resources

	Community
	Health Advisors
	Patient Education
	Other Sources
	Glossaries
	Product Manuals
	FAQS
	News
	Electronic CMN

	Search Apria articles:

Channels

	Cancer
	Caregivers
	Degenerative Conditions
	Diabetes
	Heart
	Infectious Diseases
	Pediatrics
	Respiratory
	Seniors
	Sleep Disorders

Glossaries

For many of us, medical and health insurance terms are unfamiliar or complex. Our glossaries define some of those terms.

Osteomyelitis
The infection of the bone or bone marrow by pus-forming bacteria. The bacteria usually comes from a primary infection elsewhere in the body.

Children are affected more often than adults. Any bone may be involved. An injury to a healthy bone may make it susceptible to infection. The onset of osteomyelitis is usually sudden, with high fever and severe pain in the area of the affected bone.

Osteomyelitis is usually treated with antibiotics.

{ o }

Obstructive sleep apnea
Osteoarthritis
Osteomyelitis
Osteoporosis
Otitis media

2009 Apria Healthcare All Rights Reserved.
No duplication of any material herein is authorized without the express consent of Apria Healthcare, Inc.
Please review the Terms and Conditions of this Web site.