Wednesday, September 18, 2013

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4 Children Fever Symptoms You Need Caution

Weather changes often lowers child's immune system . As a result , various germs more easily infect and cause the child pain . One symptom of infection is that the child's body temperature increases .
Increased body temperature known as fever . Although faced with the need not panic , there are some conditions that require the attention of parents when their children fever . This is due to the child's body more susceptible to various infections than adults .
" When the fever , other infections more easily . Infections usually cause symptoms that should concern parents , " says pediatrician , Dr. Frieda Handy SpA , of RSIA Evasari , on Saturday ( 09/14/2013 ) in Jakarta .

Frieda confirms , there are some conditions that warrant concern by the parents when the child had a fever .
1 . Fever accompanied by convulsions
This condition is commonly afflict children aged 3 months to 5 years . Short duration may seizures by more than 15 minutes . Seizures can occur in one or more limbs at once .
When seizures , oxygen supply to the brain is reduced . As a result , any damage that interfere with brain function . Long and recurrent febrile seizures can cause intelligence or behavioral disorders .

Friday, September 13, 2013

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Beware 7 Disease Symptoms Without It

" Doc , I am really sick though arguably no complaints whatsoever ? "
" Doc , why abnormal laboratory result but I feel well?"

Probably most of us have asked so when was convicted of having a disease , but we feel physically healthier . It's true , some diseases does not give complaint at the beginning stage .

In fact , when the symptoms appear , the condition may have deteriorated or have an advanced stage . Here are diseases that need to watch out because often does not cause symptoms and do not realize .

1 . Hypertension and High Cholesterol

These two problems are very popular in the community . Hypertension and high cholesterol are essentially not give any complaints for the sufferer . Ideally the normal blood pressure for adults is ≤ 120/80 mmHg , and called hypertension grade I when the tension ≥ 140/90 and grade II hypertension when blood pressure ≥ 160/100 . Blood pressure exceeds 180/120 is also called hypertension crisis ( dangerous ) .


But ironically , hypertension until ≥ 200/120 also sometimes does not give any symptoms ! Or in most cases , people are just complaining mild dizziness and mild aches . Not surprisingly , many people who menyepelakan and will not seek treatment because there are no complaints . It is a misperception . Knowingly or not , the actual impact hypertension has occurred when pressure ≥ 120/80 ; effect the damage will accumulate until many years later a new cause of heart and blood vessel disease . Especially for hypertensive crisis , the danger of stroke , heart disease , and blood vessel rupture can threaten at any time .

Similar is the case with high cholesterol . High cholesterol levels is like a ticking time bomb that will accumulate in the blood vessels or heart tissue ( fatty liver ) and be fatal . In fact , the remedy is very simple and relatively inexpensive .
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