I Feel Like I ’m Burning Alive. It ’ s Hard for People to Believe Me
In 2018, I woke up on my birthday around 2 or 3 a.m. with a funny feeling in my left hand. It started as a slight itch on my thumb that quickly morphed into a different sensation—the feeling of the thumb beginning to swell, followed by the same feeling in my fingers and sections of my palm, until my hand was almost double its normal size. Later that morning, I visited an orthopedist I’d seen once or twice before for other reasons. He gave me a shot to prevent further swelling, and I went on my way. It was an unremarkable visit. Soon after, another strange thing happened: My hands began to feel like they were on...
Source: TIME: Health - February 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Je Banach Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance health Source Type: news
How Good is Cholecystectomy For Biliary Dyskinesia in Pediatric Patients?
Discussion
Biliary disease includes gallstones, cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder), cholangiopathy and cholangitis (pathology of the bile ducts), biliary dyskinesia, gangrene, and cancer. Some are often overlapping as gallstones often contributing to cholecystitis and cholangitis.
Biliary dyskinesia (BD) is well-recognized in adults. Adult criteria include: “abdominal pain located in the epigastrium and/or right upper quadrant along with; buildup of pain to a steady level and lasting 30 minutes or longer, pain occurring at different intervals and not daily, severe enough to interrupt activities or lead t...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 30, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Telltale signs high cholesterol is causing dead tissue in your foot
High cholesterol can cause peripheral artery disease - a condition that can result in gangrene of the feet. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fasciocutaneous Superomedial Thigh Flap in Fournier Gangrene Fasciocutaneous Superomedial Thigh Flap in Fournier Gangrene
This reconstructive method combined with vacuum-assisted closure therapy could be an effective approach to the management of tissue defects in Fournier gangrene.ePlasty (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - September 1, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Doctors in Anti-Abortion States Now Have No Idea When They ’re Allowed to Save a Pregnant Person’s Life
One of the first patients emergency medicine physician Dr. Taylor Nichols ever treated on his own was a woman who had an ectopic pregnancy—a dangerous condition in which a fertilized egg grows outside the uterus, potentially causing life-threatening bleeding if it ruptures the organ in which it’s growing. She came into the hospital stable. By the time Nichols examined her, she was hemorrhaging.
Nichols got her into emergency surgery, where an ob-gyn operated to save the patient’s life. By that point, it was clear there was no other option. But had he been practicing in a state where ending a pregnancy is ...
Source: TIME: Health - July 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme and Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized abortion healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
What is in the Differential Diagnosis for Black and White Skin Conditions?
Discussion
This is the third in a short case series of differential diagnoses of colored skin conditions.
An introduction to dermatological terminologies and information about colors can be can be found here.
A differential diagnosis by distribution and common pattern can be found here.
For red, orange and yellow conditions, a review can be found here.
For green, blue and purple conditions, a review can be found here.
For brown and grey conditions, a review can be found here.
Note that any color can be a normal variant for an individual or is physiologic for a given state. When lesions of the opposite color of the normal s...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 9, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Pregnant Woman With Crohn's Disease Experiences Perianal Pain
(MedPage Today) -- Pain may be sole symptom of Fournier's gangrene in the immunosuppressed (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 25, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Perianal Infections in Patients With Hematologic Malignancy Perianal Infections in Patients With Hematologic Malignancy
Patients with hematologic malignancies may develop perianal infection, which can progress to Fournier ' s gangrene. How should these cases be managed?Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
High cholesterol: Symptoms to spot on your arms and legs before it turns to gangrene
HIGH cholesterol symptoms can be found on a person's arms or legs. What do you need to look out for? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diabetes type 2: The sign of high blood sugar on your toe that could 'lead to amputation'
UNTREATED diabetes can cause permanent damage to the feet that can render it vulnerable to gangrene. This can lead to toe amputation if left untreated. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High cholesterol: Three sensations indicating you are at risk of 'developing gangrene'
HIGH cholesterol is notoriously symptomless but, as the fatty deposits clump together and harden along the artery walls, reduced blood flow throughout the body can release distress signals. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study
MONDAY, Aug. 9, 2021 -- Gangrene. Throat cancer. A newborn on a feeding tube.
Gruesome warning images like those on cigarette packs do indeed scare smokers, but they should be combined with other anti-smoking measures, a new study finds.
These... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 9, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
How Do You Treat Immersion Foot Injury?
Discussion
All occupations have some type of potential health consequences. Some are obvious because of the environment such as kitchen workers, first responders, helicopter pilots, etc. Others are may be less obvious or not considered such as slip and falls, cleaning supply chemical exposure, animal bites for postal and utility workers, etc. Noise and lifting objects are often overlooked problems in some settings but obvious in others such as construction. Protective measures, especially appropriate education and training and protective clothing and safety gear are obviously important for performing the work as safely as ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 26, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Covid clots now causing intestinal gangrene
Sunil Gavali, 58, is one recent case treated at Andheri ’s Holy Family Hospital. He came to the emergency ward with severe abdominal pain and had been vaccinated with both doses of Covishield. Scan showed multiple clots in the main artery to the intestine. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - June 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Limberg Flap Scrotal Reconstruction in Fournier's Gangrene Limberg Flap Scrotal Reconstruction in Fournier's Gangrene
What benefits might the use of the Limberg flap technique for scrotal reconstruction offer over traditional techniques?Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
