Crises

A sudden sharp deterioration in the patient’s condition that occurs against the background of an existing disease. The causes of crises can be overwork, anxiety and anxiety, work in an unfavorable environment (noisy or stuffy room, improper work and rest schedule), weather fluctuations, consumption of foods contraindicated for the patient, such as fatty, fried or salty foods, excessive alcohol consumption and smoking.

A hypertensive crisis occurs when blood pressure rises rapidly above the patient’s usual level. In this case, headache, dizziness, noise and heaviness in the head, nausea, and vomiting appear. Patients often complain of pain in the heart, but sometimes they experience only general malaise, a feeling of lightheadedness, and staggering when walking.

If these symptoms appear, the patient should immediately consult a doctor. Hypotonic crisis is a sudden decrease in blood pressure. Occurs due to acute cardiac or vascular failure.

At the same time, it becomes dark in the eyes, stuffy ears, nausea, and fainting may occur. Cerebral vascular crisis is an attack of transient cerebrovascular accident. Patients experience lightheadedness, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, there may be vomiting, sometimes short-term weakness or numbness in the arm or leg, and difficulty speaking.

Vegetative-vascular crises are conditions characterized by fluctuations in blood pressure, palpitations, pain in the heart, sometimes difficulty breathing, changes in temperature, pallor or redness of the skin, chills, and sweat. Sometimes there is aching or burning pain in the abdomen, a feeling of fullness in the abdomen, belching, nausea and vomiting.

Thyrotoxic crisis is accompanied by increased body temperature, paleness or redness of the face, rapid irregular heartbeat, and sometimes confusion. May end in coma.

With Addison's disease, an attack of adrenal insufficiency may occur - an adrenal crisis, manifested by general weakness, headache, abdominal pain, vomiting, confusion, agitation, convulsions, and sometimes coma.

Treatment of a developed crisis is carried out by a doctor. It is impossible to self-medicate during crises, since for different crises many of the initial symptoms are the same, but require different treatment.

To prevent crises, systematic treatment of the underlying disease is necessary. For patients prone to crises, a rational daily routine with alternating work, rest, proper diet and good sleep is very important. All factors that cause crises must be eliminated if possible.