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Treatment

Depending on your symptoms, your doctor may prescribe the following:

Antibiotics: metronidazole topical cream or gel (MetroCream, MetroGel) is the first-line therapy most commonly prescribed. Other topical antibiotics also may be effective. Tetracycline and tetracycline derivatives such as doxycycline, are prescription medicines you take by mouth once or twice a day. They sell several brands. The improvement is usually evident in the first two months after the start of treatment.

Azelaic acid (Finacea): The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, for its acronym in English) of the United States approved this drug in June 2003 for topical (applied to the skin). It is a dicarboxylic acid containing gel and used for inflamed pimples in cases of mild to moderate rosacea. Read the rest of this entry »

Diagnosis

Usually, a doctor could diagnose rosacea based on the history of redness and the appearance of the skin. In the early stages of rosacea, the rash can sometimes be mistaken for sunburn, acne, hot flashes of menopause or allergy to cosmetics.

Duration

The symptoms of rosacea often come and go in cycles, often triggered by substances and situations that make your face turn red. If you seek medical help and follow the medical treatment, you can improve the condition of the skin and may stop or reverse the progression of this condition. Read the rest of this entry »

Rosacea is a common condition and prolonged skin that causes inflammation (swelling) and erythema (redness) on the face. It usually starts with redness on the cheeks and nose and can also affect the forehead and chin. The late comedian W.C. Fields, known for his witty looking nose, red and bulbous, suffered from advanced rosacea.

Currently, rosacea affects 13 million people in the United States is more common in fair-skinned adults between 30 and 50 who have red hair and white skin and a history of blushing easily. Women develop rosacea more often than men, but men are more likely to have noses inflamed (swollen) and enlarged, a condition called rhinophyma. Rosacea is often mistaken for sunburn and are generally not diagnosed. There are many good treatment for this condition. Read the rest of this entry »

When To Call a Professional

Call your doctor immediately if you notice blood in your urine or your urine is the color of cola. You should also call your health professional if you have fever or pain in the lower abdomen or side.

Forecast

Most people with hematuria related with exercise, medication, kidney stones, urinary tract infection or prostatitis has an excellent prognosis for recovery. Read the rest of this entry »

The treatment of hematuria depends on its cause. In general, people with hematuria related to the practice of physical exercises do not require treatment except to modify their exercise programs. People with hematuria related to drug intake will improve if they stop taking the medication causing the problem. Antibiotics usually cure the infection-related hematuria. In the other cases of hematuria, treatment may be more complex:

- Kidney stones, smaller stones can sometimes leave the urinary tract if you take plenty of fluids. Larger stones may require surgery or lithotripsy, a procedure that breaks the calculation.

- Trauma: the type and severity of injuries, in severe cases surgery may be needed. Read the rest of this entry »

Duration

The duration of hematuria depends on the cause. For example, hematuria related to strenuous exercise usually goes away by itself within 24 to 48 hours. Hematuria due to a urinary tract infection will disappear when the infection is cured. Hematuria associated with a kidney stone will disappear once fired or removed. Read the rest of this entry »

Your health professional will want to take a urine sample to confirm that you have hematuria. In women, blood may be mixed with blood during menstruation. Your doctor may want to repeat the urine tests between periods.

Once your doctor has confirmed that you have hematuria, ask about your medical history and family history, especially any history of kidney disease (in the kidneys), bladder problems or bleeding disorders. Your doctor will also ask about any cases of recent trauma or strenuous exercise, recent bacterial or viral infections, medications you take and your symptoms, including frequent urination, painful urination and pain in the side. Read the rest of this entry »

Hematuria rarely causes symptoms by itself. An exception is when there is so much blood in the bladder that clots form and block the flow of urine. This can cause pain on the side of the obstruction in the lower pelvis. The symptoms usually are caused by hematuria and vary by condition.

- Glomerulonephritis: If glomerulonephritis is not serious, it could cause any symptoms. If symptoms appear, may be inflammation (swelling), especially in the lower extremities, decreased urine and high blood pressure.

- Infection of the bladder or kidney, symptoms depend on where you located the infection, but can include severe pain in the middle region of the spine, fever, severe chills, nausea and vomiting, pain above the pubic bone or region bladder, foul-smelling urine, needing to urinate more often than normal, and pain or discomfort when urinating. Read the rest of this entry »

Hematuria is the presence of red blood cells in urine. If there are many red blood cells, urine may turn red or bright pink or cola. However, it often seems completely normal urine because there is enough blood to cause a color change. In this case, the condition is called “hematuria” microscopic.

There are many possible causes of hematuria include:

- Urinary tract infection, hematuria may be caused by an infection anywhere in the urinary tract, most commonly the bladder (cystitis) or kidney (pyelonephritis).

- Kidney stones (stones in the kidney)

- Tumours in the kidney or bladder Read the rest of this entry »

Renal Insufficiency

Kidney failure can be the cause or the consequence of severe hypertension.
Treatment of hypertensive crisis should take into consideration the hemodynamics and consider that in the early hours of the drop in blood pressure may worsen renal function temporarily . The use of nitroprusside is elective, but must take into account the clearance to avoid thiocyanate toxicity.

Myocardial Ischemia

The basis of antihypertensive therapy is to reduce systemic vascular resistance and improve coronary perfusion. The decrease in coronary perfusion pressure
transform a potentially reversible ischemic zone infarcted area. In the presence of myocardial ischemia diastolic pressure should be less than 100 mm. of Hg. The drug of choice is labetalol EV.El nitroglycerin is a reasonable alternative. Avoid the hydralazine and diazoxide. Read the rest of this entry »