Symptoms Possible symptoms of gastritis include a feeling of pressure and fullness, pain in the upper abdomen, loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting. Bleeding may occur. Symptoms may worsen or improve after eating. Possible complications include a chronic course, stomach and intestinal ulcers, bleeding, gastric rupture, stomach cancer, and vitamin B12 deficiency. Medical attention should … Gastritis
Symptoms A fractured rib manifests as acute pain, most commonly with breathing, coughing, and pressure, and may be accompanied by a crunching sound. Possible complications and associated conditions include internal injury, pneumothorax, pneumonia, pulmonary contusion, respiratory failure, respiratory insufficiency, and hemorrhage. One or more ribs may be involved, and a rib may be broken more … Broken Ribs
Products Vaccines are mainly sold as injectables. Some are also taken perorally as oral vaccines, for example, in the form of capsules (typhoid vaccine) or as a suspension for oral administration (rotavirus). Monopreparations and combination preparations are commercially available. Vaccines, with few exceptions, are stored in a refrigerator at a temperature of 2 to 8 … Vaccines
Products No drugs containing acetanilide are approved in many countries. Antifebrin is no longer on the market. Acetanilide was among the first synthetic analgesics. It was synthesized in the 19th century. Its pharmacological properties were accidentally discovered in the late 1880s. Structure and properties Acetanilide (C8H9NO, Mr = 135.3 g/mol) exists as a white, odorless, … Acetanilide
Products Analgesics are available in numerous dosage forms. These include, for example, tablets, effervescent tablets, powders, granules, suppositories, syrups, transdermal patches, and injectables. One of the oldest painkillers is opium, which is obtained from the incised, immature capsules of the opium poppy. It has been used medicinally for thousands of years. The first synthetic analgesics, … Painkiller
Symptoms Plantar fasciitis manifests itself as foot pain on the sole of the foot in the lower (plantar) area of the heel, which occurs mainly in the morning with the first steps after getting up or after rest. The pain may also occur during the day and when weight is applied, for example, when standing … Plantar Fasciitis
Symptoms Acute mastoiditis manifests as redness, swelling, and tenderness in the area behind the ear. It is often accompanied by ear pain, fever, and a discharge because it is a concomitant or secondary disease of otitis media. Like the latter, mastoiditis occurs mainly in children. The ear may protrude due to pus accumulation and abscess … Mastoiditis Causes and Treatment
Background The human organism has several mechanisms to metabolize endogenous and foreign substances. One of these mechanisms is glucuronidation, which occurs primarily in the liver. In this process, enzymes from the superfamily of UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGT) transfer a molecule of glucuronic acid from UDP-glucuronic acid to the substrate. Using acetaminophen as an example, alcohols, phenols, carboxylic … Meulengracht’s Disease
Symptoms Possible symptoms include burning pain and sensory disturbances of the fingers, such as numbness, tingling, and falling asleep. Patients’ hands “go to sleep” and they respond by shaking and massaging them. The complaints often occur at night and affect the inside of the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger and half of the … Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Causes and Treatment
Symptoms Acute otitis externa is an inflammation of the external auditory canal. The pinna and eardrum may also be involved. Possible symptoms include itching, ear pain, skin redness, swelling, a feeling of fullness and pressure, impaired hearing, and a discharge. Fever and swelling of the lymph nodes may also occur. Pain worsens with chewing. Complications: … Acute Otitis Externa
Symptoms Hand-foot-and-mouth disease manifests itself in the following possible symptoms: Initially, there are nonspecific complaints such as mild fever, headache, feeling sick, lack of appetite and sore throat. Subsequently, painful, red rashes form on the tongue, palate and oral mucosa, which turn into blisters and ulcers. A rash develops on the palms of the hands … Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
Symptoms and causes 1. sunstroke results from excessive sun exposure to the head, causing heat buildup and irritation of the meninges (aseptic meningitis): Headache Neck stiffness Nausea, vomiting Feeling of heat in the head Dizziness, restlessness 2. In heat exhaustion, there is an overheating of the body with a body temperature between 37 to 40°C. … Sunstroke, Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke
