For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Fatty liver disease, also known as hepatic steatosis, is most often associated with alcoholism, but it may occur in patients who are not heavy drinkers. In these individuals, common causes include obesity, diabetes, elevated triglycerides, endocrine diseases such as Cushing syndrome, and medications such as steroids.
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Bellโs palsy is a condition characterized by facial paralysis. It is usually one-sided and comes on abruptly. Typically, the face feels stiff and pulled to one side, and it may be difficult to close your eye.
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Most people have experienced some consequence of poor digestion. Both acid reflux and fatty liver are disorders that may be related to your diet. Although the two conditions represent distinct disease processes with different symptoms and an array of possible causes, they both can be caused or aggravated by alcohol.
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Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract that impacts a person's quality of life by causing abdominal pain and altered bowel habits, but does not cause any damage to the gastrointestinal tract (see reference 1 pg s2 column 1 under The utility of diagnostic criteria in irritable bo
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Alcohol's effects on blood pressure depends on a number of factors, including gender, age, health, body weight, family history and his history of alcohol intake. (Ref.
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The esophagus is a hallow, distensible muscular tube 25 cm in length that runs from the pharynx to the stomach. Esophageal disorders run the gamut from highly lethal cancers to the merely annoying heartburn that may occur, for example, after a large, spicy meal.
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Glucose is a simple sugar that exists in many types of food and in your blood. It serves many functions, the most important of which is as an energy source. Your body has sensitive systems for keeping the glucose in your blood within a normal range.
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