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Gas Gangrene
Alternate Names : Clostridial Infection of Tissues, Gangrene - Gas, Myonecrosis, Tissue Infection - Clostridial
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Gas Gangrene Prognosis (Expectations)
Gas gangrene is progressive and often lethal. Immediate medical attention is required.
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• Definition
• Gas Gangrene Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Gas Gangrene Symptoms & Signs
• Gas Gangrene Prevention
• Gas Gangrene Diagnosis & Tests
• Gas Gangrene Treatment
• Gas Gangrene Prognosis
• Gas Gangrene Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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• Acute Kidney Failure
• Delirium
• Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
• Sepsis
Tests & Exams
• Blood Pressure
• CT Scan
• MRI
• Pulse
• X-Ray
Other Topics
• Anaerobic
• Blood Pressure - Low
• Consciousness - Decreased
• Cuts and Puncture Wounds
• Fever
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Jaundice - Yellow Skin
• Necrosis
• Pain Medications
• Paleness
• Pulse - Bounding
• Serosanguineous
• Shock
• Stress and Anxiety
• Subcutaneous Emphysema
• Sweating - Excessive
• Swelling
• Systemic
• Toxins
• Vasoconstriction
• Vesicles
Review Date : 2/21/2002
Reviewed By : Camille Kotton, M.D., Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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