One of the most obvious signs that your body is breaking down would be the increased fatigue that you may feel as the day progresses. It is uncommon if you find yourself waking up exhausted despite sleeping an hour more than usual, so remember to take that sign with caution.
See a doctor if you experience any of the following symptoms: Muscle pains and body aches that are persistent, or that come and go often. Numbness, tingling (pins and needles sensation), or discomfort in the hands, feet, or limbs. Pain, tenderness, stiffness, swelling, inflammation, or redness in or around joints.
If something feels really off -- like changes in being able to see, talk, walk, think clearly, or communicate, or having chest pain or shortness of breath -- call 911. Don't wait to see if you feel better. If it's a stroke or heart attack, you need medical care right away.
Healthy should include going through the day full of vigor and energy. It should include the ability to walk a mile without any problems. Being physically healthy should include waking up in the morning refreshed and revived after a full night's sleep. Healthy should include having NO aches and pain.
Warning signs and symptoms of heart failure include shortness of breath, chronic coughing or wheezing, swelling, fatigue, loss of appetite, and others. Heart failure means the heart has failed to pump the way it should in order to circulate oxygen-rich blood throughout the body.
Organ failure symptoms include low grade fever, tachycardia, and tachypnea in the first 24 hours. Within the following 24-72 hours, lung failure may set in. This can be followed by bacteremia, as well as renal, intestinal, and liver failure.
After age 30, people tend to lose lean tissue. Your muscles, liver, kidney, and other organs may lose some of their cells. This process of muscle loss is called atrophy. Bones may lose some of their minerals and become less dense (a condition called osteopenia in the early stages and osteoporosis in the later stages).
When someone is dying, their heartbeat and blood circulation slow down. The brain and organs receive less oxygen than they need and so work less well. In the days before death, people often begin to lose control of their breathing. It's common for people to be very calm in the hours before they die.
8. The body as a whole may be dead, but certain parts within are still alive. The brain is the first organ to begin to break down, and other organs follow suit. Living bacteria in the body, particularly in the bowels, play a major role in this decomposition process, or putrefaction.
A red flag symptom is something abnormal about your body or mind, that may indicate something is significantly wrong. 'Red flag' means potentially serious (and potentially treatable). See you doctor soon (even today) if you think you have one.
Red flags are specific attributes derived from a patient's medical history and the clinical examination that are usually linked with a high risk of having a serious disorder like an infection, cancer, or a fracture.
Typical signs of heart failure include: Breathlessness or Shortness of Breath (Dyspnea) When the heart begins to fail, blood backs up in the veins attempting to carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart. As fluid pools in the lungs, it interferes with normal breathing.
Place your index and middle finger of your hand on the inner wrist of the other arm, just below the base of the thumb. You should feel a tapping or pulsing against your fingers. Count the number of taps you feel in 10 seconds. Multiply that number by 6 to find out your heart rate for 1 minute.
Scan your entire body, beginning with your face and working downward, checking your neck, shoulders, chest, arms (front, back, and sides) and legs (front, back, and sides). Don't forget your groin, palms, fingernails, soles of your feet, toenails, and the areas between your toes.
Your brain stops. Other vital organs, including your kidneys and liver, stop. All your body systems powered by these organs shut down, too, so that they're no longer capable of carrying on the ongoing processes understood as, simply, living.
Visions and Hallucinations
Visual or auditory hallucinations are often part of the dying experience. The appearance of family members or loved ones who have died is common. These visions are considered normal. The dying may turn their focus to “another world” and talk to people or see things that others do not see.
Decompensation progresses over a period of minutes even after the pulse is lost. Even when vascular collapse is the primary event, brain and lung functions stops next. The heart is the last organ to fail.