difference between the characteristics of mitral stenosis and mitral regurgitaion ?

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What is the difference between mitral regurgitation and mitral stenosis?

Answer 1

Blocked vs Leaking: Stenosis means the valve does not open enough and restricts the flow of blood thru the valve. Regugitation means the valve leaks when closed and allows blood to flow in reverese. Both cause the hear to have to work harder. Mitral regurge is much more common than stenosis in industrialized nations because antibiotics used to treat strep infections have reduced rheumatic fever rates.

Answer 2

Forceful vomiting: Pyloric stenosis is a thickening of the muscle of the intestinal wall just past the stomach. Infants are not born with it, but it develops in the few weeks following birth. The thickening slowly narrows the intestines so that the spitting up gets worse and becomes more forceful.

Answer 3

Projectile vomiting: Infants with projectile vomiting (forceful vomiting, much more severe than normal baby "spit ups") should be evaluated for pyloric stenosis. Poor weight gain and symptoms of reflux that seem to progressively worsen around 1-2 months of age warrant evaluation. Pyloric stenosis is also more common in the firstborn male child. Treatment involves a surgical procedure.

Answer 4

Vomiting: The vomiting begins about 2-3 weeks of age. It camn be latter up to 6-8 weeks of age. The vomiting becomes forceful and shoots out. The infant will start to pee less as dehydration sets in. Bowel frequency will decrease as less food is passing out of the stomach into the intestine. The infant will become listless.

Answer 5

Pyloric stenosis : Is an abstruction of stomach's outlet usually due to the presence of a duodenal ulcer, put of course it can be cancerous growth as well. Symptoms are pain that is released with a voluminous vomiting and weight loss. Occasionally if you wiggle your abdomen you could also hear fluid splashes as well. A good examination usually by gastroscopy with biopsy will shed light as to the cause.

Answer 6

Projectile vomiting: Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis occurs in infants from 2-6 weeks. There is projectile vomiting. If untreated, they become dehydrated and very sleepy. It is diagnosed by exam or ultrasound and needs surgical correction. The procedure is safe and easy. It can occur in families. No clear reason it occurs.

Answer 7

Projectile emesis: Progressive projectile non bilious emesis in an infant that is up to 2 months old. Can be boys or girls, but the first born male child is the usual. Can start as early as 2 weeks of age. The most important point is that the vomit is only formula, any green color is not pyloric stenosis. This is caused by the muscle that regulates the outlet of the stomach become thick and blocking the stomach.

Answer 8

Vomiting, nonbilious: Non bilious vomiting, getting worse and more projectile over a day or so usually.

Answer 9

Obstruction/vomiting: Obstructed stomach; vomiting, dehydration and loss of electrolytes. Gastric contents lost as vomit include acids, (metabolic/contraction alkalosis) with hypokalemia (low potassium), the baby needs to be admitted to hospital, for intravenous fluids, pediatric surgical consult and surgical repair of the pylorus to relieve the stenosis/blockage. It can be performed open or laprascopic.

Answer 10

Projectile vomit: 1-2 month old who starts to vomit after meals. It progresses. Vomit after eating gets worse and more forceful. Sometimes more common in first born males. Ultrasound is diagnostic. Surgery only after the fluid balance is restored. Hope this helps. Laparoscopic surgery is common for this operation.

Answer 11

Projectile vomiting: Usually 3 to 6 weeks of age, more common in males.Projectile vomiting. forceful ejection of milk or formula up to several feet away,persistent hunger, increased stomach contractions, dehydration.changes in bowel movements, maintaining or loosing weight.

Answer 12

Anywhere in the spin: Spinal stenosis is most common in the low back and neck, since these are the most mobile areas of the spine. However it does occur in the thoracic (mid back) region as well, though less frequently.

Answer 13

All areas of spine: Spinal stenosis refers to a condition in which the bony canal protecting the spinal nerves becomes too small and starts pinching the nerves. It most commonly occurs in the neck and back causing either neck/back pain or arm/leg pain.

Answer 14

Any level: Spinal stenosis can affect any level If the spine.

Answer 15

Not really: I assume by lsi, you are referring to lumbar spinal injections, also known as epidural steroid injections (esis). These can help temporarily treat some of the pain associated with spinal stenosis but are not a definitive treatment. Check out http://www.Mildprocedure.Com for some information on a new minimally invasive procedure for spinal stenosis.

Answer 16

If you mean epidural: If you mean epidural spinal injections, these can work for about 50% of people long term & can be repeated as needed as long as they give good relief for many months or a year or more. Mention of a mild procedure was noted which probably is less effective than injections but there is little data supporting the latter procedure to even evaluate it & it is not marketed to spine surgeons as a rule.

Answer 17

Common option: LESIs are commonly used for conservative treatment of symptomatic spinal stenosis. Check out Spine-health.com.

Answer 18

Spine surgeon: Whether or not you need surgery, an experienced neurosurgeon or orthopedic spine surgeon is the best resource to educate you in the treatment options available.

Answer 19

Pain physicians also: In addition to dr. Frankel's answer, also consider talking to an interventional pain/spine physician. They have other minimally invasive options to treat spinal stenosis, such as the mild procedure.

Answer 20

PT,PainMD,SpineSurge: Treatment of Spinal Stenosis consists of Physical Therapy,Pain Management and Spine Surgery.Depending on the severity of the condition 1Physical Therapist 2Pain Management includes Pain Meds and Epidural Injections 3Spine Surgeone in those severe cases not respnding to PT and Pain Management

Answer 21

Primary care: Initially, usually primary care and chiropractors. If it worsens, then orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and interventional pain doctors can get involved.

Answer 22

Multiple options: First, it can be diagnosed in up to 20% of people over 60. Sometimes this is picked up on a study because it is common & may not be the source of your symptoms. If it is your correct diagnosis, exercise sometimes initiated with physical therapy, over the counter medication or perscription ones &/or injections like epidural steroids may help. Most don't get worse, only about 15% do. Surgery last.

Answer 23

Lots: There are a lot of treatment options, too Many to really list on a short answer. One way to think about it is there are nonoperative and non invasive options, then there are nonoperative but invasive options, and then there are surgical options as well. Don't hesitate to be seen.

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