Ulcer
Ulcer Endoscopic images of a duodenal ulcer. An ulcer (from Latin ulcus) is an open sore ... communicate the severity and depth of an ulcer. It is an easy way to communicate ... is soft. The redness disappears with minor pressure. Stage 2: There is redness, swelling ...
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Ulcer   (translated from German)
Ulcer Ulcer, technical term Ulcus, also Ulceration is a ... or Mucous membrane. Usually only of an ulcer one speaks if the defect is enough ... a mixed arterial-venous insufficiency) Ulcus ventriculi (Ulcer, more exactly: Gastric wall ulcer), also peptisches (acid-conditioned) Ulkus of ...
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Venous ulcer
Venous ulcer Venous ulcers are wounds that are thought ... blood do not function properly, causing the pressure in veins to increase (Brem et al ... et al., 2005). The body needs the pressure gradient between arteries and veins in order ... exists, arteries no longer have significantly higher pressure than veins, blood is not pumped as ... and can decrease blood vessel diameter and pressure, which increases their effectiveness, preventing blood ...
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Gastric ulcer   (translated from Japanese)
Gastric ulcer The note regarding medical information As for ... when. In case of the grave gastric ulcer, when the hole of the stomach wall ... it is. As for condition of gastric ulcer and many of cureDuodenum ulcerIn order to ... As a difference, as for the duodenum ulcer as for the gastric ulcer you can list to the young ...
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Talk:Ulcer
Talk:Ulcer I'd like to expand the ulceration ... bit confused by the 'bedsores' article since pressure ulcer would be the general category and bedsore a more specific type of pressure ulcer. I think this is a good ...
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Corneal ulcer
Corneal ulcer For corneal ulcers in humans, see corneal abrasion. A corneal ulcer is an inflammatory condition of the cornea ... also known as ulcerative keratitis. Large corneal ulcer in a dog Corneal anatomy of the ... pain receptors in the outer layers and pressure receptors deeper. Transparency is achieved through a ... from the aqueous humor. Corneal healing An ulcer of the cornea heals by two ...
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Cushing ulcer
Cushing ulcer A Cushing ulcer is a gastric ulcer produced by elevated intracranial pressure. it is also called as von Rokitansky ...
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Curling ulcer
Curling ulcer A Curling ulcer is a stress ulcer associated with severe burns. The mechanism of ulcer formation is loss of plasma volume leading ... initiation of oral feeds prevents Curling's Ulcer and its complications. In severe burns, ...
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Mouth ulcer
Mouth ulcer Aphthous ulcer [[Image:{{{Image}}}|190px|center|]] {{{Caption}}} ICD-10 ... eMedicine {{{eMedicineSubj}}}/{{{eMedicineTopic}}} DiseasesDB {{{DiseasesDB}}} A mouth ulcer or canker sore is a painful open ... is also called aphthous stomatitis or aphthous ulcer, especially if there are multiple or recurring ... spot or bump, followed by an open ulcer. The mouth ulcer appears as a ...
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Chronic wound
... classified into three categories: venous, diabetic, and pressure ulcers (Mustoe, 2004; Moreo, 2005) CW. A ... which can cause chronic wounds (Moreo, 2005). Pressure also plays a role in the formation of diabetic ulcers (Mustoe, 2004). Pressure ulcers Another leading type of chronic wounds is pressure ulcers (Supp and Boyce, 2005), which usually ... et al., 2005; Wilhelmi and Neumeister, 2005). Pressure ulcers are caused by ischemia that ...
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