Botox Injection is a common beauty treatment nowadays. This procedure consists in injecting Botox into specific parts of the face to tighten up the skin, thus, limiting the aging effect of the cells. Botox or Botulinum Toxin is a neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, this substance prevents the release of acetylcholine neurotransmitter […]
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Choosing a surgical treatment strategy for patients with traumatic extremity injuries requires rapid detection, localization, and characterization of a possibly accompanying vascular injury. Vascular injuries present a great challenge to emergency physicians because some vascular lesions may not be immediately identified with clinical evaluation and monitoring of vital signs. Physical and sonographic examinations after extremity
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Veins of the lower limb are divided into 2 types: Deep and superficial veins. Due to various factors, the veins can become enlarged and twisted near the surface of the skin. In the majority of cases, this condition is hereditary. However, other factors can lead to a higher risk of having varicose veins, such as:
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Vascular procedures are surgeries conducted in cases of blood vessel blockages in different parts of the body causing vascular diseases. These include: Heart diseases, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (weak artery in the abdomen), Carotid Artery Disease (death of some brain cells caused by insufficient blood flow), Peripheral Arterial Disease (the creation of plaques that harden and
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In Imaging centers, Imaging (X-RAY, fMRI or regular scan) is a technique used to see the internal structure of the patient’s body. During an angiogram procedure, for instance, the angio surgeon usually injects a contrast agent (iodine dye) in the patient’s vein in order to make the vascular system more visible, either during diagnosis or
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Sciatic nerve block is frequently used for anaesthesia or analgesia during orthopaedic foot surgery. Although anatomical landmarks provide valuable clues to the position of the sciatic nerve, they are only surrogate markers, can vary in patients, and may be difficult to locate in obese patients. The ultrasound (US)-guided approach may reduce the risk of femoral artery
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Dialysis replaces the function of the kidneys in case of renal failure. Dialysis filters the patient’s blood by removing waste and excess fluid from his/her body. This waste is sent to the bladder to be eliminated when they urinate. Hemodialysis Hemodialysis is the most common type of dialysis. It’s a procedure done through a hemodialyzer,
Hospital isolation rooms are devoted to patients who need intensive care or patients that are most likely to spread infections to other patients in the hospital, as in the cases of infectious diarrhea, tuberculosis, chickenpox or the currently widespread deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. Such situations require the injection of medical fluids, used in treatments, through
Ultrasound provides good diagnostic accuracy in the confirmation of appropriate Nasogastric tube placement. Gastric tubes are commonly used for giving drugs and nutrition directly into the gastrointestinal tract (tube that digests food) for people who are unable to swallow. Feeding via a tube that is misplaced in the trachea (wind pipe) can result in severe pneumonia (infection of
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