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Self-care measures to prevent nocturnal leg cramps
The nocturnal leg cramps can be an unpleasant surprise because they disturb sleep with a start painful, usually in the calf. The January issue of the “Mayo Clinic Health Letter” offers ways to prevent those painful cramps that are usually harmless. The pain from nocturnal leg cramps vary in intensity and can last from a [...]
Polymyalgia Rheumatica | Dramatically this treatment relieves inflammatory disorder
These sudden and deep pain on the shoulders of polymyalgia rheumatica may make it difficult to get a jacket or combing. The stiffness in the hips and thighs of this disease can do to get out of bed is a painful problem. The Mayo Clinic Health Letter covers the symptoms and treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica. [...]
If you have a cold and pregnant, eye medications!
In this time when it is winter in the northern hemisphere, many pregnant women fall victim to colds or the common cold. Even if you live in the south where it’s summer now, it can also happen that you get a cold due to changes in temperature. If you are pregnant, be careful before choosing [...]
Thyroidectomy Risks
Follow-up About a week after returning from hospital to home, revisit your doctor for follow up. On this visit, your doctor will check your incision healing. After thyroid surgery, you may need regular blood tests to measure levels of thyroid hormone. They control the levels of calcium and phosphorus to evaluate the function of your [...]
How Thyroidectomy is Done
Preparation About a week before surgery, you are asked to stop taking aspirin or other blood thinning medication. To reduce the risk of vomiting during surgery, you will not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before surgery. As part of the general preparations for surgery, your doctor will review your allergies and medical [...]
Thyroidectomy
Thyroidectomy is the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. This important gland located at the bottom front of the neck, produces thyroid hormone, which regulates the body’s metabolism. A healthy thyroid gland is shaped like a butterfly, with right and left lobes connected by a bridge called the thyroid isthmus. Depending on the reason for [...]
Thrombocytopenia Treatment
Treatment Treatment of thrombocytopenia depends on its cause and severity. If your thrombocytopenia is mild and is not caused by significant bleeding, your doctor may decide that you do not need treatment. This is often the standard strategy in children with acute ITP, because 80 to 90% of these children recover with treatment within 6 [...]
Thrombocytopenia Prevention
Duration The duration of thrombocytopenia depends on its cause. For example, some patients with ITP is easily bruised skin for years and have heavy vaginal bleeding with frequent bleeding episodes more severe. Others suffer from mild thrombocytopenia and almost never seen any problems. Many people with drug-induced thrombocytopenia recover within 7 to 10 days after [...]
Thrombocytopenia | Symptoms and Diagnosis
Symptoms People with severe thrombocytopenia may have abnormal bleeding elsewhere in the body. Symptoms may include: – Reddish patches on the skin or purple, often concentrated at the bottom of the legs. – Excessive bruising, up to minor trauma. – Blood in the urine or feces (stool) – Excessive bleeding or abnormal mouth or nose, [...]
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia is the abnormally low level of platelets in the blood. Platelets are formed by the bone marrow and help the blood to clot. People with thrombocytopenia may be hemorrhages (bleeding) abundant. Most people have more than 150,000 platelets per microliter of blood. A person with few platelets have some degree of thrombocytopenia. The risk [...]