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The classical International Association for the Study of Pain definition of pain [9] as a subjective, emotional experience that is described in terms of tissue damage, depends on the patient being able to self-report pain, which is little use in diagnosing and treating pain in babies. More significant are non-verbal responses, of which there ...
It is characterized by changes in fetal movement, growth, heart rate, and presence of meconium stained fluid. [ 4 ] Risk factors for fetal distress/non-reassuring fetal status include anemia , restriction of fetal growth , maternal hypertension or cardiovascular disease, low amniotic fluid or meconium in the amniotic fluid, or a post-term ...
Heart pain (also referred to as cardialgia or cardiodynia) may refer to: Angina, insufficient blood flow to the heart muscles causing chest pain; Broken heart, a metaphor for the intense stress or pain one feels at experiencing great longing; Chest pain, pain in any region of the chest, generally considered a medical emergency
Reduced blood flow to the heart associated with coronary ischemia can result in inadequate oxygen supply to the heart muscle. [6] When oxygen supply to the heart is unable to keep up with oxygen demand from the muscle, the result is the characteristic symptoms of coronary ischemia, the most common of which is chest pain. [6]
Brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE), previously apparent life-threatening event (ALTE), is a medical term in pediatrics that describes an event that occurs during infancy. The event is noted by an observer, typically the infant's caregiver.
To remove the tumor from the baby’s heart, doctors take the baby’s chest and arms from the uterus essentially “sneaking in without the placenta and uterus knowing we’re there,” explains ...
A woman clutching her chest, a common sign of a heart attack. Chest pain may present in different ways depending upon the underlying diagnosis. Chest pain may also vary from person to person based upon age, sex, weight, and other differences. [1] Chest pain may present as a stabbing, burning, aching, sharp, or pressure-like sensation in the chest.
At least parenthood provides real-time feedback: the baby cries, you provide comfort, and it settles. Grief’s feedback loop is long-term, covert, sometimes harsh and can result in broken ...