Dr. Rachna Kashyap

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How to Describe Medical Symptoms to your Doctor

Good Afternoon to everyone! I’m Dr. Rachna Kashyap, MD Physician, having 20 years’ experience, working at Rohini, Delhi. I’m running my own medical centre. I’m on panel of Delhi University, Life Insurance Corporation of India, State Bank of India, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and Press Council of India. I specialize in treating diabetes, hypertension, thyroid illness, female health, and adolescent counselling. Today, I find there is an opportunity to discuss how doctors analyze symptoms to make diagnosis to further treat patients in a better way.

I would like to tell you today, how to present your illness to your doctor. For online consultation, some things are very important. First of all, you have to give your personal details to the doctor, so that the doctor can analyze your illness in a proper way and give you proper counselling and treatment. First of all, try to tell the doctor your age, your sex, your body fitness, your type of body, and your physical exhaustion. Do you take alcohol? If any, inform your doctor, and try to tell the doctor about your smoking habits. You have to inform the doctor about your past illness, any medical history. if you on any medication.

 To inform the doctor about your family history is also very important because all the family history problems, medical problems, they can come over again as hereditary problems in your future years. If you are a female patient and you are having any problem, you have to tell about your last menstrual period date which is very important for calculating your days of menstruation.

Secondly, you have to tell about your marital status and your history i.e. do you have any kids, any children, type of birth, type of delivery; you have to mention all these things. By getting all this information, your doctor can help you out in a good way.

Third, about your present illness, try to tell your doctor the time of onset of the illness, for how long it has been there, the severity of the illness. Is it severe, moderate or mild? Further, if there is any pain, you have to mention the severity of the pain. Is it moderate? Is it mild? And then further, it is very important to mention whether it is constant or intermittent. The pain issue is a very big matter and the disease can be analyzed on these issues. By getting all this information, your doctor can help you out in making proper diagnosis within time and can treat you in a better way.

I’m available on Lybrate by text and if you are willing for audio/video consultation, you can book through Lybrate. I’m available 24/7 365 days for your better health. So, Good Day. Take care. Keep happy! Keep healthy!
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Frequent headaches can be uncomfortable at best, and debilitating at worst. While a chronic migraine can come with a throbbing pain on one side of the head, headaches due to tension can cause mild to moderate pain on both sides. Also, daily headaches happen in at least 15 days, Hemicrania Continua is a condition that brings about constant pain, and usually happens on one side of the head. Read on to learn more about dealing with these different kinds of headaches.

1. Medical Treatment: Inflammation, infections like meningitis and brain injuries that have been proven to be traumatic should be treated with due medication after a proper consultation with a doctor. In certain cases, headaches can be caused due to brain tumours and they must be treated at once. Also, headaches that come with fever, stiff neck, confusion and constant vomiting must be treated by a doctor immediately.

2. Take an Over the Counter Drug: Taking an over the counter drug for instant pain relief can stop the pain and give temporary or long term relief, depending on the kind of headache you are experiencing. It is advisable to speak with a doctor before taking any kind of drug.

3. Find your Triggers: Find and limit your triggers like certain food types as well as stress and certain seasonal changes. Stepping out in the summer with an umbrella and avoiding caffeine or too much of chocolate and cheese can also help in alleviating the pain. Stress is also a major factor that contributes to headaches and should be avoided in order to prevent or stop the pain.

4. Drink Plenty of Water: Staying hydrated is a good way to treat headaches instantly. The consumption of water is known to soothe the pain effectively.

5. A Soothing Break: Find a quiet place with dim lighting to take a break that should ideally last at least half an hour to one hour, or even more. This will help in diminishing and removing the pain. You can also use a cold compress and get yourself a massage.

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For most people, the screen of a cell phone is the first thing they see in the morning and the last thing they see before going to bed. Nobody can deny the fact that living without a cell phone today is extremely difficult but must we be so glued to them? Staring into a phone or tablet screen, before going to sleep affects your sleep as well as impacts your health. Here's how:

• It is harder to fall asleep - We feel sleepy when the brain releases a hormone called melatonin. This release is determined by the body's circadian rhythm which is controlled by light exposure. The blue light of a cell phone screen interferes with this rhythm and tells the brain not to secrete melatonin. This makes it harder to fall asleep even after you have switched off your phone.
• It hampers the quality of your sleep - A direct effect of sleeping late is a reduced amount of sleep. On top, that, using a cell phone before going to bed also hampers the quality of your sleep. When an office email or a text message is the last thing you see before going to sleep, your brain cannot completely shut off. This makes you tense even in your sleep.
• It lowers your attention span - When you wake up from a restless night's sleep, your productivity suffers. Not getting enough sleep is known to hamper your decision-making skills, impairs both long term and short term memory and make you distracted. This leads to unnecessary stress and anxiety.
• It increases the risk of weight gain - The body is more likely to feel hungry when you don't have enough sleep. This is because sleep-deprived people have a lower metabolism. Thus using a cell phone before sleeping also increases your chances of snacking on something unhealthy to get through the day and in turn you put on weight.
• It weakens your immune system - The body's immune system produces antibodies that fight infections while we are asleep. Depriving the body of the sleep it needs weakens the immune system by not giving it enough time to build its forces. Not only does this increase the risk of falling ill it also slows down recovery from illnesses.
• It damages your skin - Sleeping late at night and not getting enough sleep can cause dark circles, puffy eyes and fine lines across the face. The blue light of a cell phone screen also tells the body to secrete cortisol which makes the skin less elastic and smooth.

Thus, even if you look at a phone screen for just five minutes every night before going to bed, the side effects last much longer and affect your mental and physical health as well as your looks.

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