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"Wang Jishun, why did you go to eat that street stall again, didn't you say how many times it was not clean!"
In the emergency room of a community hospital, Dr. Li Hao rushed in and looked at an 18-year-old man with a pale face and a moaning in pain.
Wang Jishun often solves three meals casually outside. Tonight, lured by a friend, he went to the street stall he had visited many times.
Who knows, shortly after the meal, he felt his stomach tumble upside down, and the sharp pain and continuous vomiting made him almost unsteady.
"I... I really can't stand it anymore, Dr. Li, can you see what's wrong with me?" Wang Jishun said as he desperately suppressed his nausea.
Dr. Li Hao hurriedly checked and asked Wang Jishun about his dietary history and recent physical condition. According to the preliminary judgment, Wang Jishun was likely to be a symptom of food poisoning, but Dr. Li Hao had an ominous premonition in his heart, and he decided to immediately do further examination for Wang Jishun.
During the intense examination and initial treatment, Wang Jishun's condition did not improve significantly, but showed a rapid heartbeat and a drop in blood pressure.
An hour later, despite the best efforts of doctors and nurses, Wang Jishun died of acute heart failure. Later, a detailed investigation revealed that in addition to food poisoning, Wang Jishun actually suffered from a rare genetic disease - adrenal insufficiency.
The disease caused Wang's body to be unable to generate an adequate stress response when dealing with extreme stress, such as a severe infection or a major illness, which directly exacerbated the effects of food poisoning and ultimately led to tragedy.
Patients with this kidney disease have abnormally low levels of cortisol in their bodies due to adrenal insufficiency, which makes them particularly vulnerable to physical stress.
If a kidney disease patient like Wang Jishun is not diagnosed and treated in time, it will be difficult for their bodies to cope with emergencies like severe food poisoning.
This also reminds us that we should pay more attention to abnormal signs in the body and have a physical examination in time, especially for young people who seem to be healthy on the surface, but in fact may be at risk of genetic diseases.
We should not take some seemingly inconspicuous symptoms lightly, let alone ignore the importance of regular health check-ups. Even ordinary vomiting may hide a health problem that requires us to be on high alert.
In the wake of this incident, Wang's family has also begun to advocate for the kidney disease and other rare diseases, hoping that through their efforts, more similar tragedies can be avoided.
As ordinary people, when facing health problems, we should also actively seek medical advice and face up to the risks and challenges brought by diseases.
"Dr. Li, is this kind of kidney disease really so difficult to detect? If we had known earlier, would we have been able to avoid this tragedy?" Wang Jishun's friend asked in the grief of bereavement.
"It's true that this type of kidney disease is not easy to detect early because of its variable symptoms and non-specific initial stage. But if we can have more knowledge and awareness of this disease, combined with regular medical check-ups, it can indeed greatly reduce the risk of this condition being overlooked. ”
"Young people like Wang Jishun who can detect electrolyte abnormalities or low cortisol levels early through blood tests may be treated early to avoid tragedy. Dr. Li Hao said.
Dr. Li Hao later discovered that although this kidney disease is rare, the problems behind it may be much more profound than we thought. He noticed a gradual increase in the incidence of the disease in certain groups, which made him very curious.
After flipping through a lot of data, he found a phenomenon: environmental pollution, especially heavy metal pollution, seems to have a non-negligible connection with adrenal gland dysfunction.
Heavy metals such as lead and mercury accumulate in the body for a long time, and they can not only damage the nervous system, but also affect the endocrine system, including the poor adrenal glands.
At a seminar, a resident from a heavily polluted area asked, "Dr. Li, what do you think we ordinary people can do to reduce the health effects of this environmental pollution?"
"It is very important to increase awareness and understanding of these issues. You can organize community events to raise people's awareness of environmental pollution. Don't forget to get regular health check-ups, especially for diseases that may be caused by environmental factors. ”
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