Tag: acute

  • ACL acute rupture

    ACL acute rupture

    Synonyms: Anterior Cruciate Ligament tear (ACL), ACL rupture . Definition: It is post-traumatic rupture, partial or complete LCA. Clinic: Mechanism: pivot, mainly during the practice of sports (handball, football, ski, tennis, etc.). Each time an anterior translation of the tibia occurs (posterior shock trauma on the tibia), an external rotation of the femur with the tibia is fixed, and…

  • Acute Renal Failure

    Acute Renal Failure

    Acute renal failure is defined by a rapid decrease (hours to 1-2 weeks) of renal function, constituting an electrolyte imbalance and acid-base brutal. classically There are 3 major groups of acute renal failure (ARF), as the mechanism involved in the infringement: – Functional or Prerenal IRA; – Renal IRA (or organic); – Obstructive or post-renal…

  • Acute Pericarditis

    Acute Pericarditis

    Warning: • Any pericarditis may be complicated by tamponade. • Viral acute pericarditis may recur in the short term. • Link to aspirin or anti-inflammatory oral gastric protector. Clinic: – Prolonged chest pain, continuous, non triggered by stress, increased by deep inspiration or supine, relieved by sitting insensitive nitroglycerin. – Moderate dyspnea. – Background influenza…

  • Acute Pulmonary Edema

    Acute Pulmonary Edema

    Warning: • The PAO can be fatal (asphyxia, serious rhythm disorder) hospitalize ++. • Treatment is symptomatic and etiologic (underlying heart disease and triggering factor). • It is a turning during the development of heart disease. Clinic: – Dyspnea asphyxia often beginner night, preceded by paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea episodes with cough, laryngeal crackles, orthopnea, chest…

  • Acute diarrhea

    Acute diarrhea

    Diarrhea is a common symptom, usually indicative of a mild illness and often the cause of self-medication. Statistically, there are a case of acute diarrhea per year per capita of more than 20 years. In half the cases, it causes a drop in business, but giving cause for medical consultation for only 18% of people.…

  • Acute Glomerulonephritis

    Acute Glomerulonephritis

    – Infringement inflammatory kidney glomeruli, of immunologic origin, most often occurring several weeks after a streptococcal infection (tonsillitis, skin infection or other infection). It mainly affects children more than 3 years and young adults. – The prognosis is sometimes put into play by the importance of fluid retention (OAP, cerebro-meningeal edema). But evolution is almost…