Annual Emergency Medicine and Acute Care Conference

Diagnosis and Clinical manifestations of Stress Cardiomyopathy  A sudden temporary weakening of the muscular portion of the heart leads to stress cardiomyopathy, which is one common type of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy . This weakening may be triggered by emotional stress, such as the death of a loved one.  Stress cardiomyopathy leads to one of the common names, broken heart syndrome.   Ventricular rupture, lethal ventricular arrhythmias, and acute heart failure are caused by Stress cardiomyopathy. Clinical Manifestations: The clinical presentation of stress cardiomyopathy is similar to that of an acute coronary syndrome. Symptoms and signs: acute chest pain, dyspnea, and syncope are the most common symptoms of stress cardiomyopathy. Other symptoms include heart failure, tachyarrhythmias, sudden  cardiac arrest  and bradyarrhythmias. Diagnosis: Stress cardiomyopathy most commonly seen in postmenopausal women who present with a suspected ac...

Management of suspected sepsis and septic shock in adults: Sepsis is a clinical and life-threatening condition characterized by systemic inflammation due to infection. The sepsis severity is continuum ranging from sepsis to septic shock .  Signs and symptoms: The signs and symptoms include low body temperature, fever, increased heart rate, confusion, metabolic acidosis. The early sepsis signs are a rapid heart rate, high blood sugar and decreased urination. In case of sepsis, the drop in blood pressure may leads to shock. Some symptoms are also related to specific infection. Severe sepsis causing poor organ function or insufficient blood flow. Cause: Sepsis is caused by an immune response which is triggered by an infection. Most commonly, the infection is known by bacterial, but it may also be from fungi, viruses, or parasites. Common locations for the primary infection include lungs, brain, urinary tract, skin, and abdominal organs. Sepsis is normally ...

Nerve damage caused by diabetes: Diabetic neuropathy is the nerve damage that is caused by diabetes (also known as "diabetes mellitus"), which damages the nerves that send signals from your hands and feet. The nerve damage is due to over time, high blood glucose levels, which also called blood sugar, and high levels of fats, such as triglycerides, in the blood from diabetes.  People who are suffering from diabetes can get different types of nerve damage. Symptoms of nerve damage caused by diabetes: Usually the toes and feet first affected by nerve damage. In this case some people do not feel any symptoms, yet other people can feel symptoms that include: loss of feeling or numbness, pain or burning, tingling. As nerve damage gets worse, symptoms can move from the feet up the legs. Some people may also start to feel symptoms in their hands. The test for nerve damage caused by diabetes known as electromyography . How does nerve damage lead to p...

Lung Cancer Risk Factors Lung cancer is a critical condition in which cells grow or develop uncontrollably in the lungs. Lung cancer is one the most common types of cancer. This condition is mostly possessed by smokers, both active and passive. In the initial stages, there are no signs or symptoms that refer to lung cancer, so that a large number of patients are not getting an early diagnosis. Thus, when detected, the cancer or the growth has spread and is too difficult to be treated. Therefore, it is essential to recognize the symptoms of lung cancer so that the handling can be better and more effective. A risk factor that can affect a person’s chance of getting a disease such as cancer. Different cancers have diverse hazard factors. Some risk factors , like smoking, can be changed. Yet, having a hazard factor, or even several, does not mean that you will get the disease. And some people who get the disease may have few or no known risk factors. Several risk fac...