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What vitamin deficiency would cause red splotches and pinpoint hemorrhages?
Vitamin C.
What are small pinpoint hemorrhages?
If these pinpoints are in the brain the it would beNMDA Antagonist Neurotoxicity (Olney's Lesions)
Scraping of the superficial layers of skin is the type of injury known as what?
Very small pinpoint hemorrhages under the skin are known as what?
What is the medical term meaning severe fever and very small pinpoint hemorrhages under the skin?
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
What is the medical term meaning pinpoint flat spot caused by bleeding within the skin?
Petechiae are pinpoint flat spots caused by bleeding beneath the skin
What are multiple retinal hemorrhages?
Multiple retinal hemorrhages-- Bleeding in the back of the eye.
How can subarachnoid hemorrhages be prevented?
Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of subarachnoid hemorrhages, so it follows that efforts to prevent head injury would prevent these hemorrhages.
What are the types of subarachnoid hemorrhages?
Subarachnoid hemorrhages are classified into two general categories: traumatic and spontaneous.
How does a pontine haemorrhage produce a pinpoint pupil?
A pontine, or brain stem hemorrhage, produces a pinpoint pupil because the fibers in the brain are unaffected. Therefore, dilation is interrupted, causing the pinpoint, but eyes can look relatively normal.
What are early symptoms of hantaviruses that produce forms of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome?
pain in the head, abdomen, and lower back, and may report bloodshot eyes and blurry vision. Tiny pinpoint hemorrhages, called petechiae, may appear on the upper body and the soft palate
What happens to a person that hemorrhages?
they give birth
What is red line in fingernails?
If the red lines run in the direction of the growth of the nail, they are called splinter hemorrhages as they look like a red splinter under the nail. The hemorrhages may be caused by tiny clots that damage the small capillaries under the nails. They can be a sign of a number of diseases: infection of the heart valves called endocarditis, damage from swelling of the blood vessels (vasculitis) or tiny clots that damage the small capillaries (microemboli).
