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Fractures Types and Treatments
Also fractures can be classified into several types:
* Fissure or incomplete fracture is mild with partial rupture of the bone without completely separating edges
* Completed: occurs throughout the thickness of the bone
* In green branch: occurs in children. Because it is less calcified bone, yields only partially, just breaking the bone cortex
* Multiple: when the bone is broken into various fractions, called shards
Treatment
The handling of such alterations shall be purely medical. As a general emergency measures may take the following actions:
* Reassure the casualty and explain what is going to do
* Avoid as far as possible the mobility
* Hold the nose and mouth clear of any obstacles that may impede the free passage of air
* Remove everything that can compress when ignition occurs (watches, bracelets, rings, necklaces, clothing)
* Immobilize the area where it is considered that the fracture is present. With the above will be achieved; prevent possible injury to muscles, nerves and blood vessels, prevent change from closed to open fracture incomplete or complete, reduce pain, prevent shock (severe decrease in blood pressure) between other benefits
* In an open fracture sterile dressing to the wound, if compressed to avoid bleeding the blood flow
* Cover the casualty to prevent heat loss.
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Animal Bites
They are one of the most important causes of medical care in emergency departments. Usually not life threatening, but because of the high number of bacteria found in the snout of the animals, these complications can easily among which infections. Also, remember there is a variety of diseases can be transmitted through this mechanism as is the case of rabies.
The group most vulnerable to this type of problem you are under 14 years, three out of four problems presented in this age group, probably due to greater contact with pets and lack of caution.
Causes
Most cases are caused by domestic animals, among which are dogs and cats. However, the person bites are surprisingly common and often more dangerous than an animal because the human mouth is wide variety of bacteria. Some of these bites are intentional, while others are caused lesions in the skin to accidentally hit someone in the teeth. A smaller proportion of cases, is given by non-domestic animals, rats, snakes, squirrels and raccoons to name a few.
Events
They are very obvious, these can range from simple brand of teeth, to complete avulsion of the skin and muscle at the bite area with plenty of blood loss.
Treatment of Hairy Cell Leukemia
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General aspects on the treatment
Some people with hairy cell leukemia have few symptoms and require no immediate treatment. There are treatments for all patients with hairy cell leukemia with symptoms. Uses three kinds of treatment:
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy (using drugs to kill cancer cells)
- Biological therapy (using the body’s immune system to fight cancer).
Some clinical trials are evaluating the use of bone marrow transplants. If the spleen is swollen, the doctor may remove a surgical operation called a splenectomy.
Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. These can be taken orally or injected into a vein, muscle or under the skin. Chemotherapy is a systemic treatment because the drug enters the bloodstream, travels through the body and can kill cancer cells throughout the body.
The purpose of biologic therapy is to try to get the body to fight cancer. It uses materials made by the body or made in a laboratory to boost, direct or restore the body’s natural defenses against disease.
Biological therapy is known as biological response modifier (BRM) therapy or immunotherapy. Interferon, a substance produced by the body to fight the organisms that are not normally found in the body, often used to treat hairy cell leukemia.
Bone marrow transplantation is used to replace bone marrow with a healthy one. First, it destroys all the body’s bone marrow with high dose chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy. Then he takes healthy bone marrow from another person (a donor) whose tissue is equal or nearly equal to his. The donor may be a twin (the ideal), a brother or sister or other person with whom you have no kinship.
Finally, the donor’s healthy marrow is injected into a vein you and replace the destroyed bone marrow. A bone marrow transplant that used bone marrow from a relative or a person who has no relationship to you is called allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
Hairy cell leukemia
Hairy cell leukemia is a disease in which cells are cancerous (malignant) in the blood and bone marrow. The disease is called hairy cell leukemia because the cancer cells look “hair” when examined under the microscope.
Hairy cell leukemia affects white blood cells known as lymphocytes, produced in the bone marrow and other organs. Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside large bones of the body.
It produces red blood cells (which carry oxygen and other materials to all tissues of the body), white blood cells (which fight infection) and platelets (which cause blood to clot).
Lymphocytes are also produced in the spleen (an organ located in the upper abdomen that produces lymphocytes and filters old blood cells from the blood), lymph nodes (small bean-shaped structures found throughout the body ) and other organs.
When developing hairy cell leukemia, there may be an accumulation of leukemic cells in the spleen, causing it to swell. Can also occur if there are too few normal white blood cells in the blood because the leukemia cells invade the bone marrow, and bone marrow is unable to produce enough normal white blood cells. This can cause an infection.
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Dietary fiber: Why?
There is much talk about the fibers, almost became fashionable … Baby on Board was a specially invited media for Kellogg Argentina to interview Dr. Sungsoo Choo. Here we share with you the first part of how much we learned. In the next issue, much more!
During the month of September visited our country Sungsoo Dr. Choo who has a long track record in nutrition research specialist in fiber. Buenos Aires participated in the symposium on functional foods. Among others, holds the title of Ph.D. in food chemistry, has written several books and essays on nutrition.
He currently serves as assistant professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan and coordinates the nutrition program at Kellogg Company. fibers
Nutrition as a science was developed mainly during the second half of this century and despite its constant evolution there is still confusion about what constitutes a healthy diet. The concept of including fiber in our diets actually took importance over the past twenty-five years. Before she was considered an inert element lacking in relevance, but experimental and epidemiological observations drastically changed this view. It is now accepted each day with greater emphasis than is possible to design diets that help prevent disease. Fiber is the part of plant foods that pass through the intestinal tract without being digested.
Why fibers are not digested in the intestinal tract of man?
Because the molecular structures of various fibers (hemicellulose, cellulose, pectins, mucilages, etc.) are unique and can not be digested by our digestive enzymes.
The enzymes produced by salivary glands, pancreas and intestine have unfolded molecules as a function of protein, carbohydrates and fats and have specificity to act on certain structures. This fact that was never awarded importance was the subject of studies in the seventies in which fiber intake linked to cancer and cardiovascular disease and who achieved a great discovery to test the hypothesis that fiber plays a role very important in preventing cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer.
It has been shown that wheat bran is important for its function and laxative agent in preventing colon and breast cancers. While oat bran and psyllium prevent cardiovascular disease.
Colitis Diet
Colitis is a chronic digestive disease, which occurs due to inflammation of the colon. The condition is inflammatory and affects the tissue lining the gastrointestinal tract. People with colitis is necessary to ingest enough protein, calories, vitamins (A, D, C, B-12 and folic acid), minerals (calcium, iron, potassium and magnesium) and the other nutrients to stay healthy. There are foods that should be avoided too. Indeed, regime change has been found to be effective in treating symptoms of colitis and reduce side effects. One below is the recommended diet for colitis.
Recommended Colitis Diet
- Milk and other dairy products can lead to bloating, gas, and diarrhea. Thus, taking in foods with a low level of lactose such as yogurt and hard cheese.
- Fatty foods such as butter, margarine, vegetable oil, processed snacks, meat, fast food and fried or battered food may trigger abdominal symptoms. The reason is that eating these foods may lead to malabsorption in the body. Read the rest of this entry »
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Weight Loss Plans For Teens
If you are a teenager who has weight problems, then you’ve come to the right place. It is extremely important that you stay calm on the whole issue and do not follow some unhealthy ways to reduce weight. Although these so-called programs of weight loss may seem to work at first, but they also have adverse effects on the body.
Weight can be a problem of the gland, or it could even be hereditary.
Here are a few tips and plans to lose the pounds :
Walk: Walking can be one of the most effective ways to lose even more fat and maintain healthy too. Walking exercises the entire body and, therefore, is a great way to stay fit. If possible, buy a pedometer and attach to your waist so you can keep track of what you have traveled. Start slowly and as the days pass, you can increase the distance of walking each day. For example, start by walking a mile, then as you feel comfortable to say what increase 2, 3 and 4.
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Exercises During Pregnancy
One of the greatest joys of being a woman is the ability to conceive. Getting a woman pregnant increases with higher levels of ecstasy and gives the greatest joy. All women want to feel well and healthy during pregnancy. One of the best ways to achieve this is through exercise. There is absolutely nothing wrong with doing some basic exercises during pregnancy and in fact is recommended by doctors. It helps prepare the body for childbirth, keep weight gain under control and maintain blood circulation which makes the body feel healthy, supple and flexible. Read about some workouts that can be done during pregnancy.
Walking
This is one of the best exercises to do when you are pregnant. Walking all day at a moderate speed for 15-20 minutes will help keep the body active and supple and strengthen muscles. It also helps reduce cramps by keeping the muscles moving. Your body will also be more nuanced delivery and the loss of excess weight after childbirth will be easy.
Swimming
One of the best and safest exercises, swimming is recommended by almost all doctors for pregnant women. It has large muscle groups, provides flexibility and agility, even when you are pregnant, offers tremendous cardiovascular benefits, and gives a feeling of weightlessness during the year, making it easier for woman.
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Leukemia
When immature blood cells (blasts) are proliferating, ie, they reproduce uncontrollably in the bone marrow and accumulate both there and in blood, achieved replacing normal cells. This uncontrolled proliferation is called leukemia.
Cause of Leukemia
The cause of leukemia is unknown in most cases. However, it is shown that a condition is not hereditary or contagious. Most often occurs in previously healthy children. Being a proliferation of immature and abnormal cells in the blood, leukemia is considered a “blood cancer”.
Symptom of Leukemia
Early symptoms include fatigue, poor appetite and intermittent fever. As the condition progresses there is pain in the bones as a result of the multiplication of leukemic cells in the bone marrow. It also appears anemia, whose features include pallor, fatigue and poor exercise tolerance, the result of reduced red blood cells.
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Chocolate Therapy
Chocolate therapy: Strengthening and comforting the body
The use of cocoa for aesthetic purposes is obtained by surface application of the delicious food on the skin. The chocolate has antioxidant properties both orally and skin care.
Cocoa is a food-giving with stimulant properties, which revives and refreshes the body. It is an excellent therapy to raise the spirits and helps eliminate fatigue. Its sweet flavor increases serotonin levels.
That’s why chocolatoadictas mitigate their sentences with the prized delicacy. Dietary level course, it’s best pure chocolate, the best black without milk and sugar. No doubt the general feeling of well being, will be greater if you free from all the calories possible.
In addition to its sweet flavor and aroma, as raw material and free candy, cocoa, natural properties with therapeutic benefits. Not surprisingly, the Mayans called it food of the gods. Each berry shaped fruit contains between 30 and 40 seeds. Read the rest of this entry »