According to various experiments based on post mortem studies it has been revealed that heineke mikulicz pyloroplasty is useful in the treatment of pyloric stenosis. This procedure has been thus named after the associated persons Walter Hermann Heineke and Jan Mikulicz radecki for the by treatment of pyloric stenosis. In the heineke mikulicz pyloroplasty, the […]
When a newborn baby is showing signs of projectile vomiting, the pediatrician may conduct a test in order to diagnose pyloric stenosis in newborns. An ultrasound will be useful in confirming the occurrence of pyloric stenosis in newborns. It has been found that pyloric stenosis is the most common form of gastrointestinal obstruction found in
According to statistical reports it has been found that congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is very common in the US as well as in the Asian population. In fact every pediatrician is bound to come across at least one case with congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. The incidence of this disease is more in male children as
Pyloric stenosis is mostly observed in children below the age of six months. When the medical practitioner suspects pyloric stenosis in the child, he will conduct a physical examination. If the physical examination reveals a pyloric olive he may be advised surgery. But in case of doubt the doctor may conduct a pyloric stenosis ultrasound
The pyloric obstruction may impair the process of emptying of gastric contents into the small intestine. Thus an individual suffering from a pyloric obstruction will be vomiting as all the ingested food and other gastric secretions are unable to pass to the duodenum due to the pyloric obstruction. An analysis of the vomited material does
The pyloric sphincter is a valve that is located at the end of the pyloric canal that is the region of the stomach that connects to the duodenum. The pyloric canal is preceded by the pyloric atrum that is linked to the stomach. The pyloric sphincter can be compared to a strong ring of smooth
Some of the commonly used antihypertensive drugs include diuretics, andregenic receptor antagonists, adregenic receptor agonists, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor antagonists,aldosterone antagonist, vasodilators and other centrally acting adregenic antihypertensive drugs. These drugs are mainly concerned with treating patients suffering from hypertension. If untreated elevated blood pressure levels can lead to various complications
Today people around the globe have an increased awareness about hypertension, due to the efforts of the world hypertension league. It is due to the consistent efforts and contributions from the members of the world hypertension league that the 17th of May is celebrated as the world hypertension day each year. The world hypertension day
There are standard hypertension treatment measures that can be applied for the management of orthostatic hypertension. Since orthostatic hypertension is a condition where the blood pressure is elevated in response to change in posture. Thus the medications that are prescribed for the treatment of orthostatic hypertension will target the sympathetic nervous system. It has been
The most common finding in the pulmonary embolism ecg is sinus tachycardia. According to the specialists, unlike common notion, pulmonary embolism ecg may not involve any echocardial anomalies. A typical pulmonary embolism ecg includes, right ventricular ischemia with an incomplete right bundle branch block pattern. This pattern is known as the S1Q3T3 pattern where the
