COVID-19 can be associated with neurological complications. Here the authors show that markers of brain injury, but not immune markers, are elevated in the blood of patients with COVID-19 both early and months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, particularly in those with brain dysfunction or neurologi...
Joint replacement eg hip replacement— in severe cases, all or part of a joint (eg hip, knee or shoulder) will be replaced with a prosthetic joint, which usually lasts 10–20 years Complications of rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis can be life-threatening as it increases your risk of...
Image courtesy of Marcella Donaruma, MD. Not All Genital Bleeding Is from Abuse Vaginal bleeding is relatively rare in prepubertal girls and necessitates a thorough evaluation when present.[12,17]The differential diagnosis is wide and includes infection, trauma, endocrine dysfunction, retained foreign...
and taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain relievers (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), naproxen (Aleve, Anaprox, Naproxen), and aspirin to prevent ablood clot in the leg. Prescription leg compression stockings (knee or thigh high) improve blood flow and may ...
spondylitis(AS) is a chronic illness disease that affects the joints near the center of the body, particularly the spine and sacroiliac joints that are located at the lowest end of the spine where the sacrum meets the iliac bone in the pelvis, and can lead to eventual fusion of the spine...
Let’s take a look at eight signs that will help you decide if you need hip replacement surgery. 1. You Have Chronic and Significant Pain Damage to your hip joint can cause chronic and significant pain anywhere between your hip and knee. If you experience any of the following, you should...
While the number of COVID infections is lower overall during the warmer months, multiple infection peaks occur during every season of the year. New national advice on isolation after testing positive is perhaps the biggest sign that we’ve reached an uneasy truce with COVID. In February, the ...
surgical operations (including joint replacement surgery). Pain from osteoarthritis of the knee can be relieved by hyaluronic acid injections. Rheumatoid arthritis can require medications that suppress the immune system (DMARDs mentioned earlier). Low back arthritis that is irritating nerves of the spine...
It also harms the lining of your blood vessels. This makes it easier for clots to form. Birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy. The estrogen in these raises your blood’s ability to clot. (Progesterone-only pills don’t have the same risk.) Infection. When in your blood, ...
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