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A corn or callus are areas of thickened skin that occur in areas of pressure. Corns are hyperkeratosis of the skin.
Common places where corns form are; the top surface of the toe, at the tip of the toe, and between the toes, heel.
Cause:
Intermittent pressure and friction over prolonged period:
1. Tight fitting shoes, socks or stockings
2. Rubbing of shoe against toes
3. Deformed or crooked toes
4. Enlarged bursa
5. Manual labour
6. Bare foot or exposure of toes
7. Athletic events or...
Know About Chillblains
Also known as pernio or perniosis.
A chill blain is an abnormal skin reaction to cold or damp weather in humid climates.
Chill blains is often confused with frostbite and trench foot.
Chilblains are acral ulcers (ulcers affecting the extremities) that occur when a predisposed individual is exposed to cold and humidity. The cold exposure damages capillary beds in the skin, which in turn can cause redness, itching, blisters, and inflammation.
The toes, fingers, tip of nose and ears are most...
Know About the Abscess
An abcess is a localized collection of pus in any part of the body, caused by an infection.
Abscesses may occur in any kind of solid tissue but most frequently on skin surface, lungs, brain, teeth, kidneys and tonsils.
The most common sites :
armpits (axillae), anus and vagina (Bartholin gland abscess), base of spine (pilonidal abscess) around a tooth (dental abscess), around a hair follicle (furuncle).
Causes
1. Infection - Bacteria, fungus, viral, etc.
2. Injections and injuries
3....
Malaria Homeopathic Approach
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by a of the genus Plasmodium.
Epidemiology
Malaria causes about 250 million cases of fever and approximately one million deaths annually. The vast majority of cases occur in children under 5 years old; pregnant women are also especially vulnerable.
Statistics are unknown because many cases occur in rural areas where people do not have access to hospitals or the means to afford health care. As a consequence, the majority of cases are...
Know About Mumps
It is a viral disease, caused by the mumps virus.
Painful swelling of the salivary glands (mainly the parotid gland) is the most typical feature of mumps.
The incubation period: Symptoms typically appear 16-18 days after infection, but this period can range from 12-25 days after infection
A person infected with mumps is contagious for about a week before and two weeks after the onset of symptoms
The mode of transmission is through direct contact and airborne droplets from the nose or throat...
Know About Epistaxis
Commonly known as nose bleed.
The nose is a part of the body rich in blood vessels (vascular) and is situated in a vulnerable position as it protrudes on the face.
As a result, trauma to the face can cause nasal injury and bleeding.
Nosebleeds can occur spontaneously when the nasal membranes dry out and crack.
This is common in dry climates or during the winter months.
People are more susceptible to bleeding if they are taking medications which prevent normal blood clotting Coumadin,...
Know About Portal Hypertension
Increase in portal vein pressure above the normal level of 5-10 mm Hg or greater.
Portal hypertension is due to obstruction.
Causes can be divided into:
Prehepatic: portal vein thrombosis , congenital atresia , hypo plasia of umbilical vein,trauma, tumor.
Intrahepatic: liver cirrhosis hepatic fibrosis ( Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, or congenital fibrosis)
post hepatic: obstruction occur at any level between liver and right heart, including hepatic vein thrombosis, inferior vena...
Cushings Syndrome Homeopathic Approach
Cushing's syndrome is also called as hyperadrenocorticism or hypercorticism which is a hormonal (endocrine) disorder caused by prolonged exposure of the bodys tissues to high levels of cortisol (hypercortisolism) in the blood.
It is relatively rare and most commonly affects adults aged 20 to 50.
An estimated 10 to 15 of every million people are affected each year.
Function of Cortisol:
Cortisol performs vital tasks in the body.They are:
a.It helps to maintain blood pressure and...
Addisons Disease Homeopathic Approach
Addisons disease is also known as chronic adrenal insufficiency or hypocortisolism or hypocorticism is a rare endocrine disorder wherein the adrenal glands produce insufficient steroid hormones.
Addison's disease is an endocrine or hormonal disorder that occurs in all age groups and afflicts men and women equally.
The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, and sometimes darkening of the skin in both exposed and nonexposed parts of the...
Hydro Nephrosis Homeopathic Approach
Hydronephrosis is distension and dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces caused by obstruction of free flow of urine from the kidney, leading to progressive atrophy of the kidney.
Hydronephrosis may be unilateral involving just one kidney or bilateral involving both.
A complication of hydronephrosis is decreased kidney function.
The increased pressure of extra fluid within the kidney decreases the blood filtration rate and may cause structural damage to kidney cells.
This decrease in...
Homeopathy Approach For Pyelonephritis
Pyelonephritis is a serious bacterial infection of the kidney that can be acute or chronic.
Acute pyelonephritis:
Acute pyelonephritis is a sudden inflammation caused by bacteria.
It primarily affects the interstitial area and the renal pelvis or the renal tubules.
Chronic pyelonephritis:
Chronic pyelonephritis is persistent kidney inflammation that can scar the kidneys and may lead to chronic renal failure.
This disease is most common in patients who are predisposed to recurrent acute...
Homeopathy Approach For Urine Retention
Urinary retention is also known as ischuria.
Defination:
It is lack of ability to urinate.
It is a common complication of benign prostatic hypertrophy (also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH).
Retention of urine can be acute or chronic.
Acute urinary retention:
Even though bladder is full a person with this condition cannot urinate at all.
Acute urinary retention is a medical emergency requiring prompt action.
Chronic urinary retention:
With chronic urinary retention, person...
Depression Homeopathy Approach
Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity. It is defined as depressed person as experiencing feelings of sadness, helplessness and hopelessness.
In traditional terms, feeling "depressed" is often synonymous with feeling "sad", but both clinical depression and non-clinical depression can also refer to a conglomeration of more than one feeling.
Though there are many psychological theories ,important theories of depression are as follows:
1. the psychodynamic view
2. the...
Know About BPH
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) also known as benign prostatic hypertrophy ,benign enlargement of the prostate (BEP), and adeno fibromyomatous hyperplasia, refers to the increase in size of the prostate in middle-aged and elderly men
Causes:
1. Testosterone reaches the prostate in extremely high concentrations, promoting the accelerated proliferation of prostate cells, leading to the gland's enlargement - BPH.
2. Androgens (testosterone and related hormones) are considered to play a...
Insomnia Homeopathic Approach
Insomnia is a symptom which can accompany several sleep, medical and psychiatric disorders, characterized by persistent difficulty falling asleep and/or difficulty staying asleep.
One definition of insomnia is difficulties initiating and/or maintaining sleep, or non restorative sleep, associated with impairments of daytime functioning or marked distress for more than 1 month.
Types of insomnia:
Although there are several different degrees of insomnia, three types of insomnia have been clearly...
Fractures Treatment Homeopathic Approach
Fracture is defined as loss of continuity of bone
Symbol of fracture [#]
Classification:
The classification is based on many factors
1. According to plane of fracture surface
Transverse # :the plane of fracture is perpendicular to long axis of bone
Spiral #: the fracture is spiral and it is mainly due to horizontal stress
Comminuted #: the fracture bone is decreased either length wise or bredth wise. Results from compression force.
2. In relation to external environment:
Simple or closed #:...
Sunstroke Homeopathic Approach
Sunstroke (Heat Stroke)
Definition:
It is an acute, life-threatening condition in which the body's heat-regulating system fails, due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures, excessive production of heat or commonly a combination of the two.
Causes of Sun Stroke:
1.Sunstroke usually occurs after exposure to high temperatures, for example from working in an extremely hot environment, especially one to which you are unused.
2.Exercising too strenuously, particularly in summer
3.when you...
Homeopathy Approach For Cervical Spondylosis
CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS:
INTRODUCTION:
Neck pain is one of the commonest problems that are encountered in day to day life. Pain in neck is caused by one or more of several complaints. It is very important to attempt to ascertain the facts that can cause pain in the neck.
Routine activity like traveling ,household work, office jobs though in themselves are quiet innocuous are potential harbingers of serious damage to the neck.
THE STRUCTUR AND FUNCTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE:
ANOTOMY:
Cervical...
How to Bill Workers Compensation Claims
Worker's Compensation
1. Workers Compensation laws are designed to ensure that employees who are injured or disabled on the job are provided with wage replacement and medical and rehabilitation benefits.
2. The intent of most workers compensation acts is to establish a system under which a worker no longer has to prove negligence on the part of the employer. Workers compensation act to compensate a worker for any injury suffered on the job, regardless of fault.
3. State compensation acts do...
Medical Coding Guidelines For V Codes
codes-- Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services [V01-V86]
V01-v06 Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases
V07-v09 Persons with need for isolation, Other potential health hazards and Prophylactic measures
V10-v19 Persons with potential health hazards related to personal and family history
V20-v29 Persons encountering health services in Circumstances related to Reproduction and development
V30-v39...
Modifier-22, Medical Coding
Increased procedural service) when the service(s) the physician provides is substantially greater than typically required.
its primary purpose is to denote circumstances for which a procedure or service required an unusual amount of time or effort to perform.
This modifier indicates that a procedure was complicated, complex, difficult, or took significantly more time than usually required by the provider to complete the procedure.
its use implies that the procedure or service was...
Poisioning ICD Coding
POISONING CODES:-Poison: Poison is anything that kills or injures through its chemical actions. Most poisons are swallowed (ingested). Poisons can also enter the body in other ways by breathing, through the skin, by IV injections, from exposure to radiation, venom from a snake bite, etc Poisoning codes contains classification of drugs and other chemical substances to identify poisoning states and external causes of adverse effects. Poisoning: When the substance not used exactly as...
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