Secondary symptoms

O MS symptoms are a function of the position of lesions within the CNS. Because myelin increases the speed of nerve impulse transmission, demyelination slows the speed of transmission. No impulses can be transmitted if the axon is transected. The primary symptoms of MS are caused by this delay or cessation of impulses. Secondary symptoms of MS result from the primary symptoms. 

Assess the patient periodically for changes in primary or secondary symptoms. 

Assess patient for improvement of primary and secondary symptoms. 

The major benefit of BZDs may be in diminishing some of the secondary symptoms of an acute exacerbation (e.g., insomnia, agitation, panic, and other general anxiety symptoms) that are not necessarily rapidly and specifically affected by lithium or antipsychotics. With this approach, exposure to antipsychotics may be precluded in some situations and kept to a minimum in others, thus avoiding the potential for more serious antipsychotic-induced adverse effects. Additionally, given the high comorbidity with alcohol abuse/dependence, concurrent withdrawal symptoms may also be managed with BZDs. 

A secondary syndrome develops from the principal syndrome and manifests in a series of secondary symptoms. When the principal syndrome is treated, the secondary syndrome may disappear as well. For example, in an exterior wind-cold syndrome, since the superficial region is obstructed, the Lung-Qi is unable to disperse so the nose may be blocked and there may be shortness of breath. As soon as the wind-cold is expelled from the superficial region of the body, the Lung-Qi obstruction disappears and the secondary symptoms disappear too. 

Secondary symptoms are accompanying symptoms that are not key symptoms in terms of syndrome identification but they should still be treated seriously. For example, in an exterior wind-heat syndrome, although cough is not as important a symptom as sore throat in terms of syndrome identification, it should still be treated as it causes suffering to the patient. 

The assistant accentuates and enhances the therapeutic effect of the chief or deputy ingredients, or directly treats secondary symptoms. The ingredient that has this function can be considered a helping assistant. 

Secondary symptoms Headache, stiffness of the neck and back, general pain, blocked nose, runny nose, sneezing, shortness of breath, cough. 

Chills, fever, slight sweating, aversion to wind. Secondary symptoms... 

Secondary symptoms Restlessness, anxiety, irritability, insomnia, chronic bleeding gums without pain, loss of teeth, spermatorrhea, turbid, scanty and dark urine, difficult and painful urination. 

Secondary symptoms Heaviness of the limbs, sallow complexion, prolapse of the internal organs (e.g. uterus, stomach and rectum), large amount of leukorrhea, edema, heavy menstruation, poor concentration or inability to study and memorize things. 

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