Chronic sepsis facts
Sepsis is very severe and potentially lethal medical condition characterized by inflammation of whole body. Sepsis is also known under the name “blood poisoning”. This condition is also known...
How to treat a myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or heart attack is a life-threatening condition, and the treatment has to start on time. This means the very diagnosis has to be established immediately. The majority...
Fetal monitoring types: Heart rate monitoring
Monitoring pregnancy is a great way of maintaining the health of your child, even before he/she gets born, taking adequate action should any complications appear. One of the best methods...
Plasmapheresis and autoimmune disease
What is Plasmapheresis? Plasmapheresis is one of many treatment modalities. It actually includes selective removal of specific components from the plasma, the ones that are considered to be the...
Plasma donation requirements
Blood Plasma - Overview Plasma donation is one of the ways to help people suffering from certain illnesses. It does not do any harm to a donor and is quite...
Blood infection types
Blood Infection One of the most common infections of the blood is septicemia, but there are many others. The problem of blood infections is connected with the infection of the...
Painful jugular vein
Jugular Vein Thrombosis - Overview The jugular veins are part of the venous system of the body. They carry deoxygenated blood from the head back to the heart. There are...
Dialysis fistula definition
What is Dialysis Fistula? Dialysis fistula is a surgically created connection between the native artery and vein. They are placed in an arm or a leg and they can be...
Varicose vein surgery and complications
What are Varicose Veins? Varicose veins are presented with dilatations in the peripheral veins, which happens more often to women than to men. The exact etiological factors for this...
Complications of vein stripping
Varicose Veins Varicose veins are characterized by twisted and enlarged veins near the surface of the skin. Varicose veins are most common in the superficial veins of the legs. ...