Others may be severe, affecting critical organs.
Question: What causes vasculitis?
Answer: In many cases, the cause of vasculitis is unknown. In a few cases, however, the origins may be traced to recent or ongoing infections, such as those caused by certain viruses. Occasionally, an allergic reaction to a medication may trigger vasculitis.
Question: Are corticosteroids used to treat vasculitis?
Answer: Treatment generally consists of corticosteroid medications, or simply "steroids." Chemotherapy drugs (such as those used to treat cancer) are also used, but in doses usually lower than people with cancer may receive. The goal of this type of therapy is to suppress the abnormal immune response that has led to blood vessel damage. Other medications may include methotrexate or cyclophosphamide ( Cytoxin) and a biologic drug called tocilizumab ( Actemra). Tocilizumab is given as an injection under the skin to lower the dose of steroids that a person needs. This medicine may be used along with steroids.
Question: What people does vasculitis affect?
Answer: There are also types of vasculitis that may affect many organ systems at the same time.
Question: What does treatment of vasculitis consist of?
Answer: Treatment generally consists of corticosteroid medications, or simply "steroids." Chemotherapy drugs (such as those used to treat cancer) are also used, but in doses usually lower than people with cancer may receive. The goal of this type of therapy is to suppress the abnormal immune response that has led to blood vessel damage. Other medications may include methotrexate or cyclophosphamide ( Cytoxin) and a biologic drug called tocilizumab ( Actemra). Tocilizumab is given as an injection under the skin to lower the dose of steroids that a person needs. This medicine may be used along with steroids.
Question: Do infections cause vasculitis?
Answer: Vasculitis also may be related to other diseases of the immune system that the person has had for months or years. For example, it could be a complication of rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or SjÃ¶gren's syndrome. If alternate blood vessels (called collateral blood vessels) are not available in sufficient quantity to carry the blood to such sites, the tissue supplied by the affected vessels will die.
Question: What are the symptoms of vasculitis?
Answer: In many cases, the cause of vasculitis is unknown. Because vasculitis can occur in any part of the body, any tissue or organ can be affected. Vasculitis in the brain may cause a stroke, or in the heart, may result in a heart attack. Sometimes the symptoms may be as general as fever, loss of appetite, weight loss, and loss of energy. If you suffer any unusual symptoms, see your doctor. Tocilizumab is given as an injection under the skin to lower the dose of steroids that a person needs.
Question: How does organ disease cause cats to drool and how can I fix this?
Answer: Organ disease: As pets age, they're more likely to get sick. Liver and kidney diseases can cause drooling, too. Vets suggest annual checkups to diagnose and treat such diseases early.
Question: How does heatstroke cause cats to drool and how can I fix this?
Answer: Heatstroke: Pets with flat faces, such as Persian cats, are more likely to have heatstroke. It isn’t as common in cats as it is in other animals, though. Still, if your cat's had too much sun or not enough water, that's dangerous for her. Always have fresh, clean water available. Make sure your cat has shady places to cool off, too. On very hot days, keep her indoors, limit her exercise, and never leave her in a parked car. Call your vet right way if you suspect heatstroke.
Question: How do poisonous plants cause cats to drool and how can I fix this?
Answer: Poisonous plants: Common plants like tulips, azaleas, and chrysanthemums can make your cat drool, as well as make her sick, so don't let your feline friend eat them. For a list of poisonous plants, check with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( ASPCA).
Question: How do upper respiratory infections cause cats to drool and how can I fix this?
Answer: Upper respiratory infections: Drooling can signal an infection of the nose, throat, or sinuses. Cats that live in homes or shelters with other pets have a higher risk. Stress is another factor. Only your vet should treat an infection. But you can take steps to protect your cat from getting one: Keep her up to date on vaccines, indoors, and away from other pets, and wash your hands between handling different animals. Only you know your cat’s normal behavior. If it changes for more than a day, she seems stressed, or she isn't eating and playing as usual, let your vet know.