Ear Injury
Ear Injury Description Injury to the ear may include a laceration (cut) from a sharp instrument or fingernail, a contusion (bruising), or injury to the eardrum or internal ear. Frequent…
Drug Abuse and Addiction
Drug Abuse and Addiction Description Drugs that cause addiction include illicit and prescription drugs as well as substances often not recognized as drugs. Commonly abused illicit drugs include marijuana, cocaine,…
Diabetes and Exercise
Diabetes and Exercise Description Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease characterized by elevated blood glucose (sugar), inadequate insulin production, and excessive production of blood glucose by the liver. The disease…
Dehydration
Dehydration Description Under normal conditions, your body maintains fluid balance through thirst mechanisms and the kidneys’ ability to dilute or concentrate your urine. However, during periods of exercise the thirst…
Decompression Sickness (The Bends, Caisson Disease)
Decompression Sickness (The Bends, Caisson Disease) Description Decompression sickness, better known as the bends, is a painful, sometimes life-threatening condition of blood gases that is caused by a sudden drop…
Boxer’s Fracture
Boxer’s Fracture Description A broken bone at the knuckle of the smallest finger or the ring finger is called a boxer’s fracture. The metacarpal bones connect the wrist to the…
Corticosteroids
Corticosteroids Description Corticosteroids are a group of hormones that may be produced by the body or synthesized in a laboratory. They have many different effects on protein, carbohydrate, and fat…
Blocker’s Exostosis (Arm Exostosis)
Blocker’s Exostosis (Arm Exostosis) Description An exostosis is a benign bony reaction to repeated injury that occurs at the site of repeated injury, usually direct blows. Blocker’s exostosis is an…
Corneal Abrasion
Corneal Abrasion Description A corneal abrasion is an open sore or cut in the thin, transparent layers that cover the eye (the cornea). It is more likely to occur in…
