For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
There are many diseases that cause skin rash. According to MedlinePlus, rashes affect the color or texture in a person's skin. The cause of a rash can often be determined based on the observable characteristics of the rash and other accompanying symptoms.
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Tendons are tissues that connect muscles to bones. When a muscle contracts the force is transmitted through the tendon, which then pulls on the bone to make movement occur. The wrist joint is subjected to a lot of movement and the tendons in this area can become inflamed or irritated, causing pain and stiffness.
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Most nose bleeds are harmless but they can still be alarming when they occur in an infant. The most likely cause of an infant nosebleed is dryness or irritation. Sometimes an infant can manage to scratch the inside of the nose with a fingernail, but picking isn't usually a problem during the first year of life.
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Deep venous thrombosis, or a blood clot, can occur anywhere in the large veins of the leg. A DVT is a dangerous condition, because the clot may break free from the vein and travel to the lungs or heart.
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Lung puncture--also referred to as pneumothorax or a collapsed lung--can occur when your chest sustains severe trauma, such as a rib fracture or knife wound. Such injuries cause air to abnormally collect around the lungs.
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Your adrenal glands, located just above your kidneys, are responsible for the "fight or flight" response during an emergency. This is caused by the hormone adrenaline, also called epinephrine. The adrenal cortex is the outer portion of your adrenal gland responsible for making two steroid hormones.
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Potassium is a mineral that is used by the body cells to create an electrical conduction system across the cell membrane. These cell membrane transmissions promote heart function, nerve impulse transmissions and muscle contractions.
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Caffeine, in its various forms, is one of the most popular and widely used drugs and food additives in the world, with around 90 percent of people ingesting it in one form or another, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Managing diabetes well is critical to having a high quality of life while living with the condition. When considering a 30-day meal plan, ensure you can follow the plan long term by taking your lifestyle into consideration.
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Hot foods and hot drinks fill the belly with warmth, but can also flush the face. Facial flushing happens when the blood vessels near the surface of the skin dilate. Sometimes, the flushing is accompanied by a sensation of heat on the face followed by sweating.
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If you're a fan of pork but have heard that it has negative effects on the digestive tract, you needn't worry -- clean, well-cooked pork meat doesn't have detrimental effects on health. Instead, you digest it as you would any other animal protein.
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Exercises for a fractured tibia aim to expedite the healing process as well as improve the range of motion in your ankle and surrounding joints. Depending on the severity of the fracture, you will begin exercise and rehabilitation stretches anywhere from two weeks to two months after diagnosis.
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Urinary tract infections -- or UTIs -- are common bacterial infections that affect your urinary system. The University of Maryland Medical Center indicates that UTIs are much more common in women than in men. In fact, 50 percent of women are likely to experience at least one UTI.
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Blood sugar levels that become too high or too low can cause a variety of health problems and can even be life-threatening. Mild, moderate and severe blood sugar fluctuations can also affect your mood and behavior.
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A colonoscopy is used to detect any changes or abnormalities in your colon and rectum, and it is considered highly effective for colon cancer screening. You must take time to prepare; doing so makes the test easier to perform and ensures the most accurate results.
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Hemorrhoids result when veins around the anus and/or rectum become inflamed or swollen. While hemorrhoids are rarely a serious condition, they can be painful, itchy and result in anal bleeding.
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Coumadin is a medication often described as a "blood thinner" -- it helps to prevent your blood from clotting too quickly or inappropriately. This medication may be prescribed if you have heart surgery, a history of blood clots, deep vein thrombosis or other heart or blood-clotting disorders.
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Vegetarian diets don't always center around healthy vegetables. Instead, in place of meat products, sometimes processed and high-fat foods are the centerpiece of a vegetarian diet. This type of diet is unhealthy and increases the risk for high cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease, the No.
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Cold sores -- or fever blisters -- are fluid-filled lesions found on the mouth, nose, chin and fingers that are caused as the result of the herpes simplex type one infection. These lesions are contagious and generally take two to three weeks to heal.
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