SYMPTOMS Flashcards
(15 cards)
HERPES
1) red open sores (blisters that burst)
2) pain when urinating
3) flu like symptoms
4) unusual discharge
5) itching
6) tingling/burning
GONORRHOEA
1) green/yellow discharge
2) pain/burning when weeing
3) bleeding between periods/after sex/heavier periods
4) painful abdominal
5) inflamed foreskin
6) painful/tender testicles
CHLAMYDIA
1) unusual discharge
2) pain in abdominal
3) bleeding after sex
4) bleeding between periods
5) pain/swelling in testicles
BREAST CANCER
1) lump
2) change in size/shape
3) discharge from the nipple
4) lump/swelling in armpit
5) dimpling on breast
6) rash around nipple
7) pulled in nipple
TESTICULAR CANCER
1) heavier testicles
2) lump in testicles
3) sudden collection of liquid in scrotum
4) fatigue
5) dull ache/ sharp pain in testicles/abdominal
LEUKAEMIA
1) fatigue
2) loss of appetite
3) pale skin
4) easily bruised
5) easy bleeding (gums)
6) weight loss
7) painful joints/bones
8) swollen lymph nodes
9) frequent infections
BOWEL CANCER
1) blood in faeces
2) mucus in faeces
3) pain in abdominal (2 weeks plus)
4) fatigue
5) change in bowel movements (habits)
6) unexplained weight loss
ANOREXIA
1) period stops
2) intolerance to cold
3) brittle nails
4) thin hair (hair loss)
5) thin hair grow all over the body
6) bloating/constipation
7) sleeping problems
8) miss meals, eat very little, or avoid eating any fatty foods
9) lie about what and when they’ve eaten
10) light-headed and dizzy
BULIMIA
1) binge eating
2) purging
3) isolation
4) obsessive attitude towards food
5) depression/anxiety
6) unrealistic opinions about body shape/weight
SCHIZOPHRENIA
1) hallucinations (visual/auditory)
2) delusions (grandeur/persecution)
3) muddled/confused thoughts
4) changes in behaviour
5) losing interest and motivation in life and activities, including relationships and sex
6) lacing concentration
7) changes in sleep patterns
STROKE
1) FACE - dropped on one side
- not able to smile
2) ARMS - not able to lift arms
- weakness
- numbness
3) SPEECH - slurred
- garbled
- cant talk
DIABETES TYPE 2
1) very thirsty
2) more frequent urinating
3) very tired
4) weight loss
5) slow healing wounds
6) itching around genitals
ASTHMA
1) wheezing (sounds like whistling)
2) shortness of breath
3) tight chest (feels like a band around it)
4) coughing (particularly at night or in the morning)
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
1) angina
2) hear attacks
3) heart failure
4) breathlessness
5) heart palpitations
DIABETES TYPE 1
1) very thirsty
2) more frequent urinating
3) blurred vision
4) weight loss and loss of muscle bulk
5) slow healing of cuts and grazes
6) itching around genitals