Category: Symptom

Symptoms​ are physical or mental signs indicating illness or abnormal body conditions, such as fever, pain, fatigue, or dizziness. They help doctors diagnose diseases but may vary in severity. Persistent or severe symptoms require medical attention.

Nocturnal leg cramps

Nocturnal leg cramps are sudden, involuntary, and violent contractions of the leg muscles during sleep, often caused by factors such as cold legs, calcium deficiency, and fatigue. They are more…

itching

Pruritus refers to an unpleasant skin sensation that triggers the urge to scratch or rub. It can be related to physical and chemical irritants, skin diseases, and endocrine disorders. Traditional…

nodules

A nodule refers to a palpable, round, quasi-round, or oval localized substantial lesion, mostly located in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue, with a diameter exceeding 1 cm. Epidemiology High-risk populationNon-specific…

thin

Emaciation refers to weight loss due to illness or other factors, exceeding 10% of standard body weight, or a body mass index (BMI) below 18.5. It is characterized by rough,…

proteinuria

Proteinuria, also known as urine protein, is a common clinical abnormality in the urine, detected by a routine urinalysis. A 24-hour urine protein level exceeding 150 mg is considered proteinuria.…

Vascular plaque

Plaque is a substance that accumulates on the inner walls of blood vessels, primarily composed of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances. The specific cause is unclear, but may be…

Oily ears

Oily ear, also known as moist earwax, wet ears, soft earwax, oily earwax, or greasy earwax, refers to the oily, sticky earwax (or cerumen) secreted from the external auditory canal.…

Unformed stool

Loose stools may be caused by improper diet, cold abdomen, bacterial or viral infection, enteritis, indigestion, dysbacteriosis, etc. The main symptoms are repeated loose and soft stools like mud, which…