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Subcutaneous emphysema
Definition:
Subcutaneous emphysema occurs when air gets into tissues under the skin covering the chest wall or neck. This can happen due to stabbing, gun shot wounds, other penetrations, or blunt trauma.
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Subcutaneous
Definition
The term "cutaneous" refers to the skin. Subcutaneous means beneath or under the skin. For example, a cyst may be under the skin (subcutaneous).
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Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules appear in about one-quarter of cases. Nodules are firm, pea-sized masses made up of inflammatory by-products and scar tissue.
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subcutaneous nodules (small, painless bumps under the skin, often over bony areas)
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SUBCUTANEOUS (SC): Beneath the skin or introduced beneath the skin (eg, subcutaneous injections).
SUBUNIT HIV VACCINE: A genetically engineered vaccine that is based on only part of the HIV molecule.
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Subcutaneous implanted injection port
Increased stability, less risk of dislodgment.
Implantation more invasive than external catheters.
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Subcutaneous (nipple-sparing) mastectomy. In this procedure, a surgeon removes only breast tissue, sparing the skin, nipple, areola, chest wall muscles and lymph nodes.
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In this syndrome, the face, arms and legs become thin due to loss of subcutaneous fat. The skin becomes dry. The lips crack. Weight drops. Lawrence K.
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Dosage/administration: Recommended dose for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis in adults is 25 mg twice weekly by subcutaneous injection 72-96 hours apart. Recommended dose for JRA patients is 0.
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The ankle sprain was treated with multiple subcutaneous injections of Traumeel, which is a natural anti-inflammatory agent, plus 0.5 cc plain Lidocaine, which is a pain reliever, into the painful soft tissue sites around the ankle.
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Answer: Cellulitis produces inflammation of the skin and the subcutaneous or connective tissue immediately beneath it. This process begins with an infection that causes swelling and redness in the area.
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This response was first observed when soluble antigens from organisms such as mycobacteria were administered subcutaneously. In these individuals fever, general unwellness, plus an area of red, hard swelling was observed.
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Necrotizing subcutaneous infection or fasciitis can be caused by a variety of bacteria including oxygen-using bacteria (aerobic) or oxygen-avoiding bacteria (anaerobic).
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MLD involves the use of light massage of the subcutaneous tissue where the lymph vessels predominate.
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LYMPHEDEMA - Swelling of the subcutaneous tissues caused by obstruction of the lymphatic drainage.
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These medications are administered either be subcutaneous injection (Enbrel) or by intravenous infusion (Remicade) and represent a new class of compounds called anti-tumor necrosis agents.
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The first is superficial thrombophlebitis, which affects a subcutaneous vein near the surface of the skin. This is generally not serious and many experience it.
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The course of the disease varies between individuals. People with rheumatoid factor or subcutaneous nodules seem to have a more severe course of the disease. People who develop RA at younger ages also have a more rapidly progressive course.
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Process of putting insulin into the body with a syringe or an insulin pen subcutaneously.
Jaundice
Condition characterized by yellow coloring of the skin and/or eyes that is caused by excess bile in the blood.
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A rare type of soft tissue tumor marked by painless nodules in the dermis (the inner layer of the two main layers of tissue that make up the skin) and subcutaneous (beneath the skin) tissue.
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As in subacute, subaortic stenosis, subarachnoid, subclavian, subclinical disease, subcutaneous, subdural, subglottis, subjacent, sublingual, subluxation, and subtotal hysterectomy. From the Latin preposition sub meaning under.
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Calcitonin can be taken in a nasal spray, as a shot into the muscle (intramuscular, or IM), or as a shot into the fat tissue (subcutaneous).
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In the United States granuloma inguinale is a rarely encountered sexually-transmitted disease that results in surface destruction and granuloma formation in the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
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There are a number of possible consequences of this build up of uric acid in the body, including acute and chronic gouty arthritis, kidney stones, and deposits of uric acid in subcutaneous and other tissues (tophi).
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Subcutaneous injection Into the fatty tissue under the skin. Interferon A naturally produced chemical released by the body in response to viral infections. Interferon can be artificially produced and used as a form of immunotherapy.
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