There is danger in delaying the evaluation of an unexplained medical symptom. <br><br>The author lists thirty-four such symptoms, describes them in detail, lists the possible diagnoses the symptoms may represent, their urgency, and the consequences of delay in diagnosis.<br><br>Procrastination is the thief of time and results in many preventable deaths. Hopefully, the book will stimulate patients to a more prompt appraisal of an unexplained symptom.
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Sheldon Cohen M.D.. The Slim Book of Health Pearls: Symptoms Never to Ignore
BLOOD IN URINE (HEMATURIA)
BREAST CHANGES
BROKEN BONES
CHANGE IN BOWEL HABITS
CONSTIPATION
CHEST PAIN
CHEST PAIN ON INSPIRATION
CONVULSIONS
COUGHING UP BLOOD (HEMOPTYSIS)
FLASHES OF LIGHT
FINGERNAIL CHANGES
FULLNESS AFTER EATING
HEART PALPITATIONS
HOARSENESS LASTING MORE THAN THREE WEEKS
HOT, RED, SWOLLEN, PAINFUL JOINT
IMPOTENCE
MENTAL STATUS CHANGE
MOLE CHANGE
MOUTH ULCER THAT HAS NOT HEALED IN THREE WEEKS
NEW HEADACHE OR CHANGE IN HEADACHE CHARACTERISTICS
NIGHT SWEATS
PERSISTENT FEVER
RECTAL BLEEDING
SHORTNESS OF BREATH WHEN LYING FLAT
SHORT TERM VISUAL LOSS
SKIN RASH (PETECHIAL)
STIFF NECK
SWALLOWING DIFFICULTY
SWOLLEN GLAND LASTING MORE THAN TWO WEEKS
SWOLLEN TENDER CALF
TESTICULAR LUMP
VAGINAL BLEEDING
WAXY RING AND XANTHELASMA OF THE EYE
WEIGHT LOSS
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If suddenly passing red or tea-colored urine, with or without pain, consider it blood until proven otherwise. If grossly red, the bleeding is considerable; if tea-colored the bleeding is less, but significant. There should be no blood in the urine beyond zero to four red blood cells per high-powered microscopic field. Zero to four is the normal. If the bleeding is not enough to color the urine, the patient will be unaware. Here is where a routine urinalysis including a microscopic examination of the urine as part of a complete physical examination, can be life saving.
The causes of blood in the urine include:
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•Medications can cause osteoporosis. Heparin (a blood thinner), Cortisone, Dilantin, Phenobarbital
