Infarction is tissue death (necrosis), caused by a local lack of oxygen, due to an obstruction of the tissue's blood supply. The resulting lesion is referred to as an infarct...

Wound is an injury that occurs quickly. Classification Based on level of contamination: Clean wound, where it is made under sterile conditions where there are no organisms present in the wound, and it...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a primary disease of the myocardium (muscle of the heart), in which a portion of the myocardium is hypertrophied (thickened) without any obvious cause, creating functional impairment...

Nephrotic syndrome is proteinuria. Pathophysiology Damage to, causing small pores in the glomerulus, altering its capacity to filter the substances transported in the blood Pores are large enough to permit proteinuria but not...

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are conditions caused by decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries, causing part of the heart muscle to be unable to function properly or dies. [faq]What is acute...

[Dental] crown (aka dental cap) is a restoration that completely caps/encircles a tooth/implant. A crown may be needed when a large cavity threatens the health of a tooth. A crown...

Peptic ulcer [disease] is a break in the lining of the stomach (aka stomach ulcer) [or even the first part of the small intestine (aka duodenal ulcer), or the lower esophagus]. [faq]What is a...

High flow oxygen therapy (aka heated humidified high flow) is a type of respiratory support, which delivers high minute flow of medical gas to a Pt, through an interface intended...

Bowel movement (aka defecation) is the final act of digestion, whereby waste (solid, semisolid or liquid) is eliminated from the digestive tract via the anus. The expulsion of waste varies...

GIC (Glass Ionomer Cement) contain a basic glass, and an acidic polymer liquid, set by an acid-base reaction Components The acidic polymer is polyacrylic acid, an ionomer, containing 5-10% of substituted ionic...