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Sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) is the death of a child over the age of 12 months which remains unexplained after a thorough investigation and autopsy. There has not been enough research to identify risk factors, common characteristics, or prevention strategies for SUDC. SUDC is similar in concept to sudden infant death syndrome ...
Most bruises occur close enough to the epidermis such that the bleeding causes a visible discoloration. The bruise then remains visible until the blood is either absorbed by tissues or cleared by immune system action. Bruises which do not blanch under pressure can involve capillaries at the level of skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, or bone ...
Grey Turner's sign refers to bruising of the flanks, the part of the body between the last rib and the top of the hip.The bruising appears as a blue discoloration, [1] and is a sign of retroperitoneal hemorrhage, or bleeding behind the peritoneum, which is a lining of the abdominal cavity.
In 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a clinical practice guideling recommending the replacement of ALTE with a new term, brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE). [2] The guidelines state that the term ALTE is still applicable with key differences between ALTE and BRUE .
The likelihood of meeting such criteria increases with the number of unexplained symptoms reported. [12] [13] However, anxiety and depression are also very common in individuals with medically explained illnesses, and again, the likelihood of a person receiving one of these diagnoses increases with the number of symptoms reported. [14] [15]
Livor mortis (from Latin līvor ' bluish color, bruise ' and mortis ' of death '), postmortem lividity (from Latin post mortem ' after death ' and lividitas ' black and blueness '), hypostasis (from Greek ὑπό (hypo) ' under, beneath ' and στάσις (stasis) ' a standing ') [1] [2] or suggillation, is the second stage of death and one of ...
The most common cause of death in trauma is bleeding. [6] Death from trauma accounts for 1.5 million of the 1.9 million deaths per year due to bleeding. [4] There are two types of trauma: penetrating trauma and blunt trauma. [2] Penetrating trauma is the most common cause of vascular injury and can result in internal bleeding.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a cancer of the lymphoid line of blood cells characterized by the development of large numbers of immature lymphocytes. [1] Symptoms may include feeling tired, pale skin color, fever, easy bleeding or bruising, enlarged lymph nodes, or bone pain. [1]