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Chest Pain Signs of Depression?
First objective examination should be done to rule out physical organic problems that occur in the patient who experienced chest pain and blood pressure problems. Sure enough, the symptoms of depression can also be a symptom of physical as chest pain, although this usually occurs in conditions of acute anxiety (suddenly).
High blood pressure can be an influence of depression, but remember that the condition of high blood pressure can also be influenced by other factors such as heredity and certain diseases such as kidney. So, it is necessary examinations to rule out the presence of organic matter before deciding it is caused by a factor of depression.
Depression is known as a mental disorder which has symptoms of decline in mood or feeling, loss of interest and hope for the future as well as disturbances in psychomotor activity reflected in feeling tired or weak. The symptoms of this subject can be coupled with additional symptoms such as difficulty falling asleep or most sleep, poor appetite or excessive eating, difficulty concentrating or even experiencing suicidal ideas. These symptoms lasted for two weeks whether or not accompanied by a trigger of the trigger.
Patients who are depressed should immediately see a doctor for her depression because if left longer it will interfere with the person’s quality of life. In addition, current depression is known to affect the onset or increased severity of other diseases such as diabetes, cancer and stroke. In fact, in 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate the morbidity due to the global depression will occupy the number two after heart disease and blood vessels.
Hepatitis B and HIV
Hepatitis B virus is one cause of liver infection or liver weight. In America, 1 in 20 people can be infected with this virus. Each year there are 2 million people infected, 350 people with chronic status, and an estimated 600 thousand people worldwide die from this disease, this virus has a transmission medium that is similar to HIV, through blood and body fluids. Hepatitis B is transmitted through skin contact, sweat, and tears.
Some symptoms of this disease include: Decreased appetite, Nausea vomiting, Weak, Abdominal pain especially around the upper right of the bottom ribs, Yellow skin and eye color of white should also begin to turn yellow, known as jaundice, and Joint pain
Recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the hepatitis B virus potentially 50 to 100 times more infectious (infectious) compared with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Risk of Hepatitis B increases if:
1. Users of unsafe syringe
2. Unprotected sexual relations. Use condoms with latex or polyurethane material if latex allergy.
3. Born of mothers suffering from Hepatitis B
If you feel has taken a risk of infection of Hepatitis B, immediately to the doctor to be able to get an injection of immunoglobulin within 24 hours.
If you know has suffered from Hepatitis B, its good for:
1. Always protected sexual intercourse
2. To express your sexual partner that you are suffering from Hepatitis B
3. Also pointed out to the health worker if you are being treated in hospital for a particular disease, so health workers can protect themselves by wearing gloves when performing medical acts
4. Do not lend your hair or mustache razor and toothbrush
5. Pointed out to the gynecologist if you are pregnant
Hepatitis B can be acute (less than 6 months) or chronic (more than 6 months). Chronic conditions can cause cirrhosis of the liver condition or conditions that cause permanent damage to liver tissue, liver function failure or even a fatal cancer.
Although specific therapy for this virus is still under further investigation, this virus can actually be prevented simply by making the vaccine. Hepatitis B vaccine Engerix-B is known as an effective way to provide 95% protection in children and adults.
It should be noted that there are side effects after administration of this vaccine in the form of weak, headache, nausea and swelling around the injection, which did not last long.