The word ambulance originally meant a moving hospital which follows an army in its movements. Later this term was referred to as field hospitals where ambulance wagons delivered patients. Perhaps it is sad state of human affairs that the history of ambulances follow the history of warfare.
Adie syndrome presents with three hallmark symptoms, namely at least one abnormally dilated pupil (mydriasis) which does not constrict in response to light, loss of deep tendon reflexes, and abnormalities of sweating. Other signs may include hyperopia due to accommodative paresis, photophobia and difficulty reading.
De Quervain's tendinitis is usually most frequent in middle-aged women. Common signs and symptoms of De Quervain's tendonitis include pain along the thumb side of the wrist, swelling over the thumb side of the wrist, and sometimes numbness (caused by irritation of a nearby nerve) over the back of the thumb and index finger, and occasionally a âcatchingâ sensation when moving the thumb.