The third and most life-threatening stage of sepsis is septic shock. It refers to the complications that develop from an infection in the body. Septic shock results to a full-body inflammatory response. The inflammatory response is caused by the formation of small blood clots in the blood vessels. These blood clots can decrease or completely […]
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A pulled hamstring is an injury that occurs when the hamstring, a group of large muscles at the back of the thigh, is overstretched to the point that it starts to tear or in more severe cases, has completely tore off. The hamstring muscle is composed of three muscles – the semitendinosus, semimembranosus and biceps
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A kind of penetrating trauma, a stab wound occurs by a thrust of the skin. It usually occurs in the form of a knife but any sharp-pointed objects may cause a stab wound. Damage caused by stab wounds are usually deeper rather than wide causing not just external damage but more importantly, internal injuries. Internal
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Pancreatitis is the inflammation of the pancreas, which is a large organ located behind the stomach. The pancreas’ main functions are to secrete digestive enzymes into the small intestine to assist in carbohydrate, proteins, and fat digestion and to discharge glucagon and insulin into the bloodstream, the hormones that regulate blood glucose metabolism, managing how
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