AMENORRHEA Amenorrhea is the absence of menstrual period in a woman of reproductive age. Amenorrhea is not a disease, and it does not always mean that a person is infertile, but it can be a symptom of a health problem that requires medical attention. Menstruation begins around puberty and then it occurs about once a …
ALTITUDE SICKNESS Altitude sickness is a collection of general symptoms that are acquired by climbing or walking to a high elevation or altitude. The condition happens because the body does not have enough time to adapt to the lower air pressure and decreasing amount of oxygen level that occurs at high altitude. High altitude is …
The Effects of Drinking Warm Lemon Water on an Empty Stomach on Your Body Drinking lemon water on an empty stomach, such as when you wake up, is a new health trend that you’re bound to have heard of. If you’re curious about it, you’ll be happy to know that it’s not just some fad. …
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Stammering or Stuttering Stuttering, or stammering, is a speech disorder that is also known as diffluent speech. Stuttering specifically includes the following: An uneven rate of speech Halted or interrupted speech production, and Repeated words, syllables, and sounds Stuttering is a highly common phenomenon, affecting between 5 to 10% of all children. It mostly occurs …
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SLEEP APNEA Sleep apnea is a serious sleeping disorder characterized by an interruption in breathing or shallow breathing while an individual is asleep. Each interruption can happen many times in a night and may take a few seconds to a few minutes. It is common among adults and becoming more common among children. If left …
SHOCK Shock is a medical condition that arises when the tissues in the body do not receive sufficient blood flow as a result of problems with the circulatory system Lack of blood flow means a lack of oxygen and nutrients to allow the cells in the body function properly. This leads to cellular death, progressing …
PYREXIA Pyrexia describes an elevation in the body temperature above the normal range. Also known as fever, pyrexia is one of the ways our immune system respond in defending the body against infection. Normal body temperature varies depending on factors including age, sex, time of the day, and level of activity. For a typical child, …
MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES Mitochondrial diseases are a group of chronic, genetic, often inherited disorders caused by dysfunctional mitochondria, the organelles present in every cell of the body that generate energy for cells. Several thousand mitochondria are present in nearly every cell of the body except the red blood cell. They are responsible for creating more than …
MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS (MPG) Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis is a specific type of glomerulonephritis that occurs as a result of immune deposits in the kidneys, resulting in structural changes to the glomerular capillary walls. MPG is an autoimmune disorder. Each kidney is made up of approximately 1 million glomeruli. Glomeruli remove extra fluid, electrolytes, and waste from the …
DE QUERVAIN’S TENOSYNOVITIS De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is an inflammatory condition of the two tendons that control the movement of the thumb and their tendon sheath. Tendons are strong, flexible bands of tissue attaching a muscle to a bone. A tendon sheath is a layer of synovial membrane that permits the tendon to stretch and not …
