Brief overview Most common localizations: Blood vessels of the legs (especially lower legs), pelvis or arms, superior or inferior vena cava. A special form is anal thrombosis (anal vein thrombosis). Typical symptoms: swelling, redness, hyperthermia, pain and tightness, fever, accelerated pulse. Treatment: compression bandage or compression stockings as well as elevation in the case of … Thrombosis: Symptoms, Treatment
Brief overview Description: Hemophilia is a congenital disorder of blood clotting. There are two main forms: Hemophilia A and B. Progression and prognosis: Hemophilia cannot be cured. However, bleeding and complications can be prevented with the right treatment. Symptoms: Increased tendency to bleed, resulting in easy bleeding and bruising. Treatment: Mainly replacement of the missing … Hemophilia: Causes, treatment
By Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, physicians mean acute respiratory failure of the patient. This sudden onset of respiratory distress is also known by the abbreviated name ARDS. The condition must have an identifiable and noncardiac underlying cause. What is acute respiratory distress syndrome? By Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, physicians mean acute lung failure in the … Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Increased bleeding tendency, also called hemorrhagic diathesis, can have several causes. In addition to treating the cause of the bleeding tendency, precautions help keep affected individuals safe. What is increased bleeding diathesis? If an affected person has an increased bleeding tendency, it manifests as bleeding that lasts too long and/or bleeding that is too severe … Increased Bleeding Tendency: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Acute respiratory failure is defined by physicians as sudden onset of shortness of breath, also known by the English term “adult respiratory distress syndrome” or ARDS for short. What is acute respiratory distress syndrome? Shock lung, or acute respiratory failure, describes the condition of sudden shortness of breath. This is caused by damage to the … Acute Respiratory Failure: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
When undergoing anesthesia, it is always a good idea to use as little anesthesia as possible to minimize potential harm to the patient. Spinal anesthesia does just that and is the method of choice for some procedures that require anesthesia of the lower back or pelvic area. Because of its proximity to the spinal cord, … Spinal Anesthesia: Treatment, Effects & Risks
