August 25, 2010
Further Defining Sclerotherapy:
Defining Sclerotherapy is quite simple. It is a procedural treatment dealing with the blood vessels and blood vessel malformations (these malformations are sometimes referred to as vascular malformations). Sclerotherapy can also deal with other malformations of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic includes all the tissues and organs that produce, store, and carry white blood cells which fight infection and disease.
The system we refer to as the lymphatic system incorporates all of the following: bone marrow, spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, and lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic vessels branch out in a way that is similar to the branching of the blood vessels of the body’s circulatory system. Similarly the lymphatic vessels branch out into all the tissues of the body. A proper sclerotherapy treatment is based on the injections of medicine directly into these vessels. The medicine in the injections makes the vessels shrink. Individuals (both adults and children) who have vascular and/or lymphatic malformations commonly undergo the procedure in order to the correct the malformation. In addition to correctional uses adults also access sclerotherapy treatments in order to treat both hemorrhoids and varicose veins.
Varicose veins are typically found in the patient’s leg/s. Varicose veins are abnormal swellings and tortuosity especially of superficial veins.
Hemorrhoids are a mass of dilated veins in the swollen tissue located at the margin of the anus. Hemorrhoids can also sometimes be found in areas around the rectum.
About Sclerotherapy:
As already mentioned, sclerotherapy is an appropriate treatment for both varicose veins and venous malformations. Additional forms of treatment can be accessed as an alternative to sclerotherapy. Some alternative (and effective) treatments include: radiofrequency, laser ablation, and surgery. Physicians usually take advantage of ultrasound guidance when administering sclerotherapy. This enables them to deliver medicinal injections while simultaneously monitoring a visualization of the underlying veins.
Recovery from Sclerotherapy procedures:
Sclerotherapy treatments can result in certain complications. These complications can include: venous thromboembolism, visual disturbances, allergic reaction, hyperpigmentation, thrombophlebitis, and skin necrosis. Complications as a result of sclerotherapy is extremely rare. There should not even be any damage to the surrounding area’s skin as long as sclerotherapy injections are administered accurately.
But when the injection is not administered properly and is injected outside of the vein, both scarring and tissue necrosis can result.
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April 8, 2011
jackyd16 @ 10:16 am:
Definition:
Tokyo Medical and Dental University have created a new technology to analyze breath odors and allow you to see them.
Implications:
The techonology will allow people to see if someone has alchohol in their breath. It will also recognize an accurate amount of ethanol, methanethiol, or acetone. The technology can also evaluate liver functions and possibly analyze serious diseases such as cancer or diabetes just by looking at their breath.
April 28, 2011
DAMNEDREDEEMER @ 11:44 pm:
“It was also stated that Federal government and Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) have permitted the students to get admission in a low level private Medical colleges of Gilgit Baltistan.”
Does this news in any way make sense to you? How is even PMDC involved in this? PMDC is not involved in admission issues. It only makes sure that you are registered with it once you are in a medical college and what “a low level private medical college of GB” are we talking about??
May 15, 2011
capwest5a @ 11:46 pm:
My thought for you is to consider social work. I'm not talking about going to work at DSHS – you really can't help too many people there. I'm talking about becoming a HOSPITAL social worker. You will have to of course keep up on the latest social programs available to people and you should and will probably have to know and keep up on psychology studies.
I just say this because five years ago, I was in a rather bad way and landed in hospital. Well, I had two social workers there that basically saved my life. They helped me find housing and many other things.
May 28, 2011
capwest5a @ 4:00 pm:
My thought for you is to consider social work. I'm not talking about going to work at DSHS – you really can't help too many people there. I'm talking about becoming a HOSPITAL social worker. You will have to of course keep up on the latest social programs available to people and you should and will probably have to know and keep up on psychology studies.
I just say this because five years ago, I was in a rather bad way and landed in hospital. Well, I had two social workers there that basically saved my life. They helped me find housing and many other things.
May 30, 2011
Jim Jones @ 8:23 am:
Jethro said :
just say it @ 8:08 pm:
take him back to court and have him explain to the judge why he doesn't feel like paying for his kid shame on him
June 2, 2011
Erica @ 3:42 pm:
Indeed. It is a tragedy that so much money is spent keeping someone whose time it is to die alive for a few more weeks – often in great pain – just based on our societal cowardice around death, when there are children going without desperately needed medical treatment who could benefit infinitely more.
June 9, 2011
NiCoLe @ 8:49 am:
Do a search for the Medical board in your state. You can look him up that way, but it doesn't give super specific information. It will give you what his MD is in, the areas he studied, etc. Sometimes it gives you titles of articles he had to write for med school. Your best bet is meeting with the doctor and asking him the questions you want to know.