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Intermittent claudication is a symptom and is by definition diagnosed by a patient reporting a history of leg pain with walking relieved by rest. However, as other conditions such as sciatica can mimic intermittent claudication, testing is often performed to confirm the diagnosis of peripheral artery disease. [citation needed]
Abdominal angina usually starts 30 minutes after eating and persists for one to three hours. Individuals typically express the pain as a dull ache by clenching their fists over the epigastrium (Levine sign). [3] Sometimes people may reduce their caloric intake in an attempt to decrease pain which can lead to weight loss.
Claudication is most common in the calves but it can also affect the feet, thighs, hips, buttocks, or arms. [2] The word claudication comes from Latin claudicare 'to limp'. Claudication that appears after a short amount of walking may sometimes be described by US medical professionals by the number of typical city street blocks that the patient ...
Critical limb ischemia is diagnosed by the presence of ischemic rest pain, and an ulcers that will not heal or gangrene due to insufficient blood flow. [3] Insufficient blood flow may be confirmed by ankle-brachial index (ABI), ankle pressure, toe-brachial index (TBI), toe systolic pressure, transcutaneous oxygen measurement (TcpO2 ), or skin perfusion pressure (SPP).
Travelers' diarrhea (TD) is a stomach and intestinal infection. TD is defined as the passage of unformed stool (one or more by some definitions, three or more by others) while traveling. [2] [3] It may be accompanied by abdominal cramps, nausea, fever, headache and bloating. [3] Occasionally dysentery may occur. [5]
Typical locations for referred pain are arms (often inner left arm), shoulders, and neck into the jaw. Angina is typically precipitated by exertion or emotional stress. It is exacerbated by having a full stomach and by cold temperatures. Pain may be accompanied by breathlessness, sweating, and nausea in some cases.
muscle cramps (R25.2) myoclonus; opsoclonus; tic; tremor. flapping tremor; insomnia (F51.0, G47.0) Lhermitte's sign (as if an electrical sensation shoots down back & into arms) loss of consciousness. Syncope (medicine) (R55) neck stiffness; opisthotonus; paralysis and paresis; paresthesia (R20.2) prosopagnosia; somnolence (R40.0) Obstetric ...
A cramp is a sudden, involuntary, painful skeletal muscle contraction [1] [2] or overshortening associated with electrical activity; [3] while generally temporary and non-damaging, they can cause significant pain and a paralysis-like immobility of the affected muscle.