Hospital Treatment. A major burn presents problems of respiratory impairment, disruption of fluid and electrolyte balance, disturbances of tissue perfusion and homeostasis, and the potential for infection, delayed healing, and unnecessary scarring. Long-term effects also include orthopedic deformities result...
But there seems to be a limit to what can plausibly be regarded as different conceptions of the same concept. For instance, one might wonder whether someone who defines disease as ‘a punishment for sins’ is still talking about the same concept, since this idea of disease is fairly remote ...
Catabolic insufficiency in humans leads to the gradual accumulation of a number of pathogenic compounds associated with age-related diseases, including atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and macular degeneration. Removal of these compounds is a widely
in which the localized pain remains even after the rash is gone. For most people who suffer from post-herpetic neuralgia, the condition is not long-term, but
In some cases, shingles can cause long-term complications – and the treatment plan is dependent upon those complications: Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN) Characterized by persistent pain that lasts for months or even years after the shingles rash heals, postherpetic neuralgia can be treated with ...
When a subacute infection persists, antral irrigation and/or antral puncture may be indicated and short term corticosteroids may be helpful. Inadequate treatment of the acute or subacute phase or recurrent attacks can lead to irreversible tissue changes in the membranes lining one or more of the ...
The use of medicinal plants to treat various veterinary illnesses has been practiced for millennia in many civilizations. Punjab is home to a diverse ethnic community, the majority of whom work in dairy farming, agriculture, and allied professions and ha
1. a minor short-term fight. 2. a casual or unexpected convergence. E.g.: there was a brief encounter in the hallway 3. a casual meeting with a person or thing. 4. a hostile disagreement face-to-face. verb 1. come together. 2. come upon, as if by accident; meet with. ...
General term for malignant neoplasms; carcinoma or sarcoma, especially the former. [L. a crab, a cancer] Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012 cancer A disease of DNA. The term is used by the medical profession as a convenient and comprehensive label for...
This medical condition occurs when a women experiences abnormal uterine bleeding, which is a broad term that is used to identify any form of blood discharge from their uterus. It occurs in up to twenty-four percent of women between the ages of forty and fifty-five. There are two classificati...