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
The following text informs about wounds, their causes, their diagnosis as well as following course, about their further treatment and preventive measures. What is a wound? A wound is generally described as a superficial injury to the skin (medically: tissue destruction or severance). A wound is generally described as a superficial injury to the skin … Wound: Causes, Treatment & Help
Almost everyone is injured by burns one or more times during their lifetime. These burns can then lead to minor or severe burns. Most often, these are minor injuries to the fingers or arms that happen while preparing food in the kitchen or handling an open fire. Even the smallest burns can be very painful … Burn Wound: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
The joint space separates the joint surfaces. It contains synovial fluid that helps nourish, move, and protect the joints. When the joint space narrows or widens, there is a pathologic change in the joint. What is the joint space? Medicine distinguishes between unreal and real joints. In addition to cartilaginous bone joints, synchondroses and symphyses, … Joint Space: Structure, Function & Diseases
In the course of electrotherapy, electric current is used for therapeutic purposes. Here, the applied current strength, frequency and pulse width depend on the underlying symptoms. In most cases, electrotherapy represents an accompanying measure to the therapy of the underlying disease. What is electrotherapy? Electrotherapy is a therapeutic application of electric current in general medicine … Electrotherapy: Treatment, Effects & Risks
A bite wound refers to an injury to the skin and underlying tissue caused by the teeth of a living creature (usually an animal). In many cases, the injury itself is not very dangerous; however, there is a not insignificant risk of infection, which can cause more severe courses of disease. What is a bite … Bite Wound: 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
Blood clotting describes the chemical change of blood from a liquid to a solid state. This is primarily for wound closure, but blood clotting can occur in other parts of the body. What is blood clotting? Blood clotting describes the chemical change of blood from a liquid to a solid state. When blood is in … Blood Clotting: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
The disease is hereditary and yet it strikes most patients by surprise – we are talking about “hemophilia“, popularly known as “hemophilia”. Due to a genetic defect, those affected lack a substance that causes the blood to clot. But blood clotting is important because it is the reason why wounds close again. Find out how … Hemophilia: Impaired Blood Clotting
DNA is considered the Holy Grail of genetics and evolutionary biology alike. Without DNA as the carrier of hereditary information, complex life on this planet is unthinkable. What is DNA? DNA is the abbreviation for “deoxyribonucleic acid“. For biochemists, this designation already says the most important things about its structure, but in normal cases it … DNA: Structure, Function & Diseases
Pedicure is a medical foot care to maintain the health of the skin of the foot with special attention to toenails and calluses. In many cases, it is performed foot care at home under their own direction. Professional foot care by trained professionals is called podiatry. What is pedicure? Pedicure is a medical foot care … Pedicure: Treatment, Effect & Risks
Gene expression refers to the expression and development of a genetically predisposed characteristic of a living being. This is contrasted with genetic information that is not expressed and can only be detected by DNA analysis. What is gene expression? Gene expression refers to the expression and development of a genetically predisposed trait of a living … Gene Expression: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
