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Petechia of the lower leg in a person with platelets of 3 due to ITP (immune thrombocytopenia).The most common cause of petechiae is through physical trauma such as a hard bout of coughing, holding breath, vomiting, or crying, which can result in facial petechiae, especially around the eyes.
Traumatic asphyxia, or Perte's syndrome, [1] is a medical emergency caused by an intense compression of the thoracic cavity, causing venous back-flow from the right side of the heart into the veins of the neck and the brain.
Number of deaths Causes of death in developed countries Number of deaths HIV-AIDS: ... Neonatal encephalopathy due to birth asphyxia and trauma: 8.1: 1.10%: −26.5
The cause of death was revealed to be acute fat embolism, which resulted from the blunt force impact caused by the beatings, which led to the fatty tissue entering the bloodstream and eventually entering the blood vessels in the lungs, which led to a blockage and cut off the circulation of oxygenated blood and led to Ee's death by respiratory ...
Glomerulations appear as checkerboard/lattice patterns, splotches, or pinpoint-sized red marks on the bladder. [7] [8] Glomerulations are classified into five grades that take into consideration the type and location of injury: Grade 0 (normal mucosa), Grade I (petechiae in at least two quadrants), Grade II (large submucosal bleeding), Grade III (diffuse global submucosal bleeding), and Grade ...
Vital statistics generally distinguish specific injuries and diseases as cause of death, from general categories like homicide, accident, and death by natural causes as manner of death. Both are listed in this category, as are both proximal and root causes of death. An injury that could be fatal is called major trauma; see also Category:Injuries.
According to Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit organization that continuously tracks gun-related death and injury reports based on official records, there have been 345 mass shootings in America ...
Unlike HUS and aHUS, [39] [40] TTP is known to be caused by a defect in the ADAMTS13 protein, [41] so a lab test showing ≤5% of normal ADAMTS13 levels is indicative of TTP. [28] ADAMTS13 levels above 5%, coupled with a positive test for shiga-toxin / enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), are more likely indicative of HUS, [ 42 ] whereas absence ...