Glossary for Diaphoresis

Medical terms related to Diaphoresis or mentioned in this section include:

• Acromegaly: An abnormal enlargement of the limbs due to increased secretion of growth hormone after the cessation of puberty
• Acute stress disorder: An acute anxiety state
• Anoxemia: Lack of oxygen in the blood.
• Anxiety: Excessive worry, anxiety, or fear.
• Anxiety disorder: A mental condition that is characterized by anxiety and avoidance behaviours
• Autonomic Dysreflexia: A complication of spinal cord injury where a particular stimulus can trigger an excessive response from the autonomic nervous system which causes blood pressure to rise - sometimes to dangerous levels. Stimuli that can trigger the response include bladder irritation, bowel irritation (e.g. due to constipation, gas, enema), skin irritation (e.g. due to burns, pressure sores, ingrown toenails), broken bones, tight clothing, labour and temperature extremes. The severity and frequency of the condition is highly variable. The condition occurs in patients with tetraplegia or with loss of sensation above the lower rib cage.
• Autonomic dysreflexia syndrome: A complication caused by injury to the neck or upper back region of the spinal cord. Symptoms are induced by stimulation below the level of the injury which can be caused by such things as distended bladder, scratching the feet, squeezing the penis, stimulation of the rectum or accumulation of gas.
• Autonomic hyperreflexia: A complication of spinal cord injury where a particular stimulus can trigger an excessive response from the autonomic nervous system which causes blood pressure to rise - sometimes to dangerous levels. Stimuli that can trigger the response include bladder irritation, bowel irritation (e.g. due to constipation, gas, enema), skin irritation (e.g. due to burns, pressure sores, ingrown toenails), broken bones, tight clothing, labour and temperature extremes. The severity and frequency of the condition is highly variable. The condition occurs in patients with tetraplegia or with loss of sensation above the lower rib cage.
• Autonomic nerve disorders: A disorder of the nervous system concerned with regulation of activity of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands, usually restricted to the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
• Autonomic neuropathy: A condition which is characterized by a functional disturbance or pathological change in the autonomic nervous system
• Babesiosis: A protozoal infection which is transmitted to human via the bite of certain ticks.
• Bacteremia: A condition where bacteria is present in the blood.
• Bacterial diseases: Diseases caused by a bacterial infection
• Bacterial meningitis: Bacterial meningitis is a form of meningitis caused by bacteria that normally lives in the mouth and throat. When the immune system is unable to supress this bacteria, it travels to the cerebrospinal spinal fluid in the brain. From there it affects the membranes surrounding the brain.
• Carbamate insecticide poisoning: Excessive ingestion of carbamate insecticide drugs.
• Cardiomyopathy: A condition characterized by an increase in the size of the heart
• Chemical poisoning - Xylylcarb: Xylylcarb is a carbamate pesticide used mainly as an insecticide. Ingestion and other exposures to the chemical can cause various symptoms. The type and severity of symptoms varies depending on the amount of chemical involved and the nature of the exposure. The chemical may be absorbed through the skin.
• Cor pulmonale: Right ventricular enlargement and failure caused by pulmonary hypertension.
• Discontinuation syndrome: Symptoms that can occur when a person suddenly stops taking their high blood pressure medication.
• Endocardial fibroelastosis: A rare heart disorder characterized by a thickening of the heart muscle lining causing heart enlargement and heart failure.
• Excessive sweating: A condition which is characterized by an abnormal excess of sweating
• Graves Disease: A condition which is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid resulting hyperthyroidism
• Heart attack: An acute myocardial infarction
• Heart failure: A condition which is characterized by an inability of the heart to pump blood efficiently and effectively
• Heart symptoms: Symptoms affecting the heart
• Hodgkin's Disease: A form of cancer that affects the lymphatic system.
• Hypoglycemia: Low blood sugar levels
• Infective endocarditis: The infection and inflammation of the inner heart layers, especially the valves. The infection is usually bacterial. The condition carries a high risk of death.
• Intermittent diaphoresis: excessive sweating commonly associated with shock
• Kidney stones: A crystal deposit that is made of urates and phosphates that occurs in the kidneys
• Lung abscess: The formation of a localized collection of puss in a cavity in the lungs
• Motion sickness: sense of balance and equilibrium disturbed by normal motion
• Motion-sickness: sense of balance and equilibrium disturbed by normal motion
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia: A group of conditions that is characterised by the hyperplasia and hyperfunction of two or more glands of the endocrine system
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1: Rare inherited disease causing tumors in multiple glands
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2: Rare inherited disease causing tumors in multiple glands
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 3: Rare inherited disease causing tumors in multiple glands
• Myocardial infarction: blood supply to part of the heart is interrupted
• Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: A severe, potentially fatal reaction to antipsychotic drugs.
• Neurosis: Variety of mental disorders with self-awareness
• Organophosphate insecticide poisoning: Excessive ingestion of organophosphate insecticides. The type and severity of symptoms varies depending on the exact poison ingested and the quantity.
• Pheochromocytoma: pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor that usually starts in the cells of the adrenal glands
• Plant poisoning - Indian tobacco (Lobelia inflata): Ingestion of parts of the Indian tobacco plant may cause various symptoms and severe cases may result in a coma.
• Plant poisoning - Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum): Ingestion of parts of the Poison hemlock plant may cause various symptoms and severe cases may result in a coma.
• Plant poisoning - tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum): Ingestion of parts of the tobacco plant may cause various symptoms and severe cases may result in a coma.
• Pneumonia: Lung infection or inflammation (as a symptom)
• Rapid gastric emptying: Dumping of undigested food from the stomach into intestine.
• Rebound hypertension: Rebound hypertension is an increase in blood pressure in response stopping or reducing high blood pressure medication. Severe cases can result in a very large increase in blood pressure which requires prompt treatment to avoid complications such as organ damage. Rebound hypertension can be avoided by taking the doses as prescribed and reducing dosages gradually if a lower dosage is recommended.
• Renal calculi: A condition characterized the formation of a stone I the renal tract caused by deposition of urates and phosphates
• Sweat symptoms: Symptoms related to sweating
• Sweating: Sweating more than normal
• Tetanus: A disease caused by chemicals which are produced by a bacterium (clostridium tetani) and are toxic to the nerves. The infection usually occurs when the bacteria enter the body through a deep wound - these bacteria are anaerobic and hence don't need oxygen to survive.
• Thyrotoxicosis: hypermetabolic clinical syndrome resulting from serum elevations in thyroid hormone levels, specifically free thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), or both.
• Trophoblastic Cancer: A neoplastic disorder that originates in the placenta
• Tuberculosis: Bacterial infection causing nodules forming, most commonly in the lung.
• VLCAD deficiency: A rare condition that is characterised by cardiomyopathy, fatty liver, skeletal myopathy, pericardial effusions, ventricular arrhythmias, and sudden death
• Vancomycin resistant enterococcal bacteremia: A condition which is characterised by bacteremia caused by an enterococci that is resistant to vancomycin.
• Ventricular septal defect: An abnormal connection between the 2 lower chambers (ventricles) of the heart.
• Ventriculo-arterial discordance, isolated: A rare birth disorder where the right atrium is connected to the left ventricle and vice versa. The position of the heart ventricles is also inverted which allows normal blood oxygenation. Symptoms generally only occur later in life or if other heart defects are present which is usually the case.
• Volume depletion: Reduced fluid volume in the cells, including both water and salts, similar to but distinct from dehydration.
• Xanthic urolithiasis: The formation of xanthine crystals in the urine

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