Call the doctor ifbruising occurs easily or for no apparent reason. Call the doctor if the bruise is painful and under a toenail or fingernail. Call the doctor if a bruise does not improve within two weeks or fails to completely clear after three or four weeks. Can you get thrombosis fro...
To remove spots of blood from clothing, use 3 percent hydrogen peroxide — the kind you find in the first-aid section of the drugstore. Soak the stain with the peroxide, use your fingernail or the blade of a butter knife to help loosen and scrape away the blood, then rinse it away wi...
since heart rate can increase with factors like pain, stress, fever, and anxiety, don't make it the sole basis for your assessment. Vasoconstriction is another early sign of shock triggered by catecholamines. Assess for it by testing capillary refill: Press the...
Under a Creative Commons license open accessHighlights Abstract Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder, which may lead to a series of serious complications and endanger human life in severe cases. Regular monitoring of blood sugar levels can help patients prevent diabetes complications. In this revie...
Normal, except for the fact that there was a teardrop, as small as my pinkie fingernail and as red as blood, on the inside of my right wrist. Except for the fact that I had to keep the blinds cracked so the light wouldn’t blind me. I pushed those things out of my mind. They ...