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Results 1 - 10 of 12 for impaction
  1. Fecal impaction 
    A fecal impaction is a large lump of dry, hard stool that stays stuck in the rectum. It is most often ... dry. This makes it difficult to pass. Fecal impaction often occurs in people who have had constipation ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000230.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Ear wax 
    ... ear canal and block the ear, causing an impaction. When you try to clean the ear, you ... et al. Clinical practice guideline (update): earwax (cerumen impaction). Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2017;156(1_suppl): ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000979.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Encopresis 
    ... dry, and stuck in the colon (called fecal impaction ). The child then passes only wet or almost ... the stool stuck in the child's rectum (fecal impaction). An x-ray of the child's belly may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001570.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Impacted tooth 
    An impacted tooth is a tooth that does not break through the gum. ... Teeth start to pass through the gums (emerge) during infancy. This ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001057.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Septoplasty - series (image) 
    ... on the linings in side the nose (septal impaction) and relieved by topical (applied to a localized area of the skin) anesthesia on the septal impaction. Other intranasal surgery indicating septoplasty includes polypectomy (removal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100038_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Daily bowel care program 
    ... 2021:chap 21. Zainea GG. Management of fecal impaction. In: Fowler GC, ed. Pfenninger and Fowler's Procedures ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000133.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Hirschsprung disease 
    ... older children: Constipation that gradually gets worse Fecal impaction Malnutrition Slow growth Swollen belly
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001140.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Autonomic dysreflexia 
    ... controlled Practice proper bowel care to avoid stool impaction Practice proper skin care to avoid bedsores and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001431.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Bowel incontinence 
    ... weaken, leading to diarrhea and stool leakage. Fecal impaction . It is most often caused by chronic constipation. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003135.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Constipation in infants and children 
    ... child's underwear (may be a sign of fecal impaction) Having less than 3 bowel movements a week ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003125.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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