...hernias are very large, such that almost half of the stomach is already in the chest. Some symptoms that may signify the need for a surgical intervention include chest pain,...
...and Education:** To become a pulmonologist, physicians typically complete: * 4 years of medical school * 3 years of internal medicine residency * 2-3 years of pulmonology fellowship **Keywords:** Medical...
...the bacteria. * **Reduce inflammation:** Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or salicylates to control joint pain and fever. * **Prevent complications:** Antibiotics to prevent recurrent infections and steroids to suppress inflammation...
...type of x-ray scan due to the potential risks to her unborn child. However, the chest x-ray scan is an important requirement in an immigration medical examination and is strongly...
...can lead to a variety of medical conditions. Pericardiectomy is the surgical procedure used to remove a part or the entire pericardium to treat pericarditis or inflammation of the pericardium...
...severe pain and swelling of the skin that starts in one of the extremities and spreads to other parts of the body. Skin colour also changes. Over time, this condition...
...medications including anticoagulants to minimise the risk of stroke, and anti-arrhythmic to prevent the recurrence of the arrhythmia. How is the Procedure Performed? Electrical cardioversion may be performed either in...
...abnormalities. How is the Procedure Performed? During the scan, the patient is first given an intravenous injection of a radioactive tracer to measure the flow of blood going to the...
...in oxygen therapy. One of them involves the use of a needle wire dilator/stent or tube that is inserted percutaneously into the trachea. Transtracheal oxygen therapy, also known as TTO,...
...a sterile puncture site in the skin in the groin or arm. A guide sheath is then inserted into the artery and the catheter with the balloon attached is guided...