For example, the patient loses the normal color of the skin, so the patents have a jaundice appearance. Moreover, a loss of appetite is another serious effect of the
An ingrown toenail is formed when the edge of one’s nail starts to grow downwards - cutting into the surrounding skin, making it painful and tender to the touch. This problem is a common occurrence among teenagers and young adults, but anyone can get an ingrown toenail at any stage in life. Signs or Symptoms The signs and symptoms of an ingrown toenail is not really clear, but when it does appear, you will know because the surrounding skin of the infected area gets a little hard, swollen and tender to the touch.
A wound is a disorder in the normal anatomical structure and function of living tissue which may be caused by physical, chemical, microbiological or immunological injury. Globally wounds also represent a significant burden on the patients and health care professionals or givers. Wound infection is also significant in that they are the most common nosocomial infection (Orrett, 2002) . Infection of the wound is the successful invasion, and proliferation by one or more organisms anywhere within the body’s sterile tissues and sometimes accompanied with pus formation (Calvin, 1998).Wound infection may result to prolong hospital stay, delay wound healing, increases cost of health care and morbidity in surgical patients (Orrett, 2002).. Wound infection with multiple organisms may even result to multiple organ failure or death of the patient when it becomes chronic.
Needlestick injuries are injuries due to exposed and improper use of needles or sharps. The ANA in 2010, commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, which improved protection against these injuries that expose health care workers to potentially deadly blood borne pathogens. These injuries, unfortunately, are still occurring today and far too often. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in March 2000, estimated that approximately 62-88 percent of sharps and needlestick injuries are preventable. Health care workers that handle sharp devices or equipment like scalpels, sutures, needles, phlebotomy devices or blood collection devices are all at risk but nurses are at a very high risk for being exposed to these preventable injuries which exposes them to numerous bloodborne pathogens especially deadly viruses such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDs.
Patients with tattoos who have undergone MRI scans have experienced first and second degree burns along with other negative side effects. One patient even had to go through the painful process of removing her tattoo, just so that she
Dressing change was the one of the biggest source of pain as perceived by physician. Intense and prolonged pain often caused by burn injuries, the pain is exaggerated by the need to remove dressings frequently to maintain healing and banish the infection. There are some modern techniques such as skin replacement therapy and early excision that already reduced the amount of dressing changes in a burn injury (1). Choiniere et al
Primary Keyword: mesothelioma survival rates Secondary keyword: 1) Methods to Improve Your Mesothelioma Survival Rate 2) Mesothelioma Prognosis | Understanding Survival and Cures A Brief Introduction: Mesothelioma is a form of cancer which mainly affects the lungs’ membrane lining and the abdomen. It is considered as one of the serious and aggressive diseases. The disease is very hard to be diagnosed. And till now no such cure has been known for handling this disease.
Doctors can X-ray certain joints to see if a patient has psoriatic arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis because the two are often confused. Many people have good control over their joint pain and psoriasis flare ups while others don 't and take much more medication to get better control. There is no way to prevent Psoriatic Arthritis, it’s is a lifelong affliction, but it can be treated through various methods to reduce pain and
Things That You Should Know About Psoriasis Psoriasis is one of the most common skin conditions which affect people in all age groups. Patients suffering from this condition may be extremely self-conscious about their look and may also suffer from low self-esteem and lack of confidence. Gratefully, DermASAP has a team of expert professionals who have been successfully treating patients with such skin diseases over several years. Dr. Kenneth M Reed, the founder of the clinic, has over 25 years of experience in the related field of practice.
Liver damage, taking certain blood-thinning drugs, such as warfarin could increase P. Risks of liver function tests: The blood sample for liver function tests is usually taken from a vein in your arm. The main risks include soreness or bruising at the site of the blood draw. Most people don't have any serious reactions to having blood drawn. How you prepare