May 31, 2011
Glaucoma Symptoms and Signs
Patients with open-angle glaucoma and chronic angle-closure glaucoma in general have no signs early in the work of the disease. Visual field loss (side vision loss) is not a symptom until late in the work of the disease. Seldom patients with fluctuating levels of intra-ocular pressure may have haziness of vision and see haloes around lights, in the morning.On the other hand, the signs of acute angle-closure are often dramatic with the speedy onset of extreme eye pain, headache, nausea and vomiting, and visual blurring. Occasionally, the nausea and vomiting exceed the ocular signs to the extent that an ocular cause is not contemplated.
The eyes of patients with open-angle glaucoma or chronic angle-closure glaucoma may appear normal in the mirror or to relatives or friends. Some patients get slightly red eyes from the chronic use of eyedrops. The ophthalmologist, on examining the patient, may find elevated intraocular pressure, optic-nerve abnormalities, or visual field loss in addition to other less common signs.
The eyes of patients with acute angle-closure glaucoma will appear red, and the pupil of the eye may be large and nonreactive to light. The cornea may appear cloudy to the bare eye. The ophthalmologist will usually find decreased visual acuity, corneal swelling, highly elevated intraocular pressure, as well as a closed drainage angle.
How the Body Infected E.coli?
E. coli is short for Escherichia coli -- bacteria (germs) that cause extreme cramps and diarrhea. E. coli is a leading cause of bloody diarrhea. The signs are worse in children and older people, and in individuals who have another disease. E. coli infection is more common in the work of the summer months and in northern states.
Most E. coli infections come from:
Eating undercooked ground beef (the inside is pink)
Drinking contaminated (impure) water
Drinking unpasteurized (raw) milk
Working with cattle
Healthy beef and dairy cattle may over the E. coli germ in their intestines. The meat can get contaminated with the germ in the work of the slaughtering process. When beef is ground up, the E. coli germs get mixed throughout the meat.
You can be infected with the E. coli germ in the event you don't use a high temperature to cook your beef, or in the event you don't cook it long . When you eat undercooked beef, the germs go in to your stomach and intestines.
The germ may even be passed from individual to individual in day care centers and nursing homes. In the event you have this infection and don't wash your hands well with soap after going to the bathroom, you can give the germ to other people when you touch things, food. Individuals who are infected with E. coli are very contagious.
You may have a light fever or no fever. You may also have nausea or vomiting. In the event you have any of these signs -- watery, bloody diarrhea, cramps, fever, nausea or vomiting -- try to get to your doctor right away.
Signs start about 7 days after you are infected with the germ. The first sign is extreme abdominal cramps that start suddenly. After a few hours, watery diarrhea starts. The diarrhea causes your body to lose fluids and electrolytes (dehydration). This makes you feel sick and worn out. The watery diarrhea lasts for about a day. Then the diarrhea changes to bright red bloody stools. The infection makes sores in your intestines, so the stools become bloody. Bloody diarrhea lasts for seven to seven days. You might have ten or more bowel movements a day.
There is no special treatment, except drinking lots of water and watching for complications. Don't take medicine to cease diarrhea unless your doctor tells you to.
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