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How Do You Treat Broken Bones?
Fractures, or broken bones, are one of the most common orthopedic injuries. Bones aren’t as tough as you may think. Approximately 6.3 million fractures occur each year, and each fracture is different. The severity of bone breaks depends on the causing force of the break, the patient's overall health (including age, underlying health problems, physical activity and diet) and the location and alignment of the bone fractures. The most common types of broken bone treatments include cast immobilization, functional cast or brace, traction, [...]
How to Take Care of Your Sutures and Stitches
Stitching and sutures have been in medical practice for centuries, as seen in ancient Egyptian empires. Today, sutures are made of various materials ranging from silk to nylon or sterling silver. The type of stitching holds the suture, or material used to close the wound, in place. Threads are woven on either side of an open wound resulting from an injury or surgery and aid the healing process by artificially closing the skin. The type of stitch you [...]
Chest Pains Could Be a Warning That a Heart Attack Is Happening
Dull aches and sharp chest pains could be more than just minor discomforts. They could be the first, and possibly only warnings you have that heart attack or something equally serious is wrong. Chest pains send millions of patients to emergency departments each year. National Center for Health Statistics – part of the famed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – reported there were 6.5 million visits for chest pains and related causes from late December 2016 to late December 2017 – and [...]
Symptoms and Signs of Bronchitis
When the lungs become inflamed, begin swelling and produce excess mucus, bronchitis can occur. Signs and symptoms of bronchitis start through inflammation in the bronchioles, which are the small tubes within the lungs' primary bronchi tubes. The onset of bronchitis occurs in two forms: acute and chronic. Acute bronchitis is a short-term form of the illness, meaning that it only lasts a few weeks before you begin to heal and recover. Chronic bronchitis lasts [...]