Esophageal Atresia Repair Esophageal atresia is a problem that children are born with (congenital defect). There is a defect of the esophagus‚ the tube that carries food and liquid from the mouth to the stomach. The upper part of the esophagus that ends in a pouch does not connect to the lower part. This means your baby cannot eat or drink. Esophageal atresia repair is a surgical procedure to fix the defect in your baby’s esophagus. Most children with esophageal atresia also have another defect
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Most people are born with two healthy carotid arteries. So why do an estimated 700‚000 people get carotid artery disease each year‚ And why do more than 130‚000 people die of strokes each year?1 these questions will be answered in order to provide a better understanding of the carotid arteries and their importance. [change slide] Oxygenated blood is carried from the heart to the face and brain by the carotid arteries‚ one on each side of the neck. [change slide] The carotid arteries bifurcate
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NTRODUCTION Superior vena cava syndrome (SVC) was first described in the 18th century in a patient with an aortic aneurysm caused by untreated syphilis [1]. By 1954‚ there were well over 250 cases documented in the literature of which approximately 40% were due to infectious causes such as tuberculous mediastinitis and syphilitic aneurysm [2]. Advances in medicine have eradicated many of the sequelae of the above diseases; however it appears more recently that the most common cause of SVC is malignancy
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right Before a heart Attack Your Body Will Give You These 4 Signs w3.newsmax.com Heart Failure Definition Heart failure is a condition in which the heart has lost the ability to pump enough blood to the body’s tissues. With too little blood being delivered‚ the organs and other tissues do not receive enough oxygen and nutrients to function properly. Description According to the American Heart Association‚ about 4.9 million Americans are living with congestive heart failure. Of these‚ 2.5 million
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Consult a Reputed Acupuncturist to Get the Best Treatment Acupuncture is an old healing procedure to cure numerous physical and mental disorder. The process aims to restore proper energy flow in the body for its normal functioning. The interruption in the energy flow transmission can cause organ malfunction‚ and health ailments. Many people are moving for this conventional treatment due to its myriad of advantages in easing the discomfort of the people. Acupuncturists adopt various methods of stimulation
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We all are familiar with‚ and more or less skilled in various intervention techniques such as manipulation‚ mobilization‚ stabilization‚ specific exercises‚ traction‚ and electric modalities for a low back pain (LBP). But‚ the article "Subgrouping Patients with Low Back Pain: Evolution of a Classification Approach to Physical Therapy" by Fritz‚ Cleland‚ and Childs (2007)‚ itself is a new piece of information. According to Fritz et al. (2007)‚ the research evidence represents that a classification
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Down Syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal disease affecting tens of thousands of individuals. DS is responsible for a wide range of health disorders‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ congenital heart disease‚ cancers‚ Alzheimer’s‚ and other phenotypic abnormalities (Asim et al.‚ 2015). Given its relatively high prevalence (1 in 900 births) in some locations‚ the impact of DS is high (Shin et al.‚ 2009). Trisomy 21‚ Mosaic Down Syndrome‚ and Translocation Down Syndrome are three instances of abnormalities
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Topic: Piriformis Block for Sciatic Pain Keyword: Back Pain Therapy What is the Sciatic Nerve? The sciatic nerve is the most massive single nerve in the body that bridges the spine and the lower extremities. It is fed by a total of five nerves originating from the spinal cord‚ transcending the length of the lower spine to the buttocks‚ branching out‚ and continuing to the foot. It innervates the skin and muscles of the lower limbs via the tibial and peroneal nerves. It also provides strength to
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supplying blood to the heart or brain is the major cause of heart attacks and strokes. In some cases‚ accumulation of plaque can lead to rupture of the artery walls‚ resulting in platelet‚ and subsequent TXA2 activation. A combination of arterial stenosis and thrombus formation
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------------------------------------------------- Croup Croup also refers to the rump of a quadruped and the crop of a bird. For the work of a casino employee‚ see croupier. Croup | Classification and external resources | The steeple sign as seen on an AP neck X-ray of a child with croup | ICD-10 | J05.0 | ICD-9 | 464.4 | DiseasesDB | 13233 | MedlinePlus | 000959 | eMedicine | ped/510 emerg/370radio/199 | MeSH | D003440 | Croup (or laryngotracheobronchitis) is a respiratory condition that
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