Additionally, neurologic disorders that impair the sensation of cold or cause inappropriate cutaneous vasodilatation, such as some peripheral neuropathies and myelopathies, may decrease thermoregulatory peripheral vasoconstriction or the awareness of a cold environment (Petrone et al., 2014, Brown et al....
Day 1 I got the tingling sensation and applied aciclovir repeatedly in thin layer, took vitamin c+ echinacea. On Day 2 small blisters appeared, I dealt with them in the same way and they retreated back. This morning of Day 3, I have a thin tough looking layer of skin (is that the ...
Daylight peeked under the clouds near the western horizon, lighting one side of the biplanes a pale gold. Masaru’s heart was still thumping furiously in uncomfortable discord with the plane’s vibration. Ahead, against the dark clouds of the storm, he could see clearly the mist of fine dro...
Night falls, moonrise begins. The square feels smaller, the moonlight shadows more ominous. We shift on our feet, whisper to one another to distract from the sensation of being watched. Across the square is a church. The massive doors are torn from their hinges; drifts of snow and ice sp...
However, areas with large blood vessels, particularly around the head, neck, chest and groin, are more susceptible to heat loss because those blood vessels don't constrict as effectively as the smaller ones near the skin. That's why proper winter attire includes a hat, scarf and coat. ...
see this problem clinically daily in our ICU’s in patients with ARDS. Sadly, we do not treat them as I think we should, given what we know about the mammalian dive reflex but that is another blog. Do not worry, I do not plan to use this adaptation in my reset in the near future...