HEMATOMA A hematoma is an area of blood that collects outside blood vessels as a result of damage to one of the larger blood vessels in the body. Hematoma can occur in any of the blood vessels, including the veins, arteries, and capillaries Hematoma is a very common problem experienced by many people at some …
DEFINITION Diabulimia is a word coined from two medical conditions, diabetes and bulimia. Diabetes describes a metabolic disease whereby a person has high blood sugar due to an inability of the body to metabolize sufficient quantity of hormone insulin Bulimia is an eating disorder. Diabulimia describes the diagnosis of an eating disorder in an individual …
IBS Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the term for symptoms that happen when the contents of your large intestine move too quickly or too slowly. People with IBS show no clinical signs of a disease and often have normal test results. Symptoms IBS is characterized by a combination of: abdominal pain cramps constipation diarrhea urgent …
What is azoospermia? Men with no sperm in their semen have a condition called azoospermia. The average man has 100–300 million sperm in his semen, but if there is no sperm, it can be difficult for couples to get pregnant. Couples are considered infertile after about a year of trying to conceive with unprotected sex. …
Seborrheic Dermatitis Seborrheic dermatitis is a common, long-term skin disorder that looks similar to eczema or an allergic reaction and can appear on the body as well as the scalp. It is marked by a red, itchy, scaly patches and stubborn dandruff Area of the skin rich in oil-producing glands such as the face, chest, …
PHANTOM PAIN Are you experiencing any pain after you had your limb amputated? The pain isn’t even a delusion but real. Technically speaking, the part of your body is missing but you are still experiencing the pain in that part of your body which isn’t even there. Weird huh! Well, if you are wondering, this …
INFLUENZA Influenza is a highly contagious, acute viral respiratory infection that affects your throat, nose, and lung and spreads easily from person to person. Influenza is also commonly referred to as ‘the flu’. Anyone can be down with the flu but children under the age of 5, adults that are 65 years and older, pregnant …
HIP BURSITIS Hip bursitis is the inflammation of the bursa located at the hips. Bursa are small, fluid-sacs found near joints. They function as a gliding surface, allowing muscles and tendons to move smoothly over bone and other structures, to reduce friction Each hip has two major bursae: the trochanteric bursa (located at the outside …
CEREBRAL/BRAIN ISCHEMIA Cerebral ischemia is a condition that occurs when there is insufficient blood flow to the brain to meet metabolic demand. When this occurs usually due to a blockage in an artery that supplies blood to the brain, it reduces the oxygen to the brain, leading to death of the brain tissue, cerebral infarction …
Peripheral Arterial Disease Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a medical condition in which a buildup along the walls of blood vessels starts to make them narrow. The disease is commonly found in people with type 2 diabetes who also have to deal with high cholesterol and heart problems. In the US, 1 in 3 diabetics …
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