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Trauma Assessment, Modifications to the ATLS guidelines have been suggested. [ 14 , 15 ] X-rays most likely to guide resuscitation early on, especially in blunt trauma, include: ...
Pelvic Fractures, Causes of pelvic fractures Major pelvic fractures are caused by major trauma such as: Road traffic accidents.
Recovering from a Pelvic Fracture, How good is recovery after pelvic fracture? A stable pelvic fracture may heal in several weeks without surgery, particularly if you a...
Pelvic Fractures (Major, Minor, and Pubic Rami Fractures), The high mortality of severe pelvic trauma, about 8-15%, is related to actively bleeding pelvic injuries and/or as...
Pelvic Pain, Pelvic pain is both a common presentation in primary care and one of the most common reasons for referral to a gynaecologist. Pelvic pain may be either acute or chroni...
Abdominal Trauma (Types, Symptoms and Treatment), There are two types of abdominal trauma: Blunt abdominal trauma This can result from either compression (secondary to...
Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Normally, these are supported and held in position by certain structures including ligaments and the muscles at the bottom of the pelvis (pelvic floor muscles)...
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, " — Laura, 30, from London, What it's like to have pelvic inflammatory disease ...
Pelvic Pain in Women, Pelvic pain is more common in women. There are many different causes of pain in your pelvic area. They can be separated by when they tend to happen, i...
Trauma Triage and Scoring, For advanced adult trauma life support (ATLS), see the separate Trauma Assessment article. Trauma triage [ 1 ] Trauma tri...
Pelvic Abscesses, A pelvic abscess most commonly follows acute appendicitis, or gynaecological infections or procedures. , Pelvic abscesses
For example: an injury may occur during medical procedures to look into your bladder via your urethra; radiotherapy treatment may damage your urethra; a fall astride on to the frame of a bike can caus...
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a general term for infection of the upper female genital tract, including the uterus, Fallopian tubes, and ovaries...
Neurological More often causing chronic retention but may cause acute urinary retention: Autonomic or peripheral nerve (eg, autonomic neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, Guillain-Barré syndr...
Neurological disease - eg, previous lower back or pelvic trauma, lumbar disc disease, cauda equina syndrome , spinal tumours , multiple sclerosis [ 5 ] .
Whilst it is not certain what causes dissociative identity disorder (DID), most people believe that it is a response to repeated childhood trauma, often in the form of sexual abuse. The t...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition condition which develops after you have been involved in, or witnessed, a serious trauma such as a life-threatening assault....
Causes of superficial and deep dyspareunia Vaginal trauma The vagina is pretty flexible and strong and usually recovers well from the stretch and (sometimes) small tears of childbirth.
Blunt trauma (the majority) Deceleration injuries usually produce both bladder trauma (perforation) and pelvic fractures. The most common mechanisms of blunt trauma are roa...
Find a range of women's health pharmacy services, delivered by local providers at a time that suits you Book now Causes Most cases of stress incon...