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What is Epididymitis?

Epididymitis Complications. If left untreated, epididymitis can become a chronic condition, one that lingers and causes ...

Echogenic intracardiac focus Implications

Conclusion: Fetuses with an echogenic intracardiac focus have a significantly increased risk of Down syndrome. Although most ...

Headaches in Children and Teenagers

Common causes include stress, tension, anxiety, and depression. This is the most common type of headache in adolescents. If it ...

What Causes Ocular Hypertension?

Ocular hypertension is the result of poor drainage of the aqueous humor (a fluid inside the eye). Essentially, this means that ...

Impetigo in Babies

Impetigo (im-puh-TIE-go) is a common and highly contagious skin infection that mainly affects infants and young children. It ...

Osteoarthritis Causes

Cause of OsteoarthritisOsteoarthritis happens when the cartilage and other tissues within the joint break down or have a ...

Meat Allergy After a Tick Bite

Alpha-gal syndrome is a recently identified type of food allergy to red meat and other products made from mammals. In the ...

Liposuction Recovery

Liposuction recovery usually only takes a few days. Always follow your surgeon’s recommendations for recovery, which may ...

What is Reactive Arthritis?

Chlamydia is the most common cause of reactive arthritis in the United States and is usually acquired through sexual contact. ...

Hepatitis B Diagnosis

Blood Tests Your doctor draws a small amount of blood from a vein in your arm and sends it to a laboratory for testing. The ...

Symptoms of amnesia

Summary. Amnesia is a general term describing memory loss. Symptoms include memory loss, confusion and the inability to ...

Bunion Hallux Valgus

A condition in which the big toe deviates from the normal position and angles inward toward the second toe is referred to as ...

Complications of the third stage of labor

All women who deliver are at risk of complications in the third stage of labor. These complications include PPH, retained ...

Rhinitis Treatments

using a short-term course of a decongestant nasal spray to take with your other medication. combining antihistamine tablets ...

What Causes Gonorrhea?

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease(STD) caused by infection with the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium. N. gonorrhoeae ...

What is Sarcoidosis?

Most people with sarcoidosis live normal lives. About 60% of people with sarcoidosis recover on their own without any ...

Diagnostic Criteria for Orthorexia

It isn’t an official diagnosis. But the basic idea is that it includes eating habits that reject a variety of foods for ...

What is fibroid embolization?

In general, you can expect fibroids that have been treated with uterine fibroid embolization to begin shrinking in about two ...

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

Eat less of the foods that add to heart problems, and more of the foods that protect the heart. Aim for an eating plan ...

Amblyopia Types

The three types of amblyopia, strabismic amblyopia, refractive amblyopia, and deprivation amblyopia, may occur at the same ...

Bird Flu (H5N1) Prevention

The best prevention is to avoid sources of exposureThe best way to prevent avian (bird) influenza (flu) is to avoid sources of ...

ICD10 International Classification of Diseases Tenth Revision

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) is a classification system that was established and ...

Celebrex (Celecoxib) Side Effects

NSAIDs such as celecoxib may cause ulcers, bleeding, or holes in the stomach or intestine. These problems may develop at any ...

Urologic Diseases

Urologic diseases or conditions include urinary tract infections, kidney stones, bladder control problems, and prostate ...

Causes and Risk Factors for Selective Mutism

These factors include a family history of anxiety, speech issues, language problems, and a tendency to avoid unfamiliar ...

Calcification and the Kidneys

Kidney calcification. Calcium deposits can also form in the kidneys. This is called nephrocalcinosis. People with this may ...

Obesity and respiratory disorders

Obesity causes mechanical compression of the diaphragm, lungs, and chest cavity, which can lead to restrictive pulmonary ...

What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person who was exposed to alcohol ...

What is Alport Syndrome?

Alport syndrome is a disease that damages the tiny blood vessels in your kidneys. It can lead to kidney disease and kidney ...

Parkinsons Disease Pathophysiology

Parkinson’s disease is primarily associated with the gradual loss of cells in the substantia nigra of the brain. This ...