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Diverticulosis-Diseases
What do doctors call this condition?Diverticular disease, diverticulitisWhat is this condition? In diverticulosis, bulging pouches (called diverticula) in the stomach or intestinal wall push through the surrounding muscle. Usually, the pouches are in... Diagnostic Hallmarks-Skin Disorders
Distribution: legs and hands Minute, thin fissuresMinimal inflammation Clinical PresentationXerotic eczema is closely related in appearance and pathophysiology to solvent-type weak-irritant contact dermatitis. The difference lies in the fact that the... Stasis Dermatitis and Stasis Ulcers-Skin Disorders
Diagnostic HallmarksDistribution: ankle History of preceding noninflammatory swelling (stasis) Presence of varicosities Clinical PresentationThe term "stasis" refers to the presence of chronic, noninflammatory edema of the lower leg. Stasis dermatiti... Your New Born Baby-Baby Care
Few new born babies are conventionally pretty, and even though every thing is perfectly normal, your baby's appearance may make you slightly apprehensive, so you'll find it hard to resist going over him with a fine toothed comb, just to make sure.Wha... Signs and Symptoms of Renal Disease-Hypertension
The signs and symptoms of renal insufficiency may be similar to those of renal failure, depending on the degree of kidney involvement. If your patient's kidneys lose the ability to concentrate urine, he may develop polyuria and nocturia. If his renal... Treatment of Renal Disease-Hypertension
The treatment of renal disease includes drug therapy and nutritional therapy. To prevent renal insufficiency from deteriorating further, the treatment is designed to control hypertension with antihypertensive drugs and sodium and fluid restrictions. ... Scans- Help Evaluate Heart Muscle Perfusion-Hypertension
A thallium scan-a radionuclide study-can help evaluate heart muscle perfusion. The examiner injects thallium I.V. and then performs the scan. Ischemic and infarcted areas of heart muscle don't take up the thallium, and they appear as cold spots on th... The Obsession-Health
Americans are preoccupied with their body weight. More than $30 billion a year is spent on gimmicks, gadgets, and strategies to trim, tuck, and tone waistlines. Of adults, 50 million are dieting, and most of them are repeaters, averaging 2.3 diets pe... Teaching Your Patient to Inject Insulin-Diabetes
When teaching your patient how to inject insulin, give her the following instructions:Assemble all equipment. Then wash your hands with warm water and soap. If you're using intermediate-acting or long-acting insulin, gently roll the bottle between yo... Use of Protein-Diabetes Treatment
A person needs protein for normal growth and development and maintenance of body protein stores. Proteins are made up of amino acids that are used for building and rebuilding the body. Proteins also act as enzymes, hormones, and antibodies. Proteins ...
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