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What bests describes the effect of microgravity on an astronauts bone health?
Prolonged bed rest, massive weakness.
What are clients who have been on prolonged bed rest or have undergone surgery at risk for?
The most serious potential consequence of sleep apnea is
What is the harmful effect of prolonged weightlessness in space?
One potential effect is Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS), a condition in the eye that can lead to decreased sharpness of vision and swelling and flattening of structures in the eye.The main ones are bone demineralization and muscle wasting. These are caused by lack of use just as they are in cases of prolonged bed rest.
Could lying cause a body reaction and cause a lie bump?
Lying down for prolonged periods of time causes bed sores...but not "lie bumps"!
How do you induce osteoporosis?
stay in bed for 8 days and dont move your body and relax
What are the risks for a pulmonary embolism?
prolonged bed rest, surgery, childbirth, heart attack, stroke, congestive heart failure, cancer, obesity, a broken hip or leg, oral contraceptives, sickle cell anemia,
What we rest on at night and rhymes with shred?
Bed.
What do bed-rest studies have to do with space travel?
Bed rest mimics low (or micro) gravity situations.
What treatment exists for patients with brucellosis?
Prolonged treatment with antibiotics, including tetracyclines (with streptomycin), co-trimoxazole, and sulfonamides, is effective. Bed rest is also imperative. In the chronic form of brucellosis, the symptoms may recur, requiring a second.
Will you be put on bed rest if dilated 3 cm at 32 weeks?
AT 3 cm dilated, you can be placed on bed rest. I was placed on bed rest at 32 weeks and 6 days to prevent me from going into preterm labor.
What we rest on at night?
A bed or mattress.
How has the treatment of acute back pain changed?
Although acute back pain was previously treated with complete, prolonged bed rest, this is no longer recommended because it leads to muscular deconditioning and loss of bone calcium, which can make the situation worse.
