For last two years, I am busy with patients suffering from renal failure, both types, acute and chronic. These include RPGN (Rapidly progressing Glomerulonephritis) or Cresentic glomerulonephritis, RPD (Renal medical or renal parenchymal disease), ATN or Acute tubular necrosis, Renal cysts, Pyelonephritis, Renal tuberculosis, Nephrolithiasis etc.
Mitral valve prolapse with mitral valve regurgitation is a complication of rheumatic arthritis as a result of infection of heart muscles, endocardium & mitral valve. The causative factor is streptococcus organism. This disease is prevalent in childhood & teenagers & usually primary sites of infection are tonsils & unhealthy wounds. Streptococci are cosmopolitan in nature, they are present everywhere. From the site of primary lesions these organisms spread via lymphatics & venous drainage & they infect vital organ, heart & its membranes & valves. Such infections of the heart are known as rheumatic heart diseases.
Arthralgia which describes pain in one or more joints with or without joint inflammation, may be present in different health conditions.
Arthralgia is a general term which describes pain in one or more joints with or without joint inflammation.
The term Plague was applied indiscriminately in the past to all fatal epidemic diseases, but now it has been restricted to an acute, infectious, contagious disease of rodents and humans. This is caused by a short, thick, gram-negative bacillus, Yersinia pestis, formerly known as Pasteurella pestis.
Premature birth in a pregnant woman with periodontal disease may be reduced by using a non-surgical dental procedure – claims a study in the August issue of the Journal of Periodontology.
Nasal polyps are small, sac-like growths consisting of inflamed nasal mucosa. Nasal polyps appear in a number of conditions. The polyps originate near the ethmoid sinuses (located at the top of the nose) and grow into the open areas. Large polyps can obstruct the airway.
Appendicitis is a common and urgent surgical illness with variable manifestations, generous overlap with other clinical syndromes, and significant morbidity, which increases with diagnostic delay. No single sign, symptom, or diagnostic test accurately makes the diagnosis of appendiceal inflammation in all cases. The surgeon’s goals are to evaluate a relatively small population of patients referred for suspected appendicitis and to minimize the negative appendectomy rate without increasing the incidence of perforation.
Meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis may be caused by a physical injury or trauma, a reaction to certain drugs or allergy, or more commonly, infection by certain viruses, bacteria, fungi, or parasites. This article chiefly focuses on meningitis caused by viral or bacterial infection. Most cases of both viral and bacterial meningitis occur in the first five years of life.
The Liver: Digestive Function of the Liver, Circulatory Function of the Liver, Microscopic Structure of the Liver, Microscopic Structure of the Liver, How Liver Cancer Develops: Carcinogenesis: Initiation, Promotion, Growth of Cancer, How Cancer is Detected, Treatment of Liver Cancer.