Peripheral arteriopathy obliterans: what is it?

Peripheral arteriopathy obliterans or peripheral arterial occlusive disease is a medical condition in which there is a localized obstructive lesion downstream of the renal arteries, with hypoperfusion of the lower extremities. The etiology is in the vast majority of cases atherosclerotic in nature. Acute or chronic ischemia (lack of blood supply) is determined.

Mortality is high (3 times that of an age-matched control population) and the incidence of acute cardio-vascular events is high.

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Sexual abstinence, how to view it in the health and wellness landscape?

Some are convinced and others less so that regular sexual activity can affect one's overall physical health. Perhaps sex is the last thing you think about when you are stressed, but practicing it could help precisely to reduce anxiety and its effects.

Narrative medicine (preview)

Nowadays very often physicians identify patients no longer by their actual name, but by the room number in which they reside and perhaps the condition from which they suffer. It

Insulin reaction

An insulin reaction occurs when a person with diabetes injects too much insulin, or eats too little after taking insulin. Such a reaction can cause the following symptoms: staggering, poor

Drug excipients: inactive, but not for all

The excipients, that is, “biologically inert” substances added to a drug to improve their taste, color, absorption efficiency, mode and time of action in the body, are generally considered safe

Epithelioma: causes and symptoms

Epitheliomas, although malignant tumors, rarely produce metastases. Thus, their malignancy is mainly expressed in the area of onset, and their surgical removal is almost always resolving. They are divided into

Complications, risk factors, and prevention of oral candidiasis

Also known as oral thrush, this condition is considered a minor, insignificant problem that can resolve itself spontaneously.

Diet in chronic kidney disease

The purpose of the diet is to improve kidney function, preventing it from reaching a condition of severe "Insufficiency," while also preventing elements such as "waste" from the diet, which are not adequately filtered by the kidney, from entering the bloodstream.

Bacterial infections and international travel

Having to undertake a trip, whether for business or leisure, it is necessary to gather detailed information about the places one intends to visit, considering the map of countries where the risk of exposure to "traveler's diseases" is highest.

Allergic skin reaction and itching

La skin is like a external barrier at body, which defends against external pitfalls, and among these pitfalls are some allergenic agents, such as the nickel, which we come in

Eye injuries

Eye injuries are serious, as they can lead to vision loss or infection. It is, therefore, important to seek advice from an ophthalmologist. Penetrating injuries Many penetrating lesions are evident.

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Mitral valve repair

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Intracranial hypertension

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Cardiac Echodoppler

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