Pain의 기전
VISCERAL PAIN
Visceral pain is transmitted by C fibers that are found in muscle, periosteum, mesentery, peritoneum, and viscera. Most painful stimuli from abdominal viscera are conveyed by this type of fiber and tend to be dull, cramping, burning, poorly localized, and more gradual in onset and longer in duration than somatic pain. Because abdominal organs transmit sensory af
영양섭취능력은 생존에 필요한 기본요소이다. 음식섭취는 다양한 신체적, 정신적, 문화적 요소뿐만 아니라 우선적으로 개인적 욕구에 의해 조절된다. 음식에 대한 욕구가 손상되거나 결핍된 사람에게 식욕부진(anorexia)이 있다고 말하게 된다. 식욕부진(anorexia)은 초기단계에서 보통 질병이 회복됨에 따
-Intraperitoneal Disorders
Visceral obstruction and inflammation of hollow and solid viscera may produce vomiting as the main symptom. Gastric obstruction results from ulcer disease and malignancy, while small-bowel and colonic obstruction occur because of adhesions, benign or malignant tumors, volvulus, intussusception, or inflammatory diseases such as Crohn's disease. The superior mesenteric
Laboratory Monitoring of Patients with HIV Infection
Patients with CD4+ T cell counts <200/L are at high risk of disease from P. jiroveci, while patients with CD4+ T cell counts <50/L are at high risk of disease from CMV, mycobacteria of the M. avium complex (MAC), and/or T. gondii. Patients with HIV infection should have CD4+ T cell measurements performed at the time of diagnosis and every 3&
Neoplasms of the bladder pose biologic and clinical challenges. Despite significant inroads into their origins and i mproved methods of diagnosis and treatment, they continue to exact a high toll in morbidity and mortality. The incidence of bladder epithelial tumors in the United States has been steadily increasing during the past years and is now more than 57,000 new cases annually.' Despite imp