What is Bacterial Gastroenteritis?
...young child Is an elderly person Has a weakened immune system Has a chronic condition such as inflammatory bowel disease or diabetes Causes of bacterial gastroenteritis Stomach flu can be...
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Is There a Balance Disorder Cure?
...include medication, balance retraining exercises, or lifestyle changes. **What are common treatments for balance disorders?** Common treatments include vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT), which involves exercises designed to improve balance and...
What is Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS)?
...“VT and Eye Movements.” VT Works. 31 March 2014. Accessed: 26 June 2018. ↩ “Balance retraining.” Vestibular Disorders Association. Accessed: 26 June 2018. ↩ “Neuroplastic Changes Induced by Cognitive Rehabilitation...
What Is Speech Therapy?
...Therapy may also include retraining of swallowing function if an injury or medical condition, such as Parkinson’s disease or oral cancer has caused swallowing difficulties. Exercises may involve: problem solving, memory, and organization, and other...
What is Hepatoportoenterostomy: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...obstruction. As a result, the bile is unable to drain to the bowels and accumulates in the liver leading to the scarring and damage to the liver tissues. Biliary atresia...
What is Inguinal Hernia?
...scan of the area. As untreated hernias can sometimes cause bowel to become trapped and die, the hole in the abdominal wall is often repaired surgically. A trapped hernia is...
What is Iron Deficiency (Anemia)?
...intestine or oesophagus, hemorrhoids and bowel cancer, among others. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin and ibuprofen can also sometimes cause bleeding. Bleeding from the kidneys. Certain conditions that affect...
What is Gastrectomy: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...the upper section of the stomach are removed, it is referred to as esophagogastrectomy. In case the operation is complete, the surgeon will link a part of the bowel to...
4 Month Well-Baby Checkup
...physical, cognitive, motor, and social development. For example, the baby does not have a regular bowel movement, cries more frequently and much longer than other children his age, doesn’t have...
Appendectomy: Open
...the bowel, and sepsis or systemic inflammation of the body (although this is extremely rare). In some cases, patients may experience stump appendicitis, which occurs if the appendectomy left a...