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Postviral syndrome. Post-acute infection syndromes ( PAISs) or post-infectious syndromes are medical conditions characterized by symptoms attributed to a prior infection. While it is commonly assumed that people either recover or die from infections, long-term symptoms—or sequelae —are a possible outcome as well. [ 1]
Long COVID or long-haul COVID is a group of health problems persisting or developing after an initial period of COVID-19 infection. Symptoms can last weeks, months or years and are often debilitating. [ 3] The World Health Organization defines long COVID as starting three months after the initial COVID-19 infection, but other agencies define it ...
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome ( POTS) is a condition characterized by an abnormally large increase in heart rate upon sitting up or standing. [ 1] POTS is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system that can lead to a variety of symptoms, [ 10] including lightheadedness, brain fog, blurred vision, weakness, fatigue, headaches, heart ...
Coronary ischemia, myocardial ischemia, [ 1] or cardiac ischemia, [ 2] is a medical term for abnormally reduced blood flow in the coronary circulation through the coronary arteries. [ 3] Coronary ischemia is linked to heart disease, and heart attacks. [ 4] Coronary arteries deliver oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle. [ 5]
Post-concussion syndrome (PCS), also known as persisting symptoms after concussion, is a set of symptoms that may continue for weeks, months, or years after a concussion. PCS is medically classified as a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).
t. e. Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome ( BZD withdrawal) is the cluster of signs and symptoms that may emerge when a person who has been taking benzodiazepines as prescribed develops a physical dependence on them and then reduces the dose or stops taking them without a safe taper schedule .
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome ( AWS) is a set of symptoms that can occur following a reduction in alcohol use after a period of excessive use. [ 1] Symptoms typically include anxiety, shakiness, sweating, vomiting, fast heart rate, and a mild fever. [ 1] More severe symptoms may include seizures, and delirium tremens (DTs); which can be fatal in ...
Postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is a medical syndrome referring to an immune phenomenon that occurs days to months (usually 1–6 weeks [ 1]) after surgical incision of the pericardium (membranes encapsulating the human heart). [ 2] PPS can also be caused after a trauma, a puncture of the cardiac or pleural structures (such as a bullet or ...