Aching pain

A 62-year-old obese woman presents to your clinic complaining of deep, aching pain in her right knee. The pain is provoked by walking and subsides with rest. She also notes that her knee is difficult to bend for 1 0 minutes after rising in the morning. The symptoms have worsened over the last several years. Your interview also reveals that she injured her knee several years ago getting out of a car. 

Stabbing or aching pain (10% of cases) as the first symptom Uncommon early symptoms include ... 

The clinical presentation depends on duration and severity of disease and the number of joints affected. The predominant symptom is a localized deep, aching pain associated with the affected joint. Early in OA, pain accompanies joint activity and decreases with rest. With progression, pain occurs with minimal activity or at rest. 

Chronic exposure to GD causes forgetfulness, thinking difficulty, vision disturbances, muscular aches/pains. Although certain organophosphate pesticides have been shown to be teratogenic in animals, these effects have not been documented in carefully controlled toxicological evaluations for GD. 

The most serious adverse reactions are hypotension and CHF. The most common reactions are anticholinergic and are dose-dependent. These may be transitory, but may be persistent or severe. Urinary retention is the most serious anticholinergic effect. Adverse reactions occurring in 3% or more of patients include urinary retention, frequency and urgency dizziness fatigue headache nausea pain bloating gas dry mouth urinary hesitancy constipation blurred vision dry nose eyes and throat muscle weakness malaise aches/pain. 

Children - Clinical adverse experiences observed in 10% or more of pediatric patients 3 to 16 years of age who received efavirenz capsules were the following Rash, diarrhea/loose stools, fever, cough, dizziness/lightheadedness/fainting ache/pain/discomfort, nausea/vomiting, headache. 

Adverse events occurring in 3% to 9% in descending order include corneal staining/erosion, photophobia, eyelid erythema, ocular ache/pain, ocular dryness, tearing, upper respiratory symptoms, eyelid edema, conjunctival edema, dizziness, blepharitis, ocular irritation, Gl symptoms, asthenia, conjunctival blanching, abnormal vision, and muscular pain. 

Nicaragua. Leaves are chewed for toothache and applied externally for aches, pains, bites, stings, and skin... 

HPI KC is a 200-pound 65-year-old woman who has been complaining of pain in her left knee for the past 9 months. Now she is experiencing deep aching pain. Her knee is stiff in the morning, which resolves in about 30 minutes. After periods of inactivity during the day she experiences stiffness in her knee. She states that the pain in her left knee is noticeably worse when she walks. PMH Obesity and a family history of osteoarthritis. 

Herpes simplex virus is divided into HSV-1 and HSV-2. Genital herpes is usually caused by HSV-2, whereas oral herpes is caused by HSV-1. Primary herpes refers to the first outbreak of infection, whereas recurrent herpes refers to subsequent infections. With each outbreak, patients typically experience symptoms 2 to 10 days after the initial infection. Symptoms may include a "prodrome" of burning or itching, followed by the appearance of blisters and open sores within a few days. Other symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches, painful urination, or vaginal discharge are also common. In general, recurrent outbreaks are usually mild and shorter in duration. 

Visceral Pain Dull and aching pain resulting from stimulation of nerve endings in smooth muscle or sympathetically innervated organs is difficult to locate treated with opioid analgesics... 

Fluid retention/edema Headaches Hot flashes Muscle aches/pains Nausea/vomiting Palpitations Weight gain Physiologic Symptoms... 

Increase pain tolerance and l perception and reaction to pain. Variable efficacy—morphine is a full agonist providing maximum pain relief. Persistent, dull, aching pain responds better than intermittent. 

In the study by Johnson and colleagues, in which 10 patients who had been taking fresh feverfew leaves were switched to placebo, patients experienced recurrence of migraine, tension headaches, joint pain and stiffness, nervousness, insomnia and disrupted sleep, and tiredness. The investigators dubbed these symptoms the "postfeverfew syndrome." Dr. Johnson had documented this syndrome in a previous publication when approx 10% of 164 patients who discontinued feverfew reported anxiety, poor sleep, and joint and muscle aches, pains, and stiffness (Johnson et al., 1985). 

Visceral pain is the dull and aching pain caused by stimulating nerve endings in smooth muscle or sympathetically innervated organs. Visceral pain is referred pain. This makes it difficult to localize the source of the pain. Pain of a myocardial infarction (MI) is an example of visceral pain. MI can be described as cmshing chest pain and also described as pain in the left arm or hand and even the shoulder, left back, or the left ear. Visceral pain is best treated with opioid analgesics. 

SY Irrit eyes, nose, throat anor, low-wgt lass, muse ache, pain dark urine cyan liver, kidney damage skin burns derm ochronosis tremor, convuls, twitch... 

Since I didn t listen to my body and I didn t take care of myself in the times when I could have, I now have aches, pains, and fears that no typical thirty-iiine-year-old woman should suffer from. I can t stand for more than an hoiur, my neck muscles seize up if they haven t been moved regularly, my right hand that was broken feels like it has arthritis, and going for a nice walk in the outdoors is not so simple for me anymore—and traffic now scares me. Thaidcfully, I m the t)q>e diat feels fear and does things anyway, and now I take care of myself. Now I listen. 

Herbal medicines are any plants or plant extracts used for treating ailments, aches, pain, or discomfort. They can range from culinary remedies (like chicken soup for the common cold), to calming extracts (like mint tea), to eating whole herbs. Every ancient civilization seems to have discovered the use of plants as medicines in one form or another. Even as far back as five thousand years ago, humans were using herbal medicines, as evidenced by herbs being found alongside well-preserved, mummified humans like Otzi the Iceman. 

The main symptoms of WRULDs are aching pain to the back, neck and shoulders, swollen joints and muscle fatigue accompanied by tingling, soft tissue swelling similar to bruising and a restriction in joint movement. 

Janecki Q, Field JH. Washerwoman s sprain, workir woman s pain. Aches Pains 1984 1420. 

For 6 months a 52-year-old woman has had progressive difficulty climbing stairs and getting up from a chair. She has been much weaker over the last 3 months, and now unaided cannot arise from a chair or walk, and is also very weak proximally in the upper hmbs. She has some tenderness of muscles and occasional deep aching pain in her thighs. She has no sensory symptoms or imbalance. She has a moderate violadous rash on her face, especially around her eyes, and upper chest. Family history is negative. 

Aching pain, stiffness, tightness, or cramps in calf or associated muscles... 

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