Primary injury is the damage inflicted at the time of the traumatic event and consists of contusions to brain parenchyma, lacerations of brain substance, which can lead to hematomas (epidural and ...

Indications for anticoagulation include deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), acute coronary syndrome, and prophylaxis for mechanical heart valves. The most significant risk factors ...

Frankel grade: The incision healed in a single step. Postoperative pathological description: unplastic tissue (epidural hematoma), gray, brown, and red. Its microscopic features include diffuse ...

Unfortunately, this also means you are more likely to have shearing of the bridging veins, leading to a subdural hematoma. Even a stumble could potentially cause a bleed. Patients on Warfarin ...

Even so, these "micro-cracks" can cause the pooling of blood, known as a hematoma. There may also be swelling between the bone and the overlying cartilage. Bone bruises are more commonly seen with ...

A skin lump or bump covered by normal skin Skin swelling just in one spot (localized) is also included ...