Question 1

i'm suffering from pyrophobia?

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Treatable: Whether or not you know why you are so afraid of being burned or killed in a fire, today there are talking-doing treatments that reprogram your brain so this will stop interfering with your life. You owe it to yourself to be treated, and the discomfort of having sought treatment will be far less than having this get worse and prevent you from enjoying life & being productive.

Question 2

am i weird if have a pyrophobia?

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Fear of Fire: Not necessarily "weird", but the problem depends on the nature and degree of your fear.  For instance, fearing fire in a fireplace is one thing, and could possibly indicate an anxiety disorder.  But feeling afraid when the fire escapes the fireplace and burns down your house, is normal!  is the fear crippling, preventing you from activities you want to do?  If so, see a therapist for help.

Question 3

am i weird or do i just have a pyrophobia?

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Depends: Bothmay be pathological depending on degree and impairment.

Question 4

what is the definition or description of: pyrophobia?

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Pyrophobia: Pyrophobia = irrational or abnormal fear of fire.

Question 5

i have been diagnosed with pyrophobia, what are the treatment options?

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Pyrophobia: Consider Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,  Behavior Therapy, Psychotherapy, Exposure therapy (imaginal exposure therapy, systematic desensitization, flooding, prolonged exposure therapy, in vivo exposure therapy) or hypnosis as possible options. Psychotropic medications are sometimes indicated as well.

Question 6

what's the battle's sign?

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Mastoid ecchymosis: It is an indication of  injury to middle cranial fossa due to trauma and the blood may track along the course of the the posterior auricular artery casing  mastoid ecchymosis

Question 7

what are the signs of add?

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SEVERAL: Symptoms must have started in childhood with issues of focus and attention. Procrastination and completion. Difficulty keeping on task or following through, appearing not to listen, blurts out answers to questions or has difficulty taking turns. This can continue into adulthood.

Question 8

what is the trousseu sign?

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(Trousseau  Sign: There are two different trousseau signs. One may be seen in a patient with low calcium. (trousseau sign of latent tetany)  a blood pressure cuff on the arm is inflated (&gt; systolic blood pressure) x 3 minutes.  This can cause spasm in the forearm & hand (the silhouette looks a bit like a swan’s head and neck).

Question 9

what is the sign for  iicp?

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Do you mean?: Increased intracranial pressure.  If so, the classical clinical finding is within the eye, called papilledema, the effect of pressure in brain causing changes over the retina.

Question 10

whats signs of a mini stoke?

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Same as stroke: Any sign of stroke is am emergency.  The signs of stroke can be remembered by the acronym fast.  F-facial droop;  a- arm drift when extended directly forward; s - speech that is abnormal or slurred; t- time is of the essence so of you see the signs above call 911 immediately.  A mini-stroke (or tia) has the same symptoms but they resolve.  No one should stay home to figure this out, get help asap.

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