PRESCRIBED FOR: Colchicine is used for the treatment of acute flares of gout. It also is used for treating FMF in adults and children 4 years of age or older.Other unapproved uses of colchicine include treatment of pseudogout, amyloidosis, and scleroderma.These unapproved uses of colchicine require further evaluation.RESCRIBED FOR: Colchicine is used for the treatment of acute flares of gout. It also is used for treating FMF in adults and children 4 years of age or older.
Definition: Bilateral means on both sides. The term is derived from Latin, bi means two, and lateral means to the side. In medicine, bilateral it refers to both sides of the body, or two of something. Bilateral ankle fractures would mean both ankles are fractured. Bilateral inguinal hernias would mean that both inguinal areas, left and right, have hernias.
Ankle Brachial Index (ABI): Clinical application: decisions about use of compression, and use of sharp debridement. Prognostic for wound healing. Ankle SBP / Brachial SBP Must have a doppler US to hear SBP at the dorsalis pedis artery. Cuff goes around calf). For normal persons, leg SBP is higher than brachial SBP.