Just Know the Signs and Symptoms of Infection As a Nurse

• Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) : Low Grade Afternoon Fever.
• Corona Virus: Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, Chest pain or pressure, Loss of speech or movement
• Pneumonia :Rust Coloured Sputum.
• Asthma :Wheezing on Expiration.
• Emphysema : Barrel Chest.
• Kawasaki Syndrome :Strawberry Tongue.
• Pernicious Anemia : Red Beefy Tongue.
• Down Syndrome : Protruding Tongue.
• Cholera : Rice-Watery Stool and washer woman’s hands (wrinkled hands from dehydration).
• Malaria :Stepladder like Fever with Chills. 
• Typhoid :Rose spots on the abdomen.
• Dengue : Fever, Rash, and headache. Positive Herman’s Sign (Macular or Measles-like Rash on the palms and spreads up the arms, body and legs. Fades slowly and followed by branny defamation of the skin.)
• Diphtheria: Pseudomembrane formation.
• Measles: Fever, Dry cough, Runny nose, Sore throat., Inflamed eyes (conjunctivitis), Koplik’s Spots (clustered white lesions on buccal mucosa).
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Butterfly Rash
• Leprosy: Skin Lesions, Patches of skin with decreased sensation, Leonine Facies (thickened folded facial skin).
• Bulimia: Bulimia, Chipmunk Facies (parotid gland swelling), Repeated episodes of eating abnormally large amounts of food in one sitting.
  
• Appendicitis: Pain that worsens if you cough, walk or make other jarring movements, Rebound tenderness at McBurney’s point, Sudden pain that begins on the right side of the lower abdomen
• Meningitis: Sudden high fever, Stiff neck, Kernig’s Sign (stiffness of hamstrings causing inability to straighten the leg when the hip is flexed to 90 degrees). 
• Tetany: Muscle cramps, or Paresthesias of hands and feet., Hypocalcaemia. 
• Tetanus :Risus Sardonicus or Rictus Grin. 
• Pancreatitis : Cullen’s Sign (Ecchymosis of the Umbilicus). Grey Turner’s Sign (Bruising of the Flank).
• Pyloric Stenosis : Vomiting after feeding, Olive like Mass. 
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus : Persistent fast breathing or breathlessness, Sweating with crying or eating.
• Addison’s Disease : Salt craving.,Bronzelike Skin Pigmentation, Abdominal pain.
• Cushing’s Syndrome : Weight gain and fatty tissue deposits, Moon Face Appearance and Buffalo Hump, Pink or purple stretch marks.
• Grave’s Disease : Exophthalmos (Bulging of the Eye out of the Orbit).
• Intussusception : Sausage - Shaped Mass.
• Multiple Sclerosis : Tingling or pain in parts of your body, Charcot’s Triad : Nystagmus, Intention Tremor, Dizziness and Dysarthria.
• Myasthenia Gravis : Escending Muscle Weakness, Ptosis (Drooping of Eyelids).
• Guillain - Prickling, pins and needles sensations , Barre Syndrome : Ascending Muscles Weakness.
• Angina : Chest Pain or Discomfort (Crushing, Stabbing pain relieved by NTG)
• Myocardial Infarction (MI) : Pressure or tightness in the chest., Crushing, Stabbing pain Radiating to Left Shoulder, Neck and Arms sweating.
• Parkinson’s Disease : Pill - Rolling Tremors.
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection : Fatigue, Swollen Glands, Fever, and Sore throat, Owl’s Eye Appearance of Cells (Huge Nucleus in Cells).
• Glaucoma : Eye Problem like Tunnel Vision.
• Retinal Detachment : Eye Problem like Flashes of Light, Shadow with Curtain across Vision.
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• Basilar Skull Fracture : Eye Problem like Raccoon Eyes (Periorbital Ecchymosis).  Battle’s Sign (Mastoid Ecchymosis).
• Buerger’s Disease : Pale, reddish or blue-tinted hands or feet, Intermittent Claudication (Pain at Buttocks or Legs from Poor Circulation Resulting in Impaired Walking).
• Diabetic Keto Acidosis : Acetone Breathe.
• Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) : Proteinuria, Hypertension, Edema.
• Diabetes Mellis : Polydipsia, Polyphagia, Polyuria.
• Hirschsprung’s Disease (Toxic Megacolon) : Ribbon type in Stool. 
• Sexual Transmitted Infections : Herpes Simplex Type II - Painful Vesicles on Genitali