Bitter taste from...: Common causes of a bitter taste in the mouth include acid reflux, taking certain medications or even poor oral hygiene. Your sense of taste can also be impaired or distorted permanently from long-term smoking. Finally, a sudden bitter taste in the mouth can be a sign of an infection or other condition that requires immediate treatment.
You have probably heard about the harmonic scalpel and its role in treating hemorrhoids; but what is a harmonic scalpel and how does it work? A harmonic scalpel is medical equipment that is used in surgical procedures as an alternative to a steel scalpel or electro-surgical diathermy. It makes use of ultrasound technology to cut tissues and seal the edges. It is used in surgical procedures for simultaneously cutting and coagulating tissues.
Indications for Use: XSTAT 30 is a hemostatic device for the control of severe, life-threatening bleeding from junctional wounds in the groin or axilla not amenable to tourniquet application in adults and adolescents. XSTAT 30 is a temporary device for use up to four (4) hours until surgical care is acquired. It should only be used for patients at high risk for immediate life-threatening bleeding from, hemodynamically significant (Advanced Trauma Life Support class 3 or 4 hemorrhagic shock), non- compressible junctional wounds, and when definitive care at an emergency care facility cannot be achieved within minutes