- 21. Type 1 diabetes in children
- (Type 1 diabetes in children)
- ... hunger. Weight loss. Despite eating more than usual to relieve hunger, your child may lose weight — sometimes rapidly. Without the energy sugar supplies, muscle tissues and fat stores simply shrink. ...
- 22. Type 1 diabetes
- (Type 1 diabetes)
- ... weight — sometimes rapidly. Without the energy sugar supplies, your muscle tissues and fat stores may simply shrink. Fatigue. If your cells are deprived of sugar, you may become tired and irritable. ...
- 23. Truncus arteriosus
- (Truncus arteriosus)
- ... Rapid breathing (tachypnea) Irregular heartbeats (arrhythmia) Excessive sweating (diaphoresis) When to see a doctor Seek medical treatment if you notice that your baby has any of the following ...
- 24. Tricuspid atresia
- (Tricuspid atresia)
- ... Irregular or rapid heartbeat When to see a doctor Tell your doctor if you notice any of the above symptoms in your child. Tricuspid atresia occurs during fetal growth when your baby's heart ...
- 25. Trichomoniasis
- (Trichomoniasis)
- ... or urine for men under a microscope. Growing a culture from the fluid may be better at detecting trichomoniasis, and newer tests, known as rapid antigen tests and nucleic acid amplification, may be even ...
- 26. Traumatic brain injury
- (Traumatic brain injury)
- ... Because traumatic brain injuries are usually emergencies and because consequences can worsen swiftly without treatment, doctors usually need to assess the situation rapidly. Glasgow Coma ...
- 27. Transverse myelitis
- (Transverse myelitis)
- ... therapy. Most people with transverse myelitis experience at least partial recovery. Signs and symptoms of transverse myelitis usually develop rapidly over a few hours and worsen over the course of ...
- 28. Preeclampsia
- (Preeclampsia)
- ... — which stands for hemolysis (the destruction of red blood cells), elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count — syndrome can rapidly become life-threatening for both you and your baby. Symptoms of HELLP ...
- 29. Tonsillitis
- (Tonsillitis)
- ... is usually sent out to a lab that can return results within 24 to 48 hours. If the rapid in-clinic test comes back positive, then your child almost certainly has a bacterial infection. If the test comes ...
- 30. Thyroid cancer
- (Thyroid cancer)
- ... The mutations allow the cells to grow and multiply rapidly. The cells also lose the ability to die, as normal cells would. The accumulating abnormal thyroid cells form a tumor. The abnormal cells can invade ...
- 31. Thrombocytopenia
- (Thrombocytopenia)
- ... also can reduce platelet production. Increased breakdown of platelets A number of conditions can cause your body to use up or destroy platelets more rapidly than they are produced, leading to a ...
- 32. Tetralogy of Fallot
- (Tetralogy of Fallot)
- ... low in oxygen (cyanosis) Shortness of breath and rapid breathing, especially during feeding Loss of consciousness (fainting) Clubbing of fingers and toes — an abnormal, rounded shape of the nail ...
- 33. Tetanus
- (Tetanus)
- ... blood pressure Rapid heart rate When to see a doctor See your doctor to obtain a tetanus booster shot if you have a deep or dirty wound and you haven't had a booster shot within the past five ...
- 34. Testicular torsion
- (Testicular torsion)
- ... and symptoms of testicular torsion may follow: Physical activity An injury to the scrotum Cold temperatures Rapid growth of the testis during puberty Sleep Age. Testicular torsion ...
- 35. Testicular cancer
- (Testicular cancer)
- ... therapy. Nonseminoma. Nonseminoma tumors tend to develop earlier in life and grow and spread rapidly. Several different types of nonseminoma tumors exist, including choriocarcinoma, embryonal carcinoma, ...
- 36. Shanghai Emergency Medical Service
- (emergency medical service shanghai)
- ... not pregnant) Vomiting and Diarrhea (must have both) What to Expect All Shanghai Emergency Care Centers and the Shanghai Express Care Center have a triage system - a way to rapidly and safely ...
- 37. Roseola
- (Roseola)
- ... your child has interacted with another child who has the illness. Unlike chickenpox and other childhood viral illnesses that spread rapidly, roseola rarely results in a communitywide outbreak. The infection ...
- 38. Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- (Rocky Mountain spotted fever)
- ... infectious diseases carried by ticks can progress rapidly and may be life-threatening. If possible, take the tick along with you to your doctor's office for laboratory testing. Rocky Mountain spotted ...
- 39. Rickets
- (Rickets)
- ... their skeletons are growing so rapidly. Dark skin. Dark skin doesn't react as strongly to sunshine as does lighter colored skin, so it produces less vitamin D. Northern latitudes. Children ...
- 40. Rheumatic fever
- (Rheumatic fever)
- ... hands and feet Pain in one joint that migrates to another joint Red, hot or swollen joints Small, painless nodules beneath the skin Chest pain Sensation of rapid, fluttering or pounding heartbeats ...