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    Hives, (Urticaria) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Hives, (Urticaria) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Hives, (Urticaria) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Hives, (Urticaria) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

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    Hives or urticaria is a medical skin disorder that causes itchy rash that happens quickly anywhere on the body.
    Hives are raised, frequently itchy, red bumps (welts) on the surface of the skin.
    They are normally an allergic reaction to food or medicine.
    The rash may happen frequently simultaneously at multiple sites.
    It is normally temporary disappearing after 24 hours although new rashes may happen at other sites.
    Many substances can trigger hives, such as:
    1. Some food (especially peanuts, shellfish, fish, eggs, milk, chocolates)
    2. Medications, such as antibiotics (especially penicillin and sulfa), aspirin and ibuprofen
    3. Insect stings or bites
    4. Physical stimuli, such as pressure, cold, heat, exercise or sun exposure
    Hives may also develop as a result of:
    1. Emotional stress
    2. Extreme cold or sun exposure
    3. Excessive perspiration
    The symptoms and signs of Hives are:
    1. Itchiness.: When the patient has an allergic reaction to a food or chemical, the body secretes histamine and other chemicals into the blood.
    This causes itching, swelling, and other symptoms.
    2. Swellings on the skin (wheals) are a frequent reaction
    The doctor can tell if the patient has hives just by looking at the skin.
    If the patient has a history of an allergy, then the diagnosis is even more obvious.
    Sometimes, a skin biopsy or blood tests are done to confirm that the patient had an allergic reaction, and to test for the substance that caused the allergic response.
    Treatment may not be needed if the hives are mild.
    They may disappear on their own.
    1. Avoid known triggers
    2. See an allergist, who will try to look for triggers to the hives and may prescribe medicines to avoid the hives or decrease the seriousness of symptoms.
    Whether the treatment is present only by prescription or over the counter will be dependent on several factors, such as how uncomfortable the hives is making the patient.
    Treatments range from cold compresses to treat the itching to medical antihistamines and other drugs, such as anti-inflammatory medications and medications that may affect the immune system.
    One of the most important parts of treatment is to try to identify the substance or underlying medical condition which may cause the Hives.
    1. Avoidance of the causative substance or treatment of the underlying medical conditions such as infections will lead to the resolution of the hives.
    2. One of the most important components of a Hives treatment routine is to prevent scratching.
    3. Cold compresses applied directly to itchy skin can also help relieve itching.
    4. Antihistamine tablets will usually relieve the itch and suppress the eruption of the rash.
    The anti-itch medicine needs to be taken regularly for long as the hives is active.
    5. If the condition persists, becomes worse, or does not get better sufficiently, another suitable treatment is the application of non-prescription corticosteroid creams and ointments to reduce itch.
    6. Corticosteroid tablets may be prescribed if necessary.
    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Hives
    Chapter 2 Causes
    Chapter 3 Symptoms
    Chapter 4 Diagnosis
    Chapter 5 Treatment
    Chapter 6 Prognosis
    Chapter 7 Atopic Dermatitis
    Chapter 8 Food Allergy
    Epilogue

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateNov 22, 2016
    ISBN9781370595266
    Hives, (Urticaria) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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    Hives, (Urticaria) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

    Hives,

    (Urticaria)

    A

    Simple

    Guide

    To

    The Condition,

    Diagnosis,

    Treatment

    And

    Related Conditions

    By

    Dr Kenneth Kee

    M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

    Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

    Copyright Kenneth Kee 2015 Smashwords Edition

    Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

    Dedication

    This book is dedicated

    To my wife Dorothy

    And my children

    Carolyn, Grace

    And Kelvin

    This book describes the Hives, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

    (What You Need to Treat Hives)

    This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

    If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

    Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

    Introduction

    I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

    My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

    Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

    I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

    This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://ken-med.com.

    From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 700 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks.

    Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

    For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

    The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

    The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

    Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

    As I tried to bring you the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

    Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

    I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

    I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

    I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

    Chapter 1

    Hives

    What is Hives?

    Hives or urticaria is a medical skin disorder that causes itchy rash that happens quickly anywhere on the body.

    Hives are raised, frequently itchy, red bumps (welts) on the surface of the skin.

    They are normally an allergic reaction to food or medicine.

    The rash may happen frequently simultaneously at multiple sites.

    It is normally temporary disappearing after 24 hours although new rashes may happen at other sites.

    Hives, also known as urticaria, involves about 20 percent of people at some time during their lives.

    What is Angioedema?

    Angioedema is

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