Brief overview Description: The smallpox vaccine Imvanex contains non-reproducing live viruses. Because of the close relationship, it protects against both “human” and monkeypox. Who should be vaccinated? Homosexual men with frequently changing sexual partners, medical personnel and laboratory staff with an increased risk of infection, people after close contact with infected persons or infectious material. … Monkeypox Vaccination: Target Group, Risks
What is insemination? Basically, artificial insemination is an assisted method of fertilization. This means that the sperm of the man is brought on the way to the uterus with some assistance. This procedure is also known as artificial insemination or sperm transfer. Further information Read more about the direct transfer of sperm into the uterus … Insemination: Procedure, Chances and Risks
How acetylsalicylic acid works Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) inhibits the formation of prostaglandins – tissue hormones that play an important role in inflammatory processes, pain mediation and fever. Thus, acetylsalicylic acid has analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic effects. The inhibitory effect on the release of prostaglandins has another effect. Normally, prostaglandins promote blood clotting. By preventing … Aspirin: Effects, Application, Risks
Physiology of sound conduction Sound entering the ear through the ear canal is transmitted from the eardrum to the small bones in the middle ear. These are connected by joints and form a moving chain from the eardrum to the oval window, another structure between the middle and inner ear. Due to the larger surface … Tympanoplasty: Definition, Reasons, and Risks
What is ventilation? Ventilation replaces or supports the breathing of patients whose spontaneous breathing has stopped (apnea) or is no longer sufficient to maintain bodily functions. Due to the lack of or insufficient oxygen supply, the carbon dioxide content in the body rises while the oxygen content falls. Ventilation counteracts this. Its effectiveness can be … Artificial Ventilation: Reasons, Forms, Risks
Brief overview Symptoms: Acute general signs of inflammation such as fever, redness, or swelling, usually localized pain of the affected body part Prognosis and course of disease: With rapid and consistent treatment, acute inflammation curable, transition to chronic form possible, without medical treatment risk of life-threatening blood poisoning Causes and risk factors: Mostly caused by … Bone Infection: Symptoms and Risks
What is a mastectomy? A mastectomy is the removal of the mammary gland on one or both sides (unilateral or bilateral mastectomy). Other names for this surgery are mastectomy or ablatio mammae. There are several procedures available for breast removal: simple mastectomy radical mastectomy (operation according to Rotter and Halsted) modified radical mastectomy subcutaneous mastectomy … Mastectomy surgery: Definition, reasons, process, and risks
Gill Rapley from the UK has popularized baby-led weaning, or baby-led complementary feeding. This involves offering the baby a variety of foods to choose from intuitively: cooked broccoli florets or carrot strips, steamed fish, omelet strips, or soft pieces of fruit. Many midwives support the concept. Possible benefits include: Instinctively, baby-led weaning is designed to … Baby-led Weaning – Benefits, Risks
What is local anesthesia? Local anesthesia causes pain suppression in a limited area, for example on the skin or in the supply area of entire nerves in the extremities. The drugs used (local anesthetics) interrupt signal transmission in the nerve endings. This produces a local anesthetic. The duration and strength of the effect depend on … Local anesthesia: Applications, advantages, risks
Virilization: Description Doctors speak of virilization when women develop male secondary sexual characteristics: Male hair such as beard hair, chest hair (hirsutism) Lower voice pitch Abnormally large clitoris (clitoral hypertrophy) Absence of menstruation (amenorrhea) Male body proportions The reason for the masculinization of women is an increased production of male sex hormones (androgens such as … Virilization: causes, risks, signs, therapy
What is the shingles vaccination? The shingles vaccine protects those vaccinated from the outbreak of shingles (herpes zoster). This disease is caused by varicella zoster viruses, which cause chickenpox when first infected, then remain in the body and may cause another disease later in life: shingles. Vaccination spares most vaccinated people the skin rash and … Shingles Vaccination: Benefits and Risks
What is biliopancreatic diversion? The term “biliopancreatic diversion” refers to the fact that the digestive secretions of bile (bilis) and pancreas are not supplied to the food pulp until the lower part of the small intestine. As a result, the breakdown of nutrients is impeded and they are only absorbed from the small intestine into … Biliopancreatic Diversion: Process and Risks
