Physicians who specialize in feet and ankles are responsible for treating all conditions related to those features. Specifically, doctors in the foot and ankle specialty must use medicine or surgery to treat trauma, repetitive strain, pulled muscles, and toe injuries.
Foodborne illness, or food poisoning, is any illness caused by consuming contaminated food. Food is contaminated when it contains toxins, bacteria, viruses, or parasites. These toxins are especially prevalent in food that has been ill-prepared (undercooked).
A fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between two organs or vessels that normally do not connect. It is generally a disease condition, but it can also be surgically created for medicinal purposes. Fistulas can occur in various parts of the body.
First aid is the initial part of care for an injury. It is typically performed by a layman as a stopgap measure until health care professionals can assess the injury. First aid procedures are fairly simple and use minimal equipment, but they can be life-saving. First aid can be performed on animals, but more commonly refers to the care of human patients.
Fibromyalgia is a medical disorder in which patients suffer chronic widespread pain and a sensitivity to pressure. Fibromyalgia affects about 2% of the population, and is much more common in women. It is considered to be a musculoskeletal or neuropsychiatric condition for which there is no cure.
Maternal-fetal medicine is a branch of obstetrics that treats high-risk pregnancies through medicine and surgery. Physicians in this field of medicine — they are known as perinatologists — monitor and treat conditions in both the pregnant mother and the unborn baby in order to ensure that both can endure the pregnancy and delivery.
Eyelid surgeries, also called belpharoplasties, are performed for medical or cosmetic purposes. Most cosmetic eyelid surgeries focus on enhancing the youthful look of the face. Medically, eyelid surgeries improve the patient’s peripheral vision or treat eyelid conditions. The surgeries are fairly safe but carry some risk due to their proximity to the eye.
Physical or chemical eye injuries are serious threats to vision if not treated immediately and appropriately. Symptoms of eye injury include redness and pain. Ideally, the patient should visit an eye doctor (ophthalmologist) as soon as he or she experiences these or other symptoms to be diagnosed and receive treatment. Treatment techniques include prescribing medicinal eye drops or drug therapy, or performing surgery.
Eye surgery, also called ocular surgery, is typically performed by ophthalmologists. It can be performed for any number of reasons, including improving the function and appearance of the eye, or transplanting a new eye due to loss or damage. Opthalmologists also perform laser eye surgery to correct the vision of patients who no longer wish to wear glasses. Eye surgery is very risky, so physicians must be well-trained.
Eye infections include bacterial infections in the eyelashes, eyelid infections caused by herpes, fungal infections in the cornea, and parasitic infections. Eye infections such as these can be dangerous, so physicians must be extremely vigilant to warning signs so that they can treat their patients appropriately.
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