The human heart is highly vulnerable and heart disease is the most common cause of death in the Western World. Hypertension or high blood pressure can either be inherited or as in most cases it has no unknown cause. What is more perplexing is that is symptomless, it is only detected during regular blood pressure […]
Posts with the bleeding tag
First Aid for Splints & Bleeding Wounds : How to Use a Tourniquet
Learn how to use a tourniquet for injured, bleeding areas in thisfirst aid training video. Expert: Alv Rios Bio: Alv Rios attended the Paramedic Academy and Lansing Community College to become an EMT. Filmmaker: Robert Rogers Video Rating: 4 / 5
Hypertension – How Dangerous Are the Complications?
The complications of hypertension are so dangerous that a lot has to be done to get them prevented. There are a few complications that gradually set in when one is hypertensive and with time they affect several organs of the body thereby posing a serious health threat to the sufferer. Some of these known complications […]
Symptoms of High Blood Pressure
Symptoms of high blood pressure may not be noticeable even after it has caused extensive organ damage. Even very high blood pressures, fatal and already causing serious kidney damage, sometimes continue for several months before any symptoms may occur. The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have it measured […]
Portal Hypertension
Signs and symptoms * Jaundice * History of blood transfusion * Intravenous drug abuse * History of alcohol consumption * Pruritus * Hematemesis * Melena * Lethargy * Increased irritability * Altered sleep patterns * Increased abdominal girth due to ascites * Hematochezia * Abdominal pain * Fever Signs of port systemic collateral formation * […]
“Very disturbing findings” in chemical tests of Gulf residents — Bleeding from ears
Part II here: www.youtube.com Oil Spill Health Issues, KLFY, January 27, 2011: www.klfy.com [A] new report just out has revealed some very disturbing findings. … A blood study that was conducted on four males ages 3 to 43 and one female age 38 in December of last year. Subra says the results of those tests […]
First Aid Kits and Tips : Stopping the Bleeding: First Aid for Minor Injuries
How to stop bleeding; get expert tips and advice on performing first aid and emergency medical care in this free instructional video. Expert: Tracey Cullers Bio: Tracey Cullers taught Basic First Aid and CPR through the American Red Cross for 5 years. Filmmaker: David Cornman Video Rating: 4 / 5
Basic First Aid : How to Treat Severe Bleeding During First Aid
Treat severe bleeding during first aid by applying a sterile dressing with pressure to the affected area, and by lifting the injured limb above the heart to reduce blood flow to the injured site. Maintain pressure on the injury and immediately head to the emergency room for proper treatment using tips from afirefighter in this […]
Central Venous Pressure (MSN2 Project)
Hemophilia is a hereditary bleeding disorder of specific blood clotting factors. There are several types of hemophilia, including hemophilia A and B. Hemophilia A is 7 times more common than hemophilia B. Video Rating: 4 / 5
First Aid for Splints & Bleeding Wounds : How to Apply a Pressure Bandage
Learn how to apply a pressure bandage to an injured person in thisfirst aid training video. Expert: Alv Rios Bio: Alv Rios attended the Paramedic Academy and Lansing Community College to become an EMT. Filmmaker: Robert Rogers
End to side portocaval anastomosis for portal hypertension and bleeding varices
End to side portocaval anastomosis for portal hypertension and bleeding varicesNonselective End-to-side portacaval shunt Side-to-side portacaval shunt Large diameter interposition shunts (eg, mesocaval) Central splenorenal shunt Selective Distal splenorenal (Warren) Small-diameter portacaval H graft shunt Surgical Shunts to Reduce Portal Venous Pressure