- 21. Your Baby's Head
- (3 Months)
- ... and Bruises In addition to molding, it is not uncommon for newborns to have a bit of swelling or bruising of the scalp immediately following delivery. The swelling usually is most noticeable at ...
- 22. Fainting: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- ... or your local emergency number. Continue CPR until help arrives or the person responds and begins to breathe. If the person was injured in a fall associated with a faint, treat any bumps, bruises or ...
- 23. Bruise: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- A bruise forms when a blow breaks blood vessels near your skin's surface, allowing a small amount of blood to leak into the tissues under your skin. The trapped blood appears as a black-and-blue mark. ...
- 24. Black eye: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- ... is bruised (raccoon eyes) or if there has been a head injury. Although most black eye injuries aren't serious, sometimes there is an accompanying injury to the eyeball itself sufficient to cause bleeding ...
- 25. Melanoma
- (Melanoma)
- ... with darker skin pigment. The first indication of a subungual melanoma is usually a brown or black discoloration that's often mistaken for a bruise. Melanoma in the mouth, digestive tract, urinary tract ...
- 26. Aortic dissection
- (Aortic dissection)
- ... to tears (dissection) and rupture easily. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. This group of connective tissue disorders is characterized by skin that bruises or tears easily, loose joints and fragile blood vessels. ...
- 27. Antiphospholipid syndrome
- (Antiphospholipid syndrome)
- ... with blood tests to be sure your blood is capable of clotting enough to stop your bleeding if you bruise or cut yourself. Depending on your treatment plan for antiphospholipid syndrome, there are ...
- 28. Carotid angioplasty and stenting
- (Carotid angioplasty and stenting)
- ... You may have bleeding at the site in your leg where catheters were inserted. Usually this simply results in a bruise, but sometimes serious bleeding occurs and may require a blood transfusion or surgical ...
- 29. Coronary angiogram
- (Coronary angiogram)
- ... site is likely to remain tender for a while. It may be slightly bruised and have a small bump. Call your doctor's office if: You notice bleeding, new bruising or swelling at the catheter site You ...
- 30. Amyloidosis
- (Amyloidosis)
- ... Have you recently lost weight without trying? Have you experienced any shortness of breath? Are you often tired? Have you noticed that you bruise easily? Have you noticed any leg swelling? Have ...
- 31. Diabetic neuropathy
- (Diabetic neuropathy)
- ... your feet: Check your feet every day. If you can't see some parts of your feet, use a mirror or ask a family member or friend to examine those areas. Look for blisters, cuts, bruises, cracked ...
- 32. Alcoholic hepatitis
- (Alcoholic hepatitis)
- ... a sign of advanced alcoholic hepatitis or cirrhosis. Bruising and bleeding. Alcoholic hepatitis interferes with the production of proteins that help your blood to clot. As a result, you may bruise and ...
- 33. Neuroblastoma
- (Neuroblastoma)
- ... include: Lumps of tissue under the skin Eyeballs that seem to protrude from the sockets (proptosis) Dark circles, similar to bruises, around the eyes Back pain Fever Unexplained weight loss ...
