If you are recovering from surgery, it is important to take the right steps to prevent infection. Infections after surgical procedures can affect the incision, bladder, lungs, intestines, or bloodstream., ...1
Green tape, a form of physical therapy treatment to relax muscles, circles his mouth and covers the back of each little finger like a green skeleton. His sister prods his face, alert and smiling., ...1
The treatment of severe frostbite injury has undergone rapid development in the past 30 years with many different diagnostic and treatment options now available. However, there is currently no consensus on the best method for management of this disease process. At our institution, we have designed a protocol for severe frostbite injury that includes diagnosis, medical treatment, wound cares, therapy, and surgery., ...1
Because there is such strong evidence linking obesity to many chronic or acute diseases, the World Health Organization and the U. Department of Health and Human Services recommend that you aim for a healthy body weight with a body mass index BMI between BMI indicates an individual's weight status in relation to height, and it helps give a sense of a healthy ratio between the two. It doesn't apply to children, the elderly, or the very athletic., ...1
Patients who undergo dialysis treatment have an increased risk for getting an infection. Hemodialysis patients are at a high risk for infection because the process of hemodialysis requires frequent use of catheters or insertion of needles to access the bloodstream. Hemodialysis patients have weakened immune systems, which increase their risk for infection, and they require frequent hospitalizations and surgery where they might acquire an infection., ...1