When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Pneumothorax - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumothorax

    Traumatic pneumothorax may also be observed in those exposed to blasts, even when there is no apparent injury to the chest. [9] Traumatic pneumothoraces may be classified as "open" or "closed". In an open pneumothorax, there is a passage from the external environment into the pleural space through the chest wall.

  3. Effects of long-term contact lens wear on the cornea - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_long-term...

    Long-term contact lens use can lead to alterations in corneal thickness, stromal thickness, curvature, corneal sensitivity, cell density, and epithelial oxygen uptake. . Other structural changes may include the formation of epithelial vacuoles and microcysts (containing cellular debris), corneal neovascularization, as well as the emergence of polymegethism in the corneal endoth

  4. Gunshot wound - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunshot_wound

    Asymptomatic people with a normal chest X-ray can be observed with a repeat exam and imaging after 6 hours to ensure no delayed development of pneumothorax or hemothorax. [32] If a person only has a pneumothorax or hemothorax, a chest tube is usually sufficient for management unless there is large volume bleeding or persistent air leak as noted ...

  5. Marfan syndrome - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfan_syndrome

    In Marfan syndrome, the health of the eye can be affected in many ways, but the principal change is partial lens dislocation, where the lens is shifted out of its normal position. [17] This occurs because of weakness in the ciliary zonules, the connective tissue strands which suspend the lens within the eye. The mutations responsible for Marfan ...

  6. Tracheobronchial injury - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheobronchial_injury

    Most people with TBI who die do so within minutes of the injury, due to complications such as pneumothorax and insufficient airway and to other injuries that occurred at the same time. [5] Most late deaths that occur in TBI are attributed to sepsis or multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). [2]

  7. A flying phobia affects more than 25 million Americans. Here ...

    www.aol.com/news/plane-accidents-triggering...

    Most people can think thoughts that allow them to go, such as “I’m going to look both ways, then cross the street” or “I’m going to book with a known airline.”

  8. Will taking photos of the eclipse damage your phone ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/taking-photos-eclipse-damage-phone...

    Besides possibly hurting your eyes (wear eclipse glasses please!), you can actually damage the image sensor on your camera or phone. To avoid this , NASA and other experts have some tips. 1) Use a ...

  9. Pulmonary contusion - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_contusion

    Of people with pulmonary contusion alone, 17% develop ARDS, while 78% of people with at least two additional injuries develop the condition. [6] A larger contusion is associated with an increased risk. In one study, 82% of people with 20% or more of the lung volume affected developed ARDS, while only 22% of people with less than 20% did so. [7]