For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Shortness of breath while laying down -- a symptom medical professionals call orthopnea -- is concerning as it often suggests the presence of a serious underlying disease. Orthopnea can result from disorders of the heart, lungs and gastrointestinal system. It can also occur with obesity.
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A rash is not a symptom of a gluten sensitivity, which is marked primarily by digestive symptoms. If you experience a rash after consuming gluten, it is more likely dermatitis herpetiformis -- a rash caused by an autoimmune reaction to gluten known as celiac disease.
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Reishi mushrooms, which are often taken as an extract, have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, but there is some concern about their safety for pregnant women and fetuses.
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When pregnant during the summer, it's tempting to take some time to lay out in the sun for the ideal sun-kissed glow. But before you head out with your swimsuit and towel, consider the way that UV rays affect both you and your baby.
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When food becomes contaminated, it has the potential to make you sick. Depending on the source and level of contamination, the effects of contaminated food can cause symptoms such as cramps, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, nerve damage, allergies and paralysis.
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Unusual leg heaviness can occur suddenly while you are climbing up stairs, making it virtually impossible to continue to the top. Because heaviness in the legs can sometimes signal a serious medical condition, understand why it occurs and how it can be treated.
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Protein does not typically appear in the urine in detectable quantities, according to the Edinburgh Renal Unit. Proteinuria, which is protein excretion of 150 milligrams or higher per day, may indicate kidney damage, but it can also be the result of more benign factors, including dehydration.
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Flexor mass muscles are found in the forearm. This group of muscles that enable you to grip objects, throw a ball and flex and extend your hand at the wrist. If you've injured your flexor mass muscles, you'll notice a number of signs and symptoms.
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An Indian meal of naan, potatoes and a mango lassi to drink may be delicious and classic Indian fare, but it's not appropriate for a diabetic diet. Fortunately, you can enjoy the spicy flavors of Indian cuisine without paying for it with a high blood sugar reading later.
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Your liver is a hard-working, multitasking organ. It removes waste and toxins from your blood, produces a digestive liquid called bile and stores sugar in the form of glycogen, to name a few. If you're interested in adding drinks to your diet that promote liver health, you have a few to choose from.
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The shin contains muscles that run down the front of the tibia, called the tibialis anterior. Shin splints is known clinically as medial tibial stress syndrome, or MTSS.
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Your liver produces enzymes in response to an injury or toxin. When these enzymes enter the bloodstream at higher than normal amounts, they are said to be elevated. Because the liver's functions effect every part of the body, inflammation in this organ may cause stomachache, nausea and vomiting.
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Small red bumps that appear on your wrist may resemble a cluster of raised bumps or a bumpy rash that seems to be connected. Depending upon the cause of the bumps, it may spread to other parts of your body as well.
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Skin tags, or acrochordons, are benign skin growths that project from the surrounding skin area and hang from a slender skin stalk. Skin tags are common, harmless and noncancerous; they may appear on the neck, under the arm pit, beneath the breast, on the back, chest or around the eyes.
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Ligaments are fibrous tissues that connect two bones to enhance joint stability. When a ligament is strained, the aftereffects include sharp pain, swelling and an inability to move the joint. There are a variety of treatment options depending on how severely you strained the ligament.
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Shin splints, though a commonly used term, is not a clinically defined medical diagnosis. The term generally refers to pain that occurs in the shins. The shin bone is known as the tibia, and is the second largest bone in the body, after the femur in the upper leg.
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Retrolisthesis is a relatively rare degenerative spinal disc condition that originates in the lower area of the spine. The condition may cause lower back and lower extremity pain in some cases.
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Nystatin is a prescription antifungal medication used to treat several different types of yeast infections. Nystatin is available for use with infants as a liquid oral suspension or a cream.
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Pneumonia is an infection in the lungs that can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and any other organisms that can cause illness. According the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, pneumonia is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S.
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Healthy people possess levels of brain chemicals that lie within a certain normal range. When internal or external factors either deplete the brain of these chemicals or stimulate it to produce excess amounts, a chemical imbalance occurs.
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