Pericardial Tamponade Pericardial tamponade, also known as, cardiac tamponade, is a life-threatening medical condition that arises when blood or fluid builds up and fill the space between the thin double walled sac around the heart (pericardium) placing extreme strain on the heart thereby resulting in contraction of the heart. The strain prevents the heart and …
Pancreatic Cysts The pancreas is one of the most important organs inside the body. Located behind the stomach, the pancreas creates several important hormones and digestive enzymes, with the production of insulin being one of its key functions. Pancreatic cysts are small fluid pockets that form in or on the organ. Due to their minimal …
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IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional gastrointestinal disorder that is characterized by a group of intestinal symptoms that typically occur together. The term ‘functional’ means that the symptoms occur as a result of abnormal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract rather than any structural damage or biochemical abnormalities of tissues in the gastrointestinal …
HOW TO EXAMINE FEMALE PATIENTS In carrying out the examination, taking a history is the first step. It is said that 80% of the diagnosis is made on history alone. This gives a basis for subsequent physical examination and for initial decisions about diagnosis and treatment. The information gathered amid the physical examination helps the …
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 to metabolize sufficient quantity of hormone insulin Bulimia is an eating disorder. Diabulimia describes the diagnosis of an eating disorder in an individual with type 1 …
CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS Cryptosporidiosis is a disease caused by a tiny, one-celled cryptosporidium parasite. When the parasite enters the body, they travel to the small intestine and then burrows into the walls of the intestine. Later, they are pass in the stool. This means that the virus lives in the intestine of infected humans or animal before …
CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is a viral disease caused by a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) of the Bunyaviridae family. The virus that causes Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is found in a wide range of wild and domestic animals such as sheep, goats, and cattle. Many birds are resistant to the infection except ostrich which may …
How to Treat Mosquito Bites A mosquito bite is a hallmark of the approaching summer and warm weather. Most mosquito bites are harmless in the long run, but some of them can prove to be quite dangerous. Mosquitoes are disease carriers and bring the pathogen to you by biting you. Some diseases spread by mosquitoes …
PNEUMOCONIOSES Pneumoconioses are a group of interstitial lung diseases, caused by the exposure and inhalation of certain dust (particularly mineral dust) that are deposited in the lungs, causing damage. Pneumoconioses is often called occupational lung disease because the dust particles that cause the condition are usually found in the workplace. When mineral dust is inhaled, …
LIP FILLER You see those girls on social media with big pillowy lips? Or some having natural but fuller than normal lips; the first copies of kylie’s lips? I can give you a number of examples that you may feel inferior from in today’s “brand of beauty” lifestyle. But do you know how expensive this …
