Category: I

The use of ice applied either directly or in a suitable container to cool an injured area. Ice therapy, at least in the first 24 to 48 hours after injury, is believed to be much more beneficial than heat in treating superficial bruises, contusions, and sprains. The application of cold or of ice water in…

Application of ice to obtain a therapeutic numbing effect. Paper cups containing water previously frozen are preferable. The cups are rubbed over a localized area in small circles for 5 to 10 min in order to numb the part and prepare it for deep pressure or deep transverse friction massage. Ice massage is also used…

Technique for administering therapeutic cold treatments to the distal extremities (e.g., the ankle or hand), using a mixture of water and crushed, flaked, or cubed ice with a temperature range of 50° to 60°F (10°-15°C). The liquid medium allows for equal cooling of irregularly shaped body parts. To reduce the amount of discomfort that is…

A syndrome of unknown cause, consisting of decreased taste and olfactory acuity, with or without perverted taste (dysgeusia) and smell. Certain trace elements (such as zinc added to the diet) appear to correct some of the symptoms.  

Injection into a vein, the usual site being the median basilic or median cephalic vein of the arm.  

Injection given in the gluteal or lumbar muscular region. This route is used when a drug is not easily absorbed, when it is irritating, or when a large quantity of liquid is to be used.  

An increase in the pressure inside the skull from any cause such as a tumor, hydrocephalus, intracranial hemorrhage, trauma, infection, or interference with the venous flow from the brain.  

An increased growth of subperiosteal bone occurring most frequently in the mandible and clavicles, accompanied by fever and irritability.  

Multisystem injury and organ damage caused by excessive numbers of eosinophils in the body. The disease is one of the myelodysplastic disorders. Almost any organ can be affected, but most patients have bone marrow, cardiac, and central nervous system involvement.  

A type of hypercalcemia seen in infants, caused by vitamin D intoxication.