It is a result of either sphincter spasm or scar tissue build-up. Scar tissues are not as flexible as the normal ones and can be accumulated in a constricted area such as the rectal canal. There are gradual cases of anal stricture that blocks the stool exit and is incorrectly relieved through force by straining and pushing. However, the…
In the short story, The First Appendectomy by William A. Nolen, the author explains to the readers, even when times get tough you should not until the job is finally done. Dr. Nolen was a beginner,“After two months of my internship... I’d watched the assistant residents work… [and] made an occasional incision” (Nolen 146). Since this appendix operation would be his first ever procedure Dr. Nolen prepared enough to the point where he could retell the steps like he says his name and all the hand motions became a habit that he could perform in his sleep. Yet, his nerves overcame him when he finally started to operate.…
Nurse Evers explains it as bad blood, a sore that men get on their private parts from their parents, which can affect their walking and breathing. She says it gets worse over time when a worm goes in through…
Some studies defined AAD as more than three or more loose stools in a 24 period, however other studies had defined it as three loose stools in 24 to 48 hours. A major limitation of this systematic review is that the quality of the methodology in the included RCTs varied. Furthermore, the sample size calculation was only used in eleven of the RCTs, resulting in half of the chosen RCTs to not have sample size calculations included. Furthermore, only six of the selected trials were in children and fifteen were in the selected adult…
Crohn’s Disease Symptoms – Is There a Way to Manage Them? Crohn’s disease symptoms vary from one patient to the next. Depending on how mild or severe the condition is, the signs could be anywhere from mere nausea to bleeding. There are extraintestinal manifestations which are rarely present. The disease can also affect different parts of the body such as the skin, liver, joints and the eyes.…
This patient was booked as an outpatient surgical case for AV fistula placement when seen preoperatively she was found to be hypertensive and therefore the procedure was not carreied she was admitted acutely inpatient. The patient is a 70-year-old female with a medical history of end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, depression, seizure disorder and morbid obesity. The patient is a resident of Bergen Regional long-term care. It was determined that she needed cardiovascular clearance in order to be done. When the patient underwent echocardiogram and they were trying to do a stress test however it was pointed out by the cardiologist that the patient would not fit in the nuclear stress camera.…
“A Walk to Beautiful: Women with Obstetrical Fistulas in Ethiopia” Movie Review “A walk to beautiful” is a heartrending and all to common story of the struggle many women, in middle to low-income countries, are facing when faced with obstetrical fistulas. The story begins with a woman who, because of her obstetrical fistulas has been casted away from her family and community. The woman is then faced with thoughts of despair and loneness in her attempt to raise her daughter, and often contemplates thoughts of suicide. Another women within the community gives her hope has she encourages, Ayehu to seek treatment for her condition in Ethiopians capital Addis Ababa. The remainder of the film focus on Ayehu journey and the journey of other women…
This can happen when part of the stomach bulges through the LES (hiatal hernia). The backward flow of stomach fluids can cause a type of severe and long-standing heartburn called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). You may need this surgery if other…
I woke up noticing something different about myself. I always noticed its presence,but somehow I had gone 7 years of my life without really noticing it. I finally convinced my mother to take me to my doctor,I was curious as to what it was. My doctor told me it was nothing to worry about and un less I was hurting then I shouldn’t worry about it. I wasn’t contempt about the fact that all the doctors knew was its name “Pectus Carinatum”.…
It seemed to be a typical day of observing Dr. Escalona’s pre and post-operative visits, until a patient presented with abdominal pain in an area where she had previously had a hernia repaired with mesh reinforcement. The patient was clearly frustrated and concerned about the reoccurrence of pain in that particularly familiar abdominal area. Dr. Escalona, who diagnoses hernias with certainty, using only his hands, felt her abdomen and confirmed that her intestines had once again bulged through a weak spot in the previously inserted mesh. The patient could not understand how this could have happened. Dr. Escalona then spent the next ten minutes teaching the patient about her condition, the potential outcomes, and the surgical treatment plans available.…
• Infection of the pelvis or the vulva. • Infection of the vagina, including yeast, bacterial, or viral infections. • Painful, involuntary tightening…
She also reported having a tension headache. Her husband rubbed her leg and neck while we waited. The wound vacuum to the abdomen was discontinued. The wound is to an abdominal skinfold about 8 inches long. It is beefy red and has a new granulating tissue.…
Here we can see a blatant expression of the phrase, “history repeats itself.” In the time of Hippocrates, the temples of healing had been in decline, due to what Hippocrates saw as an excess of “…sophistry and priestcraft…” Even before the time of The Trotula, there was a great deal of theological influence in the field of medicine. As it is today, men dominated the medieval Catholic Church. In keeping with the image of the bridge, the twelfth century Church’s involvement in women’s medicine, particularly in regards to midwives, was a crag around which the bridge needed to be worked if it wanted to continue, a crag which would prove insurmountable.…
Whipple Procedure Whipple procedure is a surgery to remove the head of the pancreas, the upper part of the small intestine (duodenum), and the organ that stores fluid (bile) made in the liver (gallbladder). Part of the stomach may also be removed during this procedure. The pancreas is a large gland located behind the stomach. It helps digest food and it produces hormones that regulate blood sugar.…
Although the blue discharges were killed off in 1947, sociologists Dr. Colin Williams and Dr. Martin Weinberg of the Kinsey Institute conducted a research study into the affect less-than-honorable discharges had on queer veterans. From the military, discharges were dispersed in five ranks: ♣ Honorable discharge –full rights and privileges ♣ General discharge – less than honorable (no rights or privileges, such as GI bill) ♣ Undesirable discharge ♣ Bad conduct discharge ♣ Dishonorable discharge – given only after a person has been found guilty of a serious crime at court martial This study showed 39% of gay veterans received general discharges, and approximately 55% were granted undesirable discharges. 6% acquired dishonorable discharges.…