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How to Test Blood Glucose

Blood glucose control is required to be performed frequently and accurately, as well as safely, in many clinical situations. This helps diabetics to monitor their glucose levels without having to visit the doctor’s office or hospital, and thus makes stabilization of blood sugar achievable on a larger scale.

30 Oct 2017

Risk Factors and Walking Pneumonia Prevention

Walking pneumonia is a mild form of pneumonia which is likely to spread fast through a community, since it is easily transmitted. The infection is bacterial in nature and is also known as atypical pneumonia (although the latter term may be used more broadly, as it may encompass pneumonias caused by viruses, fungi and protozoa).

26 Oct 2017

Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, in short, EDS refers to a bunch of hereditary connective tissue disorders. Connective tissues are a complex mixture of proteins and other substances that provide strength and elasticity to the underlying structures in the human body.

26 Oct 2017

Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy Pathogenesis

Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) is the condition in which the mucosa in the stomach undergoes some changes; the change denotes the existence of ectasia at the surface of mucosa, and widening of the mucosal and submucosal vessels resulting in the dilation in the stomach.

25 Oct 2017

Epidemiology of Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)

Granuloma inguinale (donovanosis) represents a genital ulcerative disease of the skin and mucosa that is caused by the Gram-negative, intracellular bacterial pathogen Klebsiella granulomatis comb. nov. (also known as Calymmatobacterium granulomatis). In contrast to lymphogranuloma venereum and chancroid, this disease does not involve lymph nodes.

25 Oct 2017

Placenta Accreta

The placenta is usually attached to the wall of the uterus. It grows in the uterus and supplies oxygen and food to the baby via umbilical cord.

25 Oct 2017

Treatment of Granuloma inguinale (Donovanosis)

Granuloma inguinale, or donovanosis, is a chronic ulcerative disease which ordinarily affects the genitalia. This is an important clinical entity when assessing genital ulcer disease, particularly in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is also an important co-factor in the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

25 Oct 2017

Signs Labor Has Begun

In general, labor can begin anytime between 3 weeks before the due date and 2 weeks after the calculated due date.

24 Oct 2017

Health Anxiety in Children

Anxiety is defined as the fear, nervousness, or worry a person undergoes when he encounters a specific thought.

24 Oct 2017

Hearing Voices - Auditory Hallucination

Auditory hallucination is a condition in which the brain creates the illusion of voices in a person’s mind. They arise in different forms, such as a person standing beside you and calling you by your name or voices heard inside your head. Voices play a three-dimensional role in the human mind, and they can be either threatening or encouraging or sometimes be moderate.

24 Oct 2017

Rare Variants of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP)

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP), a very rare tumor that arises in the skin, has significant local invasive potential.

24 Oct 2017

What Causes Barrett's Esophagus?

Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is an abnormal metaplastic change in the esophageal epithelium (similar to intestinal tissue). BE may progress into esophageal adenocarcinoma, which is a rare cancer type.

24 Oct 2017

Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP) Pathophysiology

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare tumor that affects the deep layers of the skin,. It begins as a rough, reddish or purple patch of skin. This slowly enlarges and may form a small raised nodule. At this time, it may look reddish and may begin to bleed, or become tender. Local spread is common and multiple raised growths may occur in the vicinity of the first.

24 Oct 2017

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Signs and Symptoms

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare disease of childhood and the original ciliopathy to be identified. It leads to a variety of clinical manifestations, which often lead to a fatal outcome in early life.

23 Oct 2017

Self-Help for Social Anxiety

The term social anxiety is used to describe a high level of shyness. Of course everyone has shyness in certain social environments, but it can be a little extreme for some people. This condition has a debilitating effect on their lives and stops them from doing things they ought to.

23 Oct 2017

Lymphogranuloma Venereum Epidemiology

Lymphogranuloma venereum represents an uncommon sexually-transmitted disease caused by the invasive serovars of an obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis.

23 Oct 2017

Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP) Prognosis

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare type of cancer in which a soft tissue sarcomatous tumor forms deep in the skin. It begins as a small flat lesion, rarely more than 5 cm across, with neither pain nor tenderness. It may be flesh-colored, but more often reddish or purple.

23 Oct 2017

Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP) Diagnosis

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare skin tumor arising in the dermal layer of skin. It occurs in about 1 in 100,000 to 10 million. It may occur at any age, but it is most common in the age group of 20-50 years.

23 Oct 2017

Extramammary Paget’s Disease Treatment

Extramammary Paget’s Disease or EMPD is a very rare condition, and physicians need to depend on research studies for updated information on treating their patients. Both surgical and nonsurgical treatment options are available for the treatment of this condition. Treatment methods may vary from region to region. As in all cancers, diagnosing EMPD early gives the most successful results.

23 Oct 2017

Walking Pneumonia: When to See a Doctor?

There is a often a general reluctance to visit the doctor when one falls ill. The departure from routine and taking time off when you can hardly afford it seem like strong disincentives.

23 Oct 2017