Pleurisy.Pleurisyrefers to inflammation of the pleura, the membrane surrounding the lungs. The common symptoms are sharp chest pain that is much worse with inhalation (breathing in), especially on deep inspiration. The most common causes of pleurisy are viral infection (most common) and pneumonia,...
2016;Khazan, 2013). Throughout this blog the term mindfulness will refer broadly to a mental state of paying total attention to the present moment, with a non-judgmental awareness of the inner and/ or outer experiences
Pleuritic pain, increased with inspiration, sharp or pulsating ▪ Pain in the musculoskeletal wall with varying radiation ▪ Variable duration from seconds to days/weeks ▪ Response to sublingual nitroglycerin possible but not guaranteed ▪ ...
This is consistent with the idea that pain has such deep roots in our biology that it is hard to separate from life, which is why it’s so hard to suppress while also preserving consciousness. Almost half of these genes are also risk factors for severe depression, and with some fancy ...
Patients may present with sharp focal anterior chest pain that is made worse with deep inspiration or compression over the painful area. Certain trunk movements also may reproduce the pain. Treatment with NSAIDs, acetaminophen, or lower potency narcotic analgesics will be helpful. Discharge ...
an inspiratory gasp with a subsequent breath-hold in response to acute pain54. In the reviewed studies, an increase (↑) in inspiration34,41and a decrease of breathing rate were reported53. Although, RESP, SpO2and BP can be obtained using PPG, in ref.53there was no indication of the met...
an inspiratory gasp with a subsequent breath-hold in response to acute pain54. In the reviewed studies, an increase (↑) in inspiration34,41and a decrease of breathing rate were reported53. Although, RESP, SpO2and BP can be obtained using PPG, in ref.53there was no indication of the met...
A 55-year-old man, ex-smoker, with previous percutaneous exclusion of abdominal aortic and renal aneurysm [6], [7], [8] presented to the Emergency Room complaining of precordial pain, arising in the previous 48 hours and made worse by deep inspiration. The pain was not related to physica...
A device or a system programmed with the sensor-based pain assessment methods can have improved automaticity in medical diagnostics. More efficient device memory or communication bandwidth usage may be achieved by storing or transmitting medical information more relevant to clinical decisions. Additionally...
Leukemia is a medical term for cancer of the blood cells. Acute Myeloid Leukemia, known as AML is the most common acute leukemia in adults. AML is rapidly lethal if untreated, but overall survival has improved for those under age 65 from just 8 months in the late 1970s to 46 months in...