Let’s start by recognizing what is most likely at the center of everyone’s mind right now: period pains are the worst possible thing that could happen to you. Because the bottom half of your body appears to be in quite a bit of discomfort right now, we do need to observe a moment of reverence for it. Before you take any old painkiller you can pull from the back of your bathroom cabinet or the bottom of a friend’s handbag (yes, we’ve all been that amount of desperate to make them disappear as soon as possible), continue reading this article. Please note that not all ibuprofen and Advil products are created equally. What exactly do we mean when we say that? According to […]
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The LASIK Eye Surgery Procedure
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved LASIK eye surgery as a safe treatment for correcting specific refractive abnormalities in 1999. This means that patients may need fewer or no glasses or contacts following their surgery. Over the last two decades, ophthalmologists have completed 600,000 LASIK procedures per year. The vast majority of these treatments improve patients’ vision and relieve them of the need to wear prescription glasses such as contacts regularly. To this day, the Drug Enforcement Administration has approved LASIK eye surgery for patients with the following qualifying diagnoses: Myopia Hyperopia Presbyopia Astigmatism However, there is always the chance of negative effects, and there are always risks involved. Before booking a LASIK procedure, individuals who are considering having […]
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Facts About Fevers Fever is above 38 ° C (measured in the rectum) Fever is one of the body’s reactions to infection Rising and falling temperatures during fever give chills and sweating, respectively Children with fever should not receive acetylsalicylic acid to lower the fever What is fever? Fever is one of the body’s reactions to infection Normal temperature is approx. 37 ° C in the morning and 37.5 ° C in the evening Fever is defined as temperature above 38 ° C measured in the rectum Measured in the mouth, the temperature is approx. 0.5 degrees below measurement in the rectum Measured in the armpit, the temperature is approximately 0.6 degrees below measurement in the rectum Fever due to […]
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Basic data Definition Epididymitis occurrence Less than 1 case per 1,000 patients per year, but exact figures are not available Rare before sexually mature age Etiology and pathogenesis In younger men are sexually transmitted infection most frequently Chlamydia trachomatis, less often Neisseria gonorrhoeae In men over 35 years most gram-negative rods Can also be a complication of underlying urological disease, or recent instrumentation A non-infectious variant can occur 2-3 days after trauma At the same time swelling in the testicle due to edema predisposing factors Recurrent epididymit in younger boys may be due to reflux of urine to the seminal vesicles Testicular cancer can in rare cases cause ICPC 2 Y74 Inflammation of the testis / epididymis ICD-10 N45 Inflammation […]
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Facts About Epididymitis Epididymitis (epididymitis) is an infection of the epididymis Symptoms include swelling, pain in the scrotum and fever Treated with antibiotics, but the swelling and pain subside only slowly over several weeks or months What is epididymitis? Epididymitis is an inflammation of the epididymis. It is located on the side of the testicle into the scrotum. The condition occurs primarily after puberty. How common is epididymitis? You do not know where frequency epididymitis is. However, it is not frequent condition, but it is also not unusual. What causes epididymitis? Epididymitis is often caused by the bacteria chlamydia, mycoplasma or less frequently genitalum gonorrhea in men under 35 years. Over this age due to illness like bowel bacterium E. Coli., […]
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Burns on the skin varies in severity of burn, from first to third degree burns. Many first and second degree burns can be considered to be minor and treated at home with little or no medical supervision. After treatment at home should your burn heal in a week or less, depending on the severity of the burn. Avoid touching the burned skin (other than treat it), to prevent irritation or infection. If you feel that your burn is a third – degree burn, which is referred to burn goes through all layers of the skin (epidermis and dermis), you need emergency medical care and you may need treatment at a burn center. Instructions Determine if the burn is a first-, […]
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A first degree burn results from spending a little too much time in the sun. Or if you have been boiling water and steam happens to find its way to your skin, making it red and causes a burning sensation that is a first degree burn. Here are a few tips on making burning feeling a whole lot better. Instructions How To Treat first degree burns Run the burn under cold water as soon as you can. Let the cold water run on it for not less than five minutes. We need to cool it down quickly so burnt stops immediately. Take a couple of Ibuprofen pills to ease the pain and swelling. Keep in mind that if the burn […]
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Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that is typically used to treat pain and relieve fever. Ibuprofen is the generic name of this over-the-counter medications. There are several names that have ibuprofen as their main active ingredient, including Motrin and Advil. Ibuprofen can ease the symptoms of minor aches and pains, including headaches, back pain, joint pain, toothache and menstrual pain. Function According to Drugs.com, ibuprofen works by reducing hormones in the body, causing pain and inflammation. Hormone, according to the UK Netdoctor called cyclo-oxygenase (COX), and produces chemicals called prostaglandins. Prostaglandins are the body’s response to injury and disease, and is responsible for causing pain. Ibuprofen blocks the COX, which in turn stops the creation of prostaglandins. The end […]
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