Injury

Injury - kidney and ureter
Medical therapies (such as OB/GYN surgeries, prior radiation or chemotherapy, and previous abdominopelvic surgeries) are risk factors for ureteral injuries.
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Injury, scooter: See: Scooter injury.
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Head injury occurs when an outside force hits the head hard enough to cause the brain to move violently within the skull. This force can cause shaking, twisting, bruising (contusion), or sudden change in the movement of the brain (concussion).
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Injury rates:
Approximately 3 million children and adolescents ages 14 and under get hurt annually playing sports or participating in recreational activities.
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Injury and Violence
Injuries are a leading cause of death for Americans of all ages, regardless of gender, race or economic status. But injury deaths are only part of the picture. Millions of Americans are injured each year and survive.
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Injury to the bladder or urethra may cause urine to leak into the abdomen, leading to infection (peritonitis). This type of injury is more common if the injury occurs when the bladder is full.
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Rib Injury
What is a rib injury?
The 12 ribs on each side of your chest may be bruised, strained, broken, or separated. All of the ribs are attached to the vertebrae (backbone) in the rear.
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Head injury
Dr Rob Hicks
Head injury causes damage to the scalp, skull or brain. It can be a minor condition or severe and even life-threatening.
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Head injury occurs more often in young children than adults. When compared with adults:
Young children cannot control the movement of their heads as well as adults.
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Brain injury: One teen's story
After a car accident bounced her brain against her skull, a Minnesota teenager had to relearn the most basic of skills.
Kirsten Jensen, after her exceptionally swift recovery from traumatic brain injury.
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Chemical injury to the eye is serious and can threaten your vision. Seek immediate emergency medical care (after you have rinsed the eye) any time an eye is exposed to a chemical.
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A genital injury in a male is an injury to the penis, testicles, or the structures within them. The injury may occur as a result of an accident, disease, trauma, or sexual assault.
What is going on in the body?
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INHALATIONAL INJURY - A term used to describe damage the respiratory tract and lungs secondary to the inhalation of a toxin.
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Repetitive Stress Injury
Related Category: Pathology
or repetitive strain injury (RSI), injury caused by repeated movement of a particular part of the body.
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Repetitive Strain Injury - Prevention
Summary & Participants
After recovering from her own repetitive strain injury, writer Deborah Quilter wrote two books on the subject.
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A-level students warned over text injury
17 August 2006
Teenagers eager to share their recent A-level results with friends today are being warned about the potential health risks of texting.
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Injury to the shoulder may focus on the bones, the supporting ligaments, the muscles or any of several other less conspicuous parts.
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injury to the abdomen (as might occur in a car accident)
Symptoms of placental abruption include bleeding from the vagina, severe pain in the abdomen or back, and tenderness of the uterus.
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Injury caused by pressure differences between the atmosphere and the air-filled spaces in the body. The most common of these injuries are the ear and sinus blocks that can occur during air travel.
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Injury or trauma to the head
Infection
Brain tumor (30% to 40% of patients with brain tumors have a seizure)
High fever or heatstroke
Epilepsy (seizures occur in a predictable pattern)
Diabetes (seizures can occur when blood sugar level is too low) ...
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injury to brain tissue
injury to blood vessels
nerve or muscle paralysis or weakness
loss of mental functions (memory, speech, understanding) ...
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Injury to the area is a common cause, but chilling of the area during the day, especially at night can also lead to it.
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An injury to the thoracic area may cause scar tissue to develop during the healing process. This scar tissue may lead to a compression of the nerves and blood vessels.
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An injury to the spinal cord can cause ED by interfering with nerve signals.
Treatments for prostate cancer, including radiation and prostate removal, can damage the nerves that control erections.
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head injury. The effects of some opioid analgesics may be stronger and may interfere with recovery in people with head injuries.
history of convulsions. Some of these drugs may trigger convulsions.
asthma, emphysema, or any chronic lung disease ...
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After an injury, the synovial fluid that leaks out of the joint capsule may produce swelling.
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Radiation injury to the brachial plexus following adjuvant nodal radiation therapy is a rare clinical entity for breast cancer patients.
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If the tooth is injured below the gum line, but there is no injury to the enamel, the only symptom may be tenderness when biting or chewing for a few days.
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Lesion A lump or abscess that may be caused by injury or disease, such as cancer. Leukemia Cancer of the blood. White blood cells may be produced in excessive amounts and are unable to work properly. Leukocyte See White blood cell.
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Physical abuse is the willful infliction of physical pain or injury,such as slapping, bruising, sexually molesting, or restraining.
Sexual abuse is the infliction of non-consensual sexual contact of any kind.
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Ceresine, a small molecule drug, reduces the accumulation of lactic acid in the brain that occurs after head injury or stroke.
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HOW CAN THE PEDIATRICIAN TELL IF MY CHILD HAS HAD A BIRTH INJURY?
During labor, fetal monitoring may indicate oxygen deprivation, in which case the pediatrician will be on the lookout for resulting problems.
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These include injury to the uterus or cervix by the instruments involved causing tears or perforation in these structures, ...
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After the insult or injury subsides, then, within weeks or months, the node will return to a more normal size. However, sometimes, as when there is scar tissue or calcification in the node, it will not return to normal size and will stay enlarged.
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These chemicals can cause injury to surrounding tissue - the visible signs of an allergy. An allergen can be almost anything which acts as an antigen to stimulate such an immune response.
Common allergens
Food .
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Pills Traditionally used for abrasions, fast relief of bruising, swelling and soft tissue injury, arnica has often been used in the homoeopathic potency of 6c or 30c.
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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC): The Department of Health and Human Services agency with the mission to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
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Predisposing factors: Existing injury to the mouth or skin abrasions, adverse water conditions, high levels of waste in the water, incorrect pH, low oxygen content, vitamin deficiency.
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Poisoning is still a common cause of unintentional injury. This article looks at the safe storage of poisons and chemicals, and what to do in an emergency.
This article gives an understanding of visual problems, particularly in young children.
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Infection - Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues, which may be clinically inapparent or result in local cellular injury.
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A drug used to help patients gain weight after injury, chronic infection, or severe illness. It belongs to the family of drugs called anabolic steroids.
OXi-104
An anticancer drug being evaluated in combination with cisplatin.
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ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS - Hepatitis with unique pathologic liver injury varying widely in severity and caused by chronic, heavy alcohol ingestion.
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Office work can be very stressful to city dwellers who have no time for outdoor exercise. Prevent burn out and injury.
Here are exercises you can do five times each while standing or sitting at your desk.
Lower Backache & Pressure ...
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Three-quarters of all adolescent deaths are the result of accidental injury or violence. The number of teenagers in the United States reporting emotional, physical and sexual abuse by their partners increases daily.
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