What is PMS in medical terms?

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) has a wide variety of signs and symptoms, including mood swings, tender breasts, food cravings, fatigue, irritability and depression. It’s estimated that as many as 3 of every 4 menstruating women have experienced some form of premenstrual syndrome.

What is the PMS phase?

PMS is a set of physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms that occur during the last week of the luteal phase (1 to 2 weeks before menstruation). The symptoms typically start in the 5 days before menstruation begins and go away within 4 days after bleeding starts.

Is PMS a diagnosis?

There are no unique physical findings or lab tests to positively diagnose premenstrual syndrome. Your doctor may attribute a particular symptom to PMS if it’s part of your predictable premenstrual pattern.

What is PMS assessment?

April 27, 2014 by EMTResource.com Leave a Comment. PMS is used to assess a patient’s extremities and is often abbreviated as “PMSx4” if everything is intact on all four extremities.

What does PMS stand for in CPR?

Definition. PMS-CPR. Combinatorial Phase Requirements-based Phased-Mission System approach (algorithm)

How is PMS diagnosed?

There is no test for PMS or PMDD. To be diagnosed with PMS or PMDD, a woman must have physical symptoms (eg, breast tenderness, bloating) and mood changes (eg, sadness, crying). These symptoms must occur before her menstrual period (and disappear after the onset of the period).

What causes PMS symptoms?

The exact cause of PMS is not clear, but we do know that levels of estrogen and progesterone drop during the week before your period. Many doctors believe this decline in hormone levels triggers the symptoms of PMS. Changes in brain chemicals or deficiencies in certain vitamins and minerals may also play a role.

What is PMS EMT?

PMS is used to assess a patient’s extremities and is often abbreviated as “PMSx4” if everything is intact on all four extremities. P. Pulse. M. Motor.