- 21. Diabetes Diagnosis and Tests in Shanghai
- (Health Check-ups Shanghai)
- ... expensive than other tests, according to the American Diabetes Association. How Do I Prepare for the Blood Glucose Test in Shanghai? Before taking the blood glucose test, you will not be allowed to ...
- 22. Spinal cord injury
- (Spinal cord injury )
- ... control. A spinal cord injury may cause circulatory problems ranging from low blood pressure when you rise (orthostatic hypotension) to swelling of your extremities. These circulation changes also ...
- 23. Osteomyelitis
- (Osteomyelitis)
- Osteomyelitis is the medical term for an infection in a bone. Infections can reach a bone by traveling through the bloodstream or spreading from nearby tissue. Osteomyelitis can also begin in the bone ...
- 24. Myofascial pain syndrome
- (Myofascial pain syndrome)
- ... and reduce pain. Ultrasound. This type of therapy uses sound waves to increase blood circulation and warmth, which may promote healing in muscles affected by myofascial pain syndrome. Needle ...
- 25. Mitral valve regurgitation
- (Mitral valve regurgitation)
- Mitral valve regurgitation — or mitral regurgitation — happens when your heart's mitral valve doesn't close tightly, which allows blood to flow backward in your heart. When the mitral valve doesn't ...
- 26. Small vessel disease
- (Small vessel disease)
- ... While the larger arteries in the heart are responsible for pumping blood through your heart, the small vessels expand when you're active and need more oxygen in your blood, and then contract while ...
- 27. Spinal injury: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- ... must roll the person because he or she is vomiting, choking on blood or in danger of further injury, you need at least one other person. With one of you at the head and another along the side of the injured ...
- 28. Shock: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- Shock may result from trauma, heatstroke, blood loss, an allergic reaction, severe infection, poisoning, severe burns or other causes. When a person is in shock, his or her organs aren't getting enough ...
- 29. Insect bites and stings: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- ... Facial swelling Difficulty breathing Abdominal pain Deterioration of blood pressure and circulation (shock) Bites from bees, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets and fire ants are typically the most ...
- 30. Fainting: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- Fainting occurs when the blood supply to your brain is momentarily inadequate, causing you to lose consciousness. This loss of consciousness is usually brief. Fainting can have no medical significance, ...
- 31. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- ... blood flowing to the brain and other vital organs until more definitive medical treatment can restore a normal heart rhythm. When the heart stops, the lack of oxygenated blood can cause brain damage ...
- 32. Burns: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- ... temperature (hypothermia) and deterioration of blood pressure and circulation (shock). Check for signs of circulation (breathing, coughing or movement). If there is no breathing or other sign of circulation, ...
- 33. Autoimmune hepatitis
- (Autoimmune hepatitis)
- ... of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice) An enlarged liver Abnormal blood vessels on the skin (spider angiomas) Nausea and vomiting Loss of appetite Skin rashes Dark-colored urine In ...
- 34. Vaginal atrophy
- (Vaginal atrophy)
- ... maintain healthy vaginal tissues. Certain factors may contribute to vaginal atrophy. Among these are: Smoking. Cigarette smoking impairs blood circulation, depriving the vagina and other tissues ...
- 35. Septic arthritis
- (Septic arthritis)
- ... through your bloodstream to a joint. Less commonly, a puncture wound, drug injection or surgery near a joint may allow bacteria into the joint space. The lining of your joints (synovium) has little to ...
- 36. Brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation)
- (Brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation))
- ... brain AVM until you experience symptoms, such as headaches or a seizure. In serious cases, the blood vessels rupture, causing bleeding in the brain (hemorrhage). Once diagnosed, a brain AVM can often be ...
- 37. Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis
- (Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis)
- Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from your heart to the rest of your body. Healthy arteries are flexible and elastic. Over time, however, too much pressure in your arteries ...
- 38. Broken arm
- (Broken arm)
- ... your skin, it may be exposed to germs that can cause infection. Prompt treatment of this type of fracture is critical. Nerve or blood vessel injury. If the upper arm bone (humerus) fractures into two ...
- 39. Broken ankle/broken foot
- (Broken ankle/broken foot)
- ... usually occurs in high-impact injuries, such as a car or motorcycle accident. Nerve or blood vessel damage. Trauma to the foot or ankle can injure adjacent nerves and blood vessels. Seek immediate attention ...
- 40. Anhidrosis
- (Anhidrosis)
- ... for a number of reasons. Nerve damage Your autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary actions, such as digestion, heartbeat, blood pressure and body temperature. Injuries to your nerves that control ...
