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Capillary leak syndrome, or vascular leak syndrome, is characterized by the escape of blood plasma through capillary walls, from the blood circulatory system to surrounding tissues, muscle compartments, organs or body cavities. It is a phenomenon most commonly witnessed in sepsis, and less frequently in autoimmune diseases, differentiation ...
Chronic: Physical therapy, surgery [ 1 ] Compartment syndrome is a condition in which increased pressure within one of the body's anatomical compartments results in insufficient blood supply to tissue within that space. [ 6 ][ 7 ][ 8 ] There are two main types: acute and chronic. [ 6 ] Compartments of the leg or arm are most commonly involved.
Signs and symptoms. The symptoms of fat embolism syndrome (FES) can start from 12 hours to 3 days after diagnosis of the underlying clinical disease. The three most characteristic features are: respiratory distress, neurological features, and skin petechiae. [5] Respiratory distress (present in 75% of the cases) can vary from mild distress ...
Deep vein thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a type of venous thrombosis involving the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein, most commonly in the legs or pelvis. [9][a] A minority of DVTs occur in the arms. [11] Symptoms can include pain, swelling, redness, and enlarged veins in the affected area, but some DVTs have no symptoms. [1]
Pericarditis refers to inflammation of the thin sac surrounding the heart. The most common symptom is sharp chest pain, which is felt in the middle or left side of the chest or sometimes in the ...
8.9 million (2015)[12] Coronary artery disease(CAD), also called coronary heart disease(CHD), or ischemic heart disease(IHD),[13]is a type of heart diseaseinvolving the reduction of blood flowto the cardiac muscledue to build-up of atherosclerotic plaquein the arteries of the heart.
Obstructive shock is one of the four types of shock, caused by a physical obstruction in the flow of blood. [ 1 ] Obstruction can occur at the level of the great vessels or the heart itself. [ 2 ] Causes include pulmonary embolism, cardiac tamponade, and tension pneumothorax. [ 3 ] These are all life-threatening.
Specialty. Cardiology, rheumatology. Thromboangiitis obliterans, also known as Buerger disease (English / ˈbɜːrɡər /; German: [ˈbʏʁɡɐ]) or Winiwarter-Buerger disease, is a recurring progressive inflammation and thrombosis (clotting) of small and medium arteries and veins of the hands and feet. It is strongly associated with use of ...