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Painful area to touch above right ear like a bruise without there being an injury or bruise what causes this?
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When you get a bruise from a car accident you cant go to sleep?
This statement is not true. A bruise is a contusion, which is a fancy word for an injury that causes capillaries to leak blood which causes a bruise. You might be thinking of the word concussion, which is a severe head injury, but without a broken skull. After a head injury or concussion, you should stay awake or have someone check on you every hour and wake you up. The reason is a concussion can cause someone to become unconscious or even die from the brain injury.
What causes a traumatic brain injury?
Usually a blow to the head [bruise], bleeding in the head, or something enters it.
What is the medical term meaning a painful injury causing swelling and discoloration?
A contusion is a painful injury with swelling and discoloration, but without broken skin.contusion and swelling
What is the medical term meaning injury that causes blood vessels to break under the skin?
Bruise (medical term = ecchymosis)
What refers to the bruise caused by blunt trauma to the skin?
A bruise is a contusion. Bruises or contusions are not really classified, but the cause and injury to other structures are classified, such as "blunt trauma". Most bruising in healthy individuals is not a cause for alarm. The injury to other structures is the concern.Note: Unusual bruising without injury can also be a cause for concern.
Why do I have a red bruise with a scab?
It really depends on how you received the injury; however a bruise in the result of an insult to the skin. If the skin becomes abraded during the injury this would cause the scab to form. It is possible to have a bit of a scab from a bruise without noticing an abrasion to the skin and this has to do the the skin being porous and blood collecting near the surface.
What happens if you get a bruise on your kneecap?
It means you hit your knee on something with enough force to break small blood vessels. A bruise is nothing more than blood in the tissues from broken capillaries. A bruise can occur with or without injury to underlying structures.
What causes a cows teat to become blocked?
There are three main causes of cows teats becoming blocked. These are: Injury, mastitis, and inherited. Injury and mastitis are both the most common reasons. They are painful and can be prevented.
Does an area of injury always bruise before swelling?
The simple answer here is no. An area of injury may bruise before, during, or after swelling. Depending on the location of the injury, the mechanism of injury, and the time of injury. If the injury is superficial in location, such as a blunt trauma to the skin overlying the thigh, it is common for bruising to occur in conjunction with the swelling. However, these two injury markers are not always present together. For instance, a knee injury will often cause inflammation and swelling of the joint, without any external evidence of bruising. Generally speaking, bruising is a superficial response to injury.
Is painful a noun?
No, painful an adjective, a word that describes a noun (a painful injury, a painful situation).
What is a slight injury to the flesh under the skin which has changed colour?
That's called a bruise - or the medical term is a contusion.
A slight injury to the flesh under the skin which has changed colour?
bruise
