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Blunt cardiac rupture
Blunt cardiac rupture samer kareem 1,786 Views • 2 years ago

Blunt injury to the heart ranges from contusion to disruption. This report comprises 14 patients seen during a 6-year period with cardiac rupture secondary to blunt trauma. Eight patients were injured in automobile accidents, two patients were injured in auto-pedestrian accidents, two were kicked in the chest by ungulates, and two sustained falls. Cardiac tamponade was suspected in ten patients. Five patients presented with prehospital cardiac arrest or arrested shortly after arrival. All underwent emergency department thoracotomy without survival. Two patients expired in the operating room during attempted cardiac repair; both had significant extracardiac injury. Seven patients survived, three had right atrial injuries, three had right ventricular injuries, and one had a left atrial injury. Cardiopulmonary bypass was not required for repair of the surviving patients. There were no significant complications from the cardiac repair.

Body-Safe Sex Toys
Body-Safe Sex Toys samer kareem 2,421 Views • 2 years ago

Body-Safe Sex Toys

Detecting Malingering, Misleading Patients
Detecting Malingering, Misleading Patients samer kareem 1,821 Views • 2 years ago

Factitious disorder is the term used to describe a pattern of behavior centered on the exaggeration or outright falsifications of one’s own health problems or health problems of others. Some people with this disorder fake or exaggerate physical problems; others fake or exaggerate psychological problems or a combination of physical and psychological problems. Factitious disorder differs from a pattern of falsified or exaggerated behavior called malingering. While malingerers make their claims out of a motivation for personal gain, people with factitious disorder have no such motivation.

DIRTIEST PARTS OF YOUR BODY
DIRTIEST PARTS OF YOUR BODY samer kareem 9,923 Views • 2 years ago

DIRTIEST PARTS OF YOUR BODY

How smart can we get
How smart can we get samer kareem 3,663 Views • 2 years ago

How smart can we get

Influenza
Influenza samer kareem 6,032 Views • 2 years ago

Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system — your nose, throat and lungs. Influenza, commonly called the flu, is not the same as stomach "flu" viruses that cause diarrhea and vomiting. For most people, influenza resolves on its own. But sometimes, influenza and its complications can be deadly. People at higher risk of developing flu complications include: Young children under 5, and especially those under 2 years Adults older than 65 Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities Pregnant women and women up to two weeks postpartum People with weakened immune systems People who have chronic illnesses, such as asthma, heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes People who are very obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or higher Your best defense against influenza is to receive an annual vaccination.

Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hepatic Encephalopathy samer kareem 1,607 Views • 2 years ago

Symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy differ depending on the underlying cause of the liver damage. Symptoms and signs of hepatic encephalopathy may include: difficulty thinking. personality changes. poor concentration. problems with handwriting or loss of other small-hand movements. confusion. forgetfulness. poor judgment.

Infertility in Women
Infertility in Women samer kareem 4,353 Views • 2 years ago

Problems that affect ovulation, and the hormones involved with ovulation, are the most common cause of female infertility. They include: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). Women with PCOS do not ovulate regularly and they experience infrequent or absent menstrual cycles.

How IVF works
How IVF works samer kareem 4,850 Views • 2 years ago

During in vitro fertilization (IVF), eggs and sperm are brought together in a laboratory glass dish to allow the sperm to fertilize an egg. With IVF, you can use any combination of your own eggs and sperm and donor eggs and sperm. After IVF, one or more fertilized eggs are placed in the uterus .

First Aid - Broken Bones and Dislocations
First Aid - Broken Bones and Dislocations samer kareem 4,553 Views • 2 years ago

A broken bone requires emergency medical care. Your child might have a broken (fractured) bone if he or she heard or felt a bone snap, has difficulty moving the injured part, or if the injured part moves in an unnatural way or is very painful to the touch. A sprain occurs when the ligaments, which hold bones together, are overstretched and partially torn. A strain is when a muscle or tendon is overstretched or torn. Sprains and strains generally cause swelling and pain, and there may be bruises around the injured area. Most sprains and strains, after proper medical evaluation, can be treated at home.

Prinzmetal's Variant Angina
Prinzmetal's Variant Angina samer kareem 4,602 Views • 2 years ago

High blood pressure and high cholesterol are the most common causes of these spasms. Approximately 2 percent of people with angina, or chest pain and pressure, experience coronary artery spasms. Coronary artery spasms can also occur in people who have atherosclerosis.

Paget's Disease Of The Breast
Paget's Disease Of The Breast samer kareem 2,397 Views • 2 years ago

Paget's disease of the breast or Paget disease of the breast (/ˈpædʒᵻt/, rhymes with "gadget") (also known as Paget's disease of the nipple) is a malignant condition that outwardly may have the appearance of eczema, with skin changes involving the nipple of the breast.

Vitamin A Functions & Deficiencies
Vitamin A Functions & Deficiencies samer kareem 2,366 Views • 2 years ago

Function. Vitamin A helps form and maintain healthy skin, teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, mucus membranes, and skin. It is also known as retinol because it produces the pigments in the retina of the eye. Vitamin A promotes good vision, especially in low light. Vitamin deficiency anemia occurs when your body doesn't have enough of the vitamins needed to produce adequate numbers of healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen from your lungs throughout your body. If your diet is lacking in certain vitamins, vitamin deficiency anemia can develop.

Contraction of the heart
Contraction of the heart samer kareem 12,782 Views • 2 years ago

Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are extra, abnormal heartbeats that begin in one of your heart's two lower pumping chambers (ventricles). These extra beats disrupt your regular heart rhythm, sometimes causing you to feel a flip-flop or skipped beat in your chest.

Does ovulation cause pain?
Does ovulation cause pain? samer kareem 8,125 Views • 2 years ago

The pain of ovulation can range from a mild twinge to severe discomfort and usually lasts from minutes to hours. It is generally felt on one side of the abdomen and may vary each month, depending on which ovary is releasing the egg during that cycle.

Left Side Chest Pain
Left Side Chest Pain samer kareem 7,993 Views • 2 years ago

It's a symptom of heart disease but typically does not cause permanent damage to the heart. It is, though, a sign that you are a candidate for a heart attack at some point in the future. The chest pain may spread to your arm, shoulder, jaw, or back. It may feel like a pressure or squeezing sensation.

Blood circulation
Blood circulation samer kareem 16,485 Views • 2 years ago

Systemic circulation carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle, through the arteries, to the capillaries in the tissues of the body. From the tissue capillaries, the deoxygenated blood returns through a system of veins to the right atrium of the heart.

Shoulder Dystocia Injury
Shoulder Dystocia Injury samer kareem 1,868 Views • 2 years ago

Shoulder dystocia is a rare emergency that can happen during the end of the second stage of labour. It's all to do with how your baby moves down through your vagina and out into the world. Shoulder dystocia happens when your baby's head has been born, but one of her shoulders becomes stuck.

Diabetic Kidney
Diabetic Kidney samer kareem 8,045 Views • 2 years ago

If they are damaged, waste and fluids build up in your blood instead of leaving your body. Kidney damage from diabetes is called diabetic nephropathy. It begins long before you have symptoms. An early sign of it is small amounts of protein in your urine.

Foods that do NOT affect the blood sugar
Foods that do NOT affect the blood sugar samer kareem 3,850 Views • 2 years ago

Such foods include carrots, eggplant, cauliflower, green beans, broccoli, peppers, onions, lettuce, zucchini, tomatoes, peanuts and walnuts. These foods are generally safe for you to eat at each meal without spiking your blood sugar.

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