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Which muscle injury is characterized by a twisting of a joint leading to swelling and injury?
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What is a closed issue injury soft tissue injury characterized by swelling and ecchymosis called?
contusion
An injury that does not break the skin and is characterized by swelling discoloration and pain is known as?
contusion
What are examples of inflammation?
Inflammation itself does not have types. It could be a blister from a burn, that inflammed part surrounding a wound or an injury of the joints leading to swelling of 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
How can you stop the swelling of a penis during circumcision?
I did not know you could. whenever an injury occurs to a part of the body especially during the amputation of pieces of it there is likely to be inflammation leading to swelling. the best thing to do is not mutilate the penis.
The inflammation response is part of?
The inflammatory response is part of the immune system. It is a response by the body to a particular infection, injury or disease. Inflammation is characterized by a reddening of the skin, pain, heat and swelling.
Swelling from injury that is not bruised?
contusion
What is the benefit of applying compression to an injury?
It cuts down on swelling for the injury
What characterizes grade II sprains?
These sprains are characterized by obvious swelling, localized tenderness, pain , joint laxity, difficulty bearing weight if the injury is to a lower extremity, and reduced function of the joint.
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.
How many days should you take ibuprofen to reduce swelling in an ankle injury?
Ibuprofen is for pain or fever. It will not reduce the swelling much from an injury, as that is not an inflammatory process.
Why do you think an injury or infection in part of the body is called inflammation?
The Latin root -flam means "flame or burn" Inflammation is a swelling that looks red and is heated Therefore inflammation is characterized or described much like fire.
