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In a complex biological system called the human body, there is a very reliable way of self-examination of violations of organs or systems, as well as a reliable way to report these violations. The appearance of various unpleasant sensations, especially such as acute pain, is a signal about defects that arise both in morphology (structure) and in the functioning (work) of organs and systems.
What causes acute pain?
Acute pain indicates a new impairment in work, in other words, acute pain requires close attention from the time it occurs. If the pain is localized in the organs / systems available to the patient (eyes, teeth), the patient is able to independently assess the severity of the disorder and calculate the need and time for seeking qualified help.
In the case of "internal" pains, things are not so simple. It should be remembered that pain has the property of radiating (spreading). In the case of a signal (irritation) in one part of the nerve path of transmission of the pain signal, the entire "nervous" path will be involved in the generation of this pain signal and the feeling of discomfort may not always appear in the place where the injured organ is located. In addition to the classic examples of pain irradiation, such as pain on the surface of the skin with internal injuries and facial pain, a repercussion phenomenon may occur-the formation of pain sensations in areas that are remote from the injured organ. For example, with pain in the heart, pain occurs under the scapula, on the inner surface of the left forearm.
If the stomach is damaged, the pain is felt in the thoracic spine, with damage to the intestine (upper sections), the sensations of pain can be localized in the lumbar spine. Pain from an inflamed appendix and irritated pancreas on symptoms in an acute period is extremely difficult to differentiate, it is especially important in this case to realize that pain from an inflamed appendix will relate to morphological pains requiring surgery, and acute pain from the inflamed pancreas has basically a functional nature and requires a conservative long-term therapeutic treatment. These few examples are an indicator of the complexity of the system of emergence and awareness of pain, in the causes of which can be understood only by a trained specialist.
The presence of any kind of pain brings discomfort, especially painfully experienced sudden acute pain.
In the chest cavity, the condition of acute pain most often indicates the presence of damage to the heart muscle (heart attacks and pre-infarction states), it should be remembered that damage to the lung tissue never causes pain. Pain sensations in case of damage to the respiratory system can indicate the ingress of foreign bodies into them, the spasm of smooth muscles of the bronchi, the pain of the intercostal muscles, the pain from the damage to the rib bones, but never a sharp pain in the chest will indicate the presence of tuberculosis and similar diseases leading to changes in lung tissue.
Attacks of acute pain
In the case when attacks of acute pain are constantly repeated, it should be understood that the problem for the body is not resolved and the methods used so far have not worked. The paroxysm of pain is a valuable diagnostic material, the patient, if possible, should record the onset of seizures, their strength, frequency, duration.
Acute pain in pregnancy
A female body can experience acute pain during pregnancy, due to physiological changes in the body. The growing weight can provoke joint pain, the appearance of stretch marks like damage to muscle fibers and ligamentous tissue are the cause of "pruritus of pregnant women", breast engorgement can cause chest pain, changing the position of the internal organs often causes pain in the stomach and intestines, headache also is a consequence of hormonal stress. The appearance of any acute pain in the pelvic region and spasm of the muscles in the pelvic area causes the immediate hospitalization of the pregnant woman to find out the causes of acute pain and evaluate the threat to the fetus.
Types of acute pain
Consider the types of pain more. The very concept of acute pain is commonly understood as subjective experiences associated with true or imaginary tissue damage. Based on this formulation, pain is divided into phantom pains (sensations of pain that arise in absent organs or limbs), mental pain (moral suffering, psychogenic disorders), pathological acute pain (resulting from damage to the central and peripheral nervous systems without disturbing the structure or work organs \ systems) and pain physical (the signal comes when the work of organs / systems is broken or when they are damaged).
Depending on the localization of pain, acute pains are skin, muscle, joint, pain of internal organs (cavity pains), dental, eye, head, and so on.
Acute pain and chronic pain differ by the patient in terms of the level of pain, according to the description, acute pain can be piercing, cutting, pulling, twisting, paroxysmal or permanent, and so on.
Pain can occur as with prolonged irritation of any receptors (nerve endings), and when irritating specific "pain receptors." The latter are divided into mechanical, thermal and chemical. Receptors are of two kinds - C and Aδ-fiber. C-receptors are responsible for the conductivity of slow pains, for example, pain from poisoning, from mass radiation damage, Aδ-fiber receptors are responsible for the conductance of signals of instantaneous pain.
Acute headache
Headaches, especially acute pain, may indicate a spasm of the smooth muscles of the vessels supplying the brain, or a developing pathological process of inflammation of various etiologies in which the meninges are affected, or is a pain with an unclear etiology (cause). Among the reasons for the appearance of headache are meningitis, diagnosis of headache is particularly important, as the level of accruing damage can be irreversible and lead the patient to disability. The degree of violations that may remain after the end of treatment depends on the timing of seeking help from the time of onset of the disease. It should be remembered that the brain substance itself does not have specific receptors for the generation of a pain signal and the disorders that occur in strokes do not have the period when the organism signals a developing disturbance with acute pain. In any case, an acute headache requires examination by specialized specialists and self-medication is unacceptable.
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Sharp pain in scapula
In itself, acute pain in the scapula has no explanation, since the scapula is a bone. But with pain in the heart, pain occurs under the scapula, on the inner surface of the left forearm. Special common ways of innervation of the heart, separate skin areas and muscles on the back, having common roots in the spinal cord of the spine, provide the patient with pain in the heart sensations, which he will call the doctor as "acute pain in the scapula." There is a possibility of such pain in osteochondrosis, mechanical injuries and significant physical exertion, but always violations in the work of the heart should be the first in the queue to exclude the causes of these pain.
Sharp pain in the tooth
When the enamel is damaged, there is a sharp pain in the tooth. This kind of pain occurs with trauma, which can be one-time (cleavage, tooth extraction), or developed gradually due to the caries process. The enamel is devoid of nerve endings; therefore, a sharp pain in the tooth indicates irritation of exposed nerve endings located under the enamel in the pulp. The process of irritation of nerve endings can not stop on its own, acute pain in the tooth passes only with the help of a dentist or after the complete destruction of the tooth itself, however, with natural destruction, it is possible to develop a vast inflammatory process that will affect the periosteum, probably the jawbone. To prevent such complications and preserve the teeth should regularly visit the dentist, even in those cases where no toothache a person does not feel. Another cause of acute toothache from contact with food, air, water can be the development of the process of gum inflammation (paradontitis), the development of which leads to the exposure of the root of the tooth.
Acute pain in the ear
Often the patient is surprised by a sharp pain in his ear. Against the background of relative health suddenly develops acute pain syndrome. The reason for this can be a foreign body, more often an insect that creeps into the ear to a sleeping person. If this situation is excluded, then acute pain in the ear is a consequence of otitis. Otitis develops when a pathogenic flora enters a closed warm moist nutrient medium - into the human ear. Reproduction of microflora occurs with a weakening of immunity, for example, from hypothermia, from climate change.
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Acute sore throat
Also, with hypothermia, there may be a sharp pain in the throat. This signal also indicates the multiplication of pathogenic flora, which is present on mucous membranes and requires close attention. To facilitate the treatment process, it is recommended to bring the diagnosis, for example, to pass the bacillus with the determination of sensitivity to antibiotics of the sown microflora. If the sharp pain in the throat is not a consequence of mechanical damage (from swallowing sharp objects), then the fight against this pain should be conducted under the close attention of experts of otolaryngologists. Unskilful self-medication can lead to complications in the form of a purulent process in the tonsils, swelling of the throat.
Acute abdominal pain
In the abdominal cavity, the cause of pain can be the presence of inflamed appendicitis, ruptures of various cysts, intestinal obstruction - this is only a small list of problems leading to calls in the state of "acute abdominal pain" and requiring urgent care. In the peritoneum there is a mass of nerve endings, because of which the solution of the problem of diffodiagnosis is difficult. Subjective feelings and complaints may exceed the danger of the condition, but with pain medications, acute abdominal pain can mask for several hours, making it difficult to assess the severity of the patient, which can lead to the loss of valuable time for the provision of operational assistance.
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Acute pain in the intestine
Patients sometimes complain of discomfort in the abdomen, describing the sensations as "acute pain in the intestines." The appearance of such complaints often results from the accumulation of gases that overstretch the walls of the intestine, causing acute painful sensations, as well as the passage through the intestines of foreign swallowed bodies, from the onset of dysbiosis, from the colonization of the intestine by helminths that injure the walls of the intestine when secured to prevent their evacuation. Sometimes acute pain in the intestine occurs with a state of chronic constipation. The accumulation of fecal masses affects the walls of the intestine and damages the mucous membrane, causing pain and spasm. There is acute pain in the intestine and from sudden paroxysmal contractions of the intestine, which urgently evacuates the contents due to detected toxins, parasites, etc., as well as after taking a medicinal dose of a laxative. To diagnose the causes of pain in the intestine, the patient himself will render an invaluable service to the treating doctor in case of active self-examination of the causes of the disorder of the work of his organism.
Acute pain in the stomach
Many people suffer from a sharp pain in the stomach. The causes of this condition can be a chronic increase in the acidity of the stomach, intake / absence of food, food poisoning, complications of the ulcerative process, neoplasms, etc. If a patient has previously experienced similar conditions and knows from which he has a sharp pain in his stomach, then the diagnosis of a sudden onset of the condition is facilitated. With spontaneously arisen pain, the presence of ulcerative lesions of the mucosa in a state of exacerbation with a complication in the form of perforation of the stomach, its vessels, and bleeding that appears is more often suspected. It is also possible to develop gastralgia (acute pain in the stomach) with nervous overstrain, significant physical exertion.
Acute abdominal pain
Sometimes spontaneous pain can occur acute pain in the abdomen. In this case, attention should be paid to sexual anatomical differences. In women, acute pain in the lower abdomen can be most likely due to various inflammatory processes in the reproductive organs, spasmodic contractions of the uterus musculature. In men, acute pain in the lower abdomen is more likely to indicate an impaired intestinal function. For both sexes, the likelihood of developing appendicitis inflammation, the development of peritonitis as a complication in damage to intestinal integrity should be eliminated as quickly as possible.
Sharp pain in the groin
Patients with acute pain in the groin, which can indicate the presence of inguinal hernia. Hernias in the groin can be with infringement of the hernial contents, and so-called "guided", uncomfortable hernias, in which the surgeon's assistance is also needed, but surgical intervention can be avoided. Sometimes acute pain in the groin occurs from the inflamed nearest inguinal lymph node, the cause of inflammation of which should be sought in the defeat of the nearest organs. Very rarely acute pain in the groin is a consequence of disorders in the spine.
Sharp pain in the side
Most often, with complaints of pain in the peritoneum, there is a sharp pain in the side. It is there that the kidneys are capable of giving the strongest pains, both with pyelonephritis (inflammation) and with the expulsion of sand and stones. Sometimes acute pain in the side indicates a violation of the spine, intestines, pains in the side and disruption of the pancreas, gall bladder, liver, spleen.
Sharp pain in right side
In patients, acute pain in the right side occurs most often when a violation of the liver, bile or kidney. Very rarely the culprit of such local pain is the loops of the intestine. If the kidney is disturbed, its inflammation leads to acute paroxysmal pains, which sharply increase from strokes with the palm of the hand on the back in the projection of the diseased organ. Such an express examination can be conducted by any doctor. Violation of the liver is often accompanied by an increase. In this case, acute pain in the right side is sharply increased by palpation (probing) of the liver edge protruding from the right hypochondrium (in healthy form the liver does not protrude beyond the ribs). Problems in the operation of the gallbladder cause acute attacks of pain with vomiting and irradiation of pain in the back. Also, pain in the right side should be heeded in case of suspicions of inflammation of appendicitis. In any case, acute pain in the right side requires examination and a precise diagnosis before taking pain medication.
Acute pain in left side
Necessarily sharp pain in the left side should alert the patient. On the left are the pancreas, spleen and kidney. The pancreas itself in the case of inflammation can give a pain syndrome, felt like a sharp pain in the left side, but it is located deep in the body and closer to the center of the imaginary axis of the spine. Sharp stabbing pain generates the spleen and kidney. Spleen inflames extremely rarely, its spasm and pain syndrome is caused by physical stress and nervous experiences, this feature is physiological and the pain passes by itself. For the accuracy of diagnosis, the rupture (mechanical damage) of the spleen should be avoided.
Acute pain in the hypochondrium
Sometimes acute pain in the hypochondrium is difficult to diagnose because of the large involvement of nearby organs. Most often this pain generates either an inflamed enlarged liver with a gallbladder on the right, or an inflamed pancreatic tail on the left, or kidneys (symmetrically or one), or abnormalities in the operation of the stomach (pain in front in the projection of the solar plexus).
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Acute pain in the kidneys
In itself, acute pain in the kidneys is easily recognized and does not get confused. Kidneys ache with pyelonephritis (inflammation) in an acute period. Disorders in this case arise as a result of the development of pathogenic microflora. Similarly, acute pain in the kidneys occurs during the evacuation (expulsion) of stones and sand as a consequence of mechanical irritation. Sometimes acute pain in the kidneys appears against the background of an infectious disease as a result of the increased work of this organ when removing the products of decay.
Acute chest pain
In the chest cavity, the condition of acute pain most often indicates the presence of cardiac muscle damage (heart attacks and pre-infarction states), it should be remembered that damage to the lung tissue never causes pain. Acute chest pain and painful sensations in case of damage to the respiratory system may indicate the ingress of foreign bodies into them, the spasm of smooth muscles of the bronchi, the pain of the intercostal muscles, the pains from the damage to the rib bones, but never a sharp pain in the chest will indicate the presence of tuberculosis and the like diseases that lead to changes in lung tissue.
Sharp pain in the heart
If the patient claims that he has acute pain in the heart, then it is necessary to assume a heart attack or ischemic disturbances in the functioning of the cardiac muscle, the condition can arise due to the experienced nervous shock or unnecessarily heavy physical exertion.
Acute pain in joints
In a patient, acute joint pain is a syndrome in a variety of systemic diseases. More often in the painful process, the most distant from the heart joints (joints of the fingers) are first involved, the process eventually affects the joints of the wrists and ankles. A sharp pain in the joints signals a person to the inflammatory process in the articular bag, the degenerative processes of changes in the cartilaginous tissue, the change in the hormonal background. Diagnosis of pain in the joints is often a long and painstaking process.
Sharp pain in the shoulder
There is a sharp pain in the shoulder with inflammation of the joint, a change in cartilage, as a consequence of the immune attack of their own organism. Often, acute pain in the shoulder is associated with injuries and prolonged physical exertion. Pain often leads to a restriction of joint mobility.
Acute back pain
Increasingly, a modern person has acute back pain. Painful sensations are associated with the peculiarity of the erect, which is only in humans. Because of the vertical position of the body, the back experiences excessive loads and requires a careful and attentive attitude.
Sharp pain in the spine
Such sensations as acute pain in the spine are familiar to very many. This pain is a consequence of damage to the nerve roots leaving the spinal canal of the spine. A sudden acute pain in the spine indicates a sharp stimulation of the nerve fiber from compression upon damage (flattening, displacement) of the vertebral discs, which, in turn, damage the nerve. It happens that acute pain in the spine is caused by trauma, fracture or cracks in the vertebrae.
Acute pain in lower back
With prolonged exertion and static tension of the back muscles, there is a sharp pain in the lower back. This is due to the disruption of nerve fiber nutrition due to prolonged muscle tension, with a change in intervertebral disks due to non-physiological working posture. If the acute pain in the lower back is due to heavy lifting and a sharp turn of the body, then we should talk about trauma.
Acute pain in the leg
With lumbar pains often there is a sharp pain in the leg. This is due to the fact that if the nerve endings at the lumbar level are damaged, the underlying organ, innervated by this process, will also suffer. It happens that the sharp pain in the leg is caused by sciatica nerve inflammation. Pain syndrome in this case is difficult to stop and treatment with rehabilitation takes a long time.
Sharp pain in the knee
Such a violation, as acute pain in the knee, is most often a consequence of the destruction of ligaments or part of the knee joint. The most common acute painful cider is caused by tearing or breaking the meniscus, parts of which are "wedged" by the knee joint, scratching the cartilaginous surface. These scratches and the fragments of the meniscus gradually cause an aseptic inflammatory process, the acute pain in the knee from this process persists the patient for a long time. The help, as a rule, operative.
Sharp pain in the neck
Very often, sharp pain in the neck occurs suddenly in the unsuccessful sharp turn of the head to the side. This type of pain is post-traumatic from subluxation of the cervical vertebrae. The help in this case can render only the surgeon. It happens that acute pain in the neck occurs as a consequence of a prolonged fixation of the head in one posture and is inherently muscular. In this case, help is limited to massage, rest and self-control in the future.
Where to treat acute pain?
The modern level of development of medicine uniquely answers the question of where to treat acute pain. With a pronounced pain syndrome, only a specialist can determine the existence of a danger to life, the degree of damage to organs / systems and the method of patient care.
If the condition of acute pain is diagnosed by the patient as a signal from the internal organs and the patient becomes pale, it is cold, the pulse rises slightly, the pressure drops - for all these signs it is necessary to lie down immediately and call an ambulance. The described signs may indicate the onset of internal bleeding and in such a state it is extremely undesirable to go anywhere or even walk. In the case of acute pain in the heart, it is necessary to call an ambulance and to clarify whether the arrival of a cardiac team is possible. The cardiologist will be able to coordinate the actions of the doctors and the patient to achieve the best result in the treatment of infarctions and pre-infarction conditions with the least consequences. If the patient has self-controlled (eliminated) the state of acute pain, the next step in helping himself should be to contact a specialized specialist. With exacerbation of inflammation in the maxillary sinuses, only the ENT will help to get rid of headaches that have arisen in connection with sinusitis. A neurologist will help you understand the causes of chest pains - whether they are a consequence of heart disorders or whether these pains indicate problems in the spine. Pain in the intestine can talk about a threat to life or be functional in nature - only the surgeon will answer the question of how dangerous the patient's acute pain is. Many conditions of violations of the organs of the epigastric region require a systematic lifelong supportive treatment, which is individually selected and appointed by the gastroenterologist. Deviation from the recommendations of the gastroenterologist and a violation of the diet will immediately be affected by acute pain in the pancreas of the liver, gall bladder, stomach.
In the event that the patient does not seek help to identify the causes of acute pain, does not respond to body signals of damage, the state of coma may develop (the lesions reach a point where the body loses its ability to function). A person in a coma can not specify the place of pain localization and doctors spend precious time investigating the causes of oppressed consciousness. In all cases, acute pain, like chronic pain, requires the most attentive attitude, the most acute diagnosis and qualified care.
Than to remove or take off an acute pain?
Many are concerned about the withdrawal of acute pain. The pain itself is not a threat, it is only a signal, but the condition in which a person experiences pain leads to the exhaustion of the patient. Often, the removal of acute pain is carried out immediately immediately after the evaluation of the state of severity. Earlier, the removal of acute pain is not recommended, as for many diagnoses it is the nature of acute pain is fundamental.
Today the question is, how to remove acute pain, it is not worth it. In pharmacies there is a very large selection of painkillers, as there is a sufficient selection of drugs that are used only in a hospital. You can choose non-traditional methods of anesthesia.
Than to remove or take off an acute headache?
Remove a sharp headache will help a very well-proven set of traditional medicines - ibuprofen, aspirin, tempalgin, paracetamol. For children aged 12 and older, the initial dose of ibuprofen will be 200 mg in 3-4 divided doses per day. If absolutely necessary, it is permissible to increase the initial dose to 400 mg, also 3 times a day. The maximum doses are, single - 1200, daily - 2400 mg. Between receptions should pass not less than 6 hours. The mechanism of action of ibuprofen, basically, consists in interruption of transmission of a pain signal.
There are often cases when the headache is responsible for spasm of the neck muscles, which make it difficult to drain venous blood. The simplest grinding of the neck and the turns of the head with inclines back will help relieve muscle tension, which, in turn, will stop the passage of blood through the veins.
From non-traditional methods of fighting headaches, hot local douches, warm baths as a relaxant, cold compresses on the side that causes maximum pain sensations can be recommended. Cold compresses are contraindicated in facial neuralgia. Good results in the fight against headache showed pyrethrum maiden. If fresh grass is available for treatment, then the dosage of consumption is one or two leaves per day. Capsulated pyrethrum is used in a dosage of up to 300 mg per day, and in the form of tinctures - up to 40 drops per day. To relieve headaches associated with fatigue, it is recommended to use rosemary in the form of tea, which is brewed immediately before consumption (1 teaspoon of rosemary per cup of boiling water, 10 minutes).
Than to remove a sharp toothache?
Only acute analgesics such as solpadein, panadol-extra, ibuprofen, naproxin will help to remove acute toothache. These preparations do not affect blood coagulability, which is extremely important in the provision of dental care. For the fastest possible effect, the use of Dentol ointment is possible, but the duration of the drug does not exceed 20 minutes. Of the non-traditional methods of pre-hospital care for toothache should be particularly noted those that help with gum disease - rinse with sage broth, a saline solution, peppermint mixtures with oak bark, camomile with calendula.
It is also practiced obkladnivanie a sick tooth porridge from garlic, baked onions. Another method for removing the toothache can serve as rubbing the auricles from the side of the aching tooth. Not bad proved the method of hovering legs: legs should be soared, as with a cold, then put on warm socks and lie under the blanket. All of the above methods do not lead to cure and are methods of pre-hospital care.
Sore throat pain
With pain in the throat in the case of the development of the inflammatory process, the main goal of treatment is a complex treatment of the body and disinfection of the mucous surface in a bacterial or viral infection, the cessation of direct stimuli (eg, smoke). At the same time, it is possible to reduce pain without regard to further refined diagnosis. It should be as little as possible to talk, drink plenty of warm liquid (not hot!), The liquid should not contain acids, including fruit, so as not to cause excessive irritation of the mucosa, it is recommended to rinse with salted water, any antiseptic tinctures (rinse with eucalyptus tincture, rinse with a tincture of Echinacea, rinse with dissolved tablets of furacilin). Not bad proved to be all sorts of modern pastilles with antiseptics, as well as their predecessor - tablets for sucking with streptomycin "Septifril". Easy to use all sorts of sprays ("Happy Laur", "Angistop", "Ingalipt" and so on).
Than to remove or take off an acute pain in an ear?
If there is sharp pain in the ear (the appearance of otitis), make sure that there is no foreign body in the ear. If an insect crawls into the ear, it is washed out with a considerable amount of warm vegetable oil. Due to the fact that the insect causes intolerable pain, it should be killed. For this purpose, the oil is poured into the ear of the lying person and in this liquid the insect perishes. If, after turning over, the leaking oil does not entrain the insect and remains in the ear, attempts to wash it can be done several more times, but one should not get involved, any liquid in the ear can provoke an otitis. Without any complications at any point of medical care, a specialist can wash an insect from the ear canal. If the pain in the ear is caused by otitis (inflammation), then you can remove the acute pain using otinum, otipax, sfradex, garazon. Do not heat your ear! Not bad proved to be "grandmother's" method of instilling a solution of boric acid, which is an antiseptic. Just at the same time, you should drip your nose (!) With any vasoconstrictive drug with a type of halazoline that will reduce mucosal edema and improve the outflow of any accumulated fluid in the middle ear through the Eustachian tube and thereby relieve acute pain. To clarify the scheme of further treatment, diagnosis of otitis causes is mandatory.
Withdrawal of acute joint pain
In acute pains in joints of hands, feet, pains in the spine, analgesics (baralgin, analgin, spazgan, etc.), analgin solution of 50% - 2.0 ml in combination with a solution of dimedrol 1% - 1.0 ml in the form of intramuscularly at night for 5 to 10 days, blockade (obkalyvaniya) with lidocaine 2% - 2.0 ml, non-narcotic analgesics (ketans, stadol, zoldiar) complex mechanism of action of 1 tablet 2-3 times a day. Will help dexalgin, voltaren, ketanov. In case of suspicion of compression of nerve endings due to trauma (subluxation), the same step should be taken with anti-edema drugs (mannitol, escinate). In the case where injections are not available, a good therapeutic effect can be obtained from Diklak-gel, Finalagel and their analogues.
Of the tablet preparations for the relief of pain, all kinds of analgesics are suitable. If there are no suitable first aid kits in the home medicine kit, first aid preparations can be used to recommend the flu symptoms (anti-inflammatory, analgesic and decongestant components are included).
How to relieve pain in the heart?
At pains in heart it is necessary to realize precisely degree of responsibility before the health for the missed time at a myocardial infarction. If all access to the cardiologist is limited, then help with pain behind the sternum can be obtained from validol (vasodilator, "weak" relaxant), however, with serious heart problems this drug is ineffective, nitroglycerin is required, which has a pronounced vascular effect, acts quickly, but, because of its active action, is not always well tolerated (can cause dry mouth, dizziness). To relieve the condition for unexplained causes of pain in the heart with nitroglycerin take 1 tab. Aspirin, which is desirable to chew (taking just one tablet of aspirin even in the presence of myocardial infarction significantly reduces the number of deaths from thrombosis in the first day). Recommended and cardiomagnesium - a drug to improve blood circulation, prevent thrombosis, prevent recurrent myocardial infarction, take 1 tab. In a day. To ease the condition with arrhythmia, ischemic heart disease, heart attacks take drugs that reduce the need for cardiac muscle in oxygen, slowing the heart rate - anaprilin, atenolol, metoprolol. It is acceptable to take analgesics (pentalgin, sedalgin). Some methods of alternative medicine can alleviate the patient's condition with pain in the heart area, these are herbal tinctures with a relaxing effect: hawthorn, lemon balm (mint), valerian. Helps also the yellow card on the chest in the projection of the heart. However, with unceasing painful feelings, it is strictly contraindicated to move a lot, try to come to the doctor yourself. Definitely it is necessary to call an ambulance at the house.
Than to remove or take out an acute pain in a side?
In case the patient is surprised by a sharp pain in the right or left side, the presence of renal colic should be assumed. Renal colic appears as a reaction of irritation in the kidney or ureter from stones and sand. The only way to help should be aimed at increasing the speed of the expulsion of the stone and facilitating this process. Starting anesthetics with an unspecified diagnosis can be deadly! Warming and analgesic procedures in the case of inflamed appendicitis lead instantly to peritonitis. If the cause of pain is established as renal colic, all possible analgesics (promedol, omnopon, baralgin) are recommended. Be sure to take antispasmodics (papaverine, platifillin, no-shpu) and recommended a warm relaxing bath. Removal of renal colic is carried out in the hospital, the patient is administered drugs in a mixture, including both analgesics and antispasmodics, recommend to place a heating pad on the side. Observation of specialists will help prevent complications and provide emergency assistance in the event of the onset of massive bleeding.
How to relieve a sharp pain in the intestines?
Pain in the intestines can be caused by overstretching of the walls due to untimely emptying or the appearance of gases. To eliminate these causes, you should take a laxative. Laxatives can be chemical derivatives or derived from natural plant material (buckthorn bark, senna leaf, laxative drug collection in the form of tea). In the case of dysbacteriosis, the pathogenic microflora should be first eliminated with antibiotics (antibiotic will be administered only after analysis of bacteriosum with determination of sensitivity to antibiotics) with subsequent colonization of the intestine with a useful microflora (acidum and bifidum bacteria). If the pain in the intestine does not lend itself to self-diagnosis, then it should not be eliminated on its own.
Than to remove an acute pain in a stomach?
Pain in the stomach can be caused by gastritis with increased or decreased acidity. Express diagnostics consists in determining the time of onset of pain: before a meal, "hungry" pains appear, as a rule, with increased acidity and in this case are eliminated by drugs that suppress the secretory function of the stomach, enveloping and soothing solutions (platyphylline, methacin, vinyllin, de-nol) If pain occurs after eating and the patient does not remember the state of heartburn, then in this case a fractional diet is indicated or, depending on the lack of enzymes and gastric juice, the intake of enzymes and solutions replacing g efect. If the pain is cutting, unbearable, one should assume the presence of an ulcer and consult a gastroenterologist. Ulcers of the stomach and duodenum are dangerous bleeding. To effectively stop the pain syndrome with increased acidity, a decoction of flax seeds is shown (the seeds are brewed and insisted for about an hour to get a thick mucous sediment that is decanted from the seeds and drunk as a painful sensation as an enveloping and soothing agent). You can use infusions of herbs consisting of one part of the comfrey, calendula, root of the ayr, St. John's wort, plantain of flaxseed, chamomile flowers, a leaf of the Kalina, which are poured with boiling water in a thermos for the night and take half a cup before meals for 15 minutes.
Pain in the stomach can indicate not only the presence of ulcers, but also polyposis (polypas of the stomach), conditions of acute poisoning, problems in the operation of the pancreas or gallbladder. The relief of acute pain in recent cases is reduced to taking antispasmodics to relax the smooth muscles of gland ducts and to take any analgesics. Help with acute pain in the right upper quadrant also reduces to taking analgesics and antispasmodics. Analgesics use analgin, paracetamol, tramal buprenorphine, from spasmolytics - baralgin, no-spu, papazole, drotaverin.
The condition of sharp pain in the groin, the lower abdomen may indicate intestinal obstruction, inflammation of the appendix, infringement of the hernia - in these cases, the surgeon's help is necessary, before entering the physicians, one should never warm the intestines. To ease the condition, you can take any analgesics, to reduce bowel contraction, you can use antispasmodics. If the cutting pains are associated with urination, you should assume the onset of cystitis and the main help will be to eliminate the causes of inflammation. Anesthetics will not be included in the treatment regimen for cystitis, since pain with cystitis rarely reaches such a level that it requires correction, but with individual pain intolerance, any analgesics (analgin, rapilol, tempalgin) can be used.