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Blood Transfusion Precautions

Certain precautions and guidelines must be adhered to in blood transfusion to ensure the safety of the procedure. The steps involved in obtaining and checking donor blood for transfusion are described below.

8 Dec 2009

Hernia Complications

A hernia occurs when an internal body part protrudes through a weakened area of surrounding muscle or tissue that would usually be able to contain it. Hernia are very common and estimates suggests that around one in ten of us develops a hernia at some point in their lifetime.

7 Dec 2009

Types of Hernia

Hernia can be classified in several different ways but the most common categories are described below...

7 Dec 2009

Hernia Treatment

As soon as a hernia is diagnosed, a doctor will need to decide whether or not surgery is required to repair it.

7 Dec 2009

Hernia Classification

Hernias usually develop in the abdomen but they may affect other parts of the body. Hernias can be classified in several ways, according to their location, severity or origin, for example.

7 Dec 2009

Hernia Pathophysiology

A hernia refers to when an internal body part pushes through a weak area of muscle or the surrounding tissue wall.

7 Dec 2009

What are Hernias?

A hernia is the protrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that usually contains it. In the majority of cases, hernias form in the abdomen, when a weakness in the abdominal wall eventually forms a hole, through which adipose tissue or organs protrude.

7 Dec 2009

AIDS Stigma

Stigma is defined as, “The shame or disgrace attached to something regarded as socially unacceptable.” Those who feel stigmatized feel outcast and are marked out as being different.

7 Dec 2009

History of AIDS

HIV/AIDS is a relatively newly discovered illness. Other infections like malaria, plague, leprosy, tuberculosis, measles and cholera have affected vast majorities of humanity over centuries.

7 Dec 2009

AIDS Prognosis

Prognosis of a disease is defined as the outcome or the expected course of the disease. It comes from an ancient Greek word that means ‘to know beforehand’.

7 Dec 2009

AIDS Treatment

Infection with Human Immunodeficiency virus or HIV leads to AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) which is mostly fatal and has no cure. AIDS occurs at a later stage in the disease.

7 Dec 2009

AIDS Transmission

HIV infection is a contagious disease and can be transmitted from person to person. It is most commonly transmitted by having sex without a condom or by sharing needles infected with the virus.

7 Dec 2009

AIDS Pathophysiology

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by the HIV or human immunodeficiency virus. The infection causes progressive destruction of the cell-mediated immune (CMI) system, primarily by eliminating CD4+ T-helper lymphocytes.

7 Dec 2009

What Causes AIDS?

HIV or Human Immunodeficiency virus is a retrovirus that was first found in 1983. The virus is responsible for causing AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).

7 Dec 2009

AIDS Symptoms

HIV or human immunodeficiency virus infection passes through a series of stages or steps before it becomes full blown AIDS. These stages of infection as outlined in 1993 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are:

7 Dec 2009

What is HIV/AIDS?

AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome and is the final stage of the infection caused by the virus called HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The virus causes severe damage to the immune system.

7 Dec 2009

Toxic Shock Syndrome Pathogenesis

Toxic shock syndrome is caused by infection with the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. The exotoxins produced by the bacteria cause the individual to experience the characteristic symptoms of the syndrome, such as shock and fever.

7 Dec 2009

Toxic Shock Syndrome Treatment

Although toxic shock syndrome is rare, it is a potentially fatal condition.

7 Dec 2009

Toxic Shock Syndrome Incidence

Toxic shock syndrome involves a broad inflammatory response and multi-organ failure as a result of exposure to bacterial toxins.

7 Dec 2009

What is Toxic Shock Syndrome?

Toxic shock syndrome is a potentially fatal illness associated with a broad inflammatory response to exposure to bacterial toxins, which are secreted by infective bacteria.

7 Dec 2009