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Diagnosis and Treatment of Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease

Acquired cystic kidney disease represents a condition where fluid-filled sacs (also known as renal cysts) develop in the kidney. These cysts tend to develop in the cortex and medulla regions of the kidneys, which are areas that are particularly active in the filtration of the blood.

17 Aug 2016

Symptoms and Causes of Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease

Acquired cystic kidney disease is a form of kidney disease that develops in later stages of chronic kidney disease and most commonly after a patient has started to undergo dialysis to clean the blood.

17 Aug 2016

Renal Disease and Skin Problems

Renal disease can often trigger various skin conditions, and many medical and environmental factors will determine exactly what the patient experiences in these circumstances. Some skin conditions are associated with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and uremia, while others are linked to organ transplants.

17 Aug 2016

Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease

Acquired cystic kidney disease is a form of kidney disease where cysts develop in patients who have had chronic kidney disease for a number of years, or patients who have reached end-stage kidney disease - the stage at which kidneys are permanently unable to work. The disease is not genetic.

17 Aug 2016

Tubulointerstitial Nephropathy

Tubulointerstitial nephritis is a form of kidney inflammation that affects the microscopic kidney tubules and the interstitial tissue in between them. The result is renal impairment.

17 Aug 2016

Renal Artery Stenosis

The term renal artery stenosis (RAS) applies to a cluster of disease conditions with varying etiologies. The most prominent among them are fibromuscular dysplasia and atherosclerotic RAS (ARAS). Renal artery stenosis is a variant of peripheral arterial disease and ARAS accounts for 90% of all cases.

17 Aug 2016

Biliary Atresia and Kasai Procedure

Biliary atresia (BA) is a condition characterized by a discontinuity or obliteration of the extrahepatic or biliary system that results in bile flow obstruction. It is a rare disorder in newborn infants that requires early intervention, surgically, to prevent irreparable damage to the liver if left untreated. BA may be diagnosed by blood tests, abdominal X rays, ultrasound, and liver biopsies. It is treated surgically with the Kasai procedure or by a liver transplant.

17 Aug 2016

Types of Skin Biopsy

Skin biopsies are procedures done to investigate cutaneous growths or lesions. Many skin pathologies can be diagnosed by direct observation and palpation. However, there are others that require diagnostic procedures involving microscopic and histopathological examinations.

17 Aug 2016

Does Morning Sickness Occur at Other Times of Day?

Morning sickness (or pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting) represents the most frequent medical condition observed during pregnancy, with up to 80% of pregnant women experiencing this problem to some extent.

17 Aug 2016

ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) Overview

ERCP is the acronym for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. It is a medical technique that employs a combination of fluoroscopy and endoscopy to diagnose and treat disorders affecting the biliary tree or pancreatic ducts.

17 Aug 2016

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Procedure

ERCP is a medical technique that is used primarily to investigate and treat pathologies involving the biliary tree and pancreatic ducts.

17 Aug 2016

Post-Remission Therapy Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

The chemotherapeutic management of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) consists of two parts: remission induction and post-remission therapy. Remission induction involves intense chemotherapy to induce remission in the bone marrow. Key drugs used in induction chemotherapy are cytarabine and anthracycline.

17 Aug 2016

Consolidation Therapy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with chemotherapy may be classified into two phases: induction of remission and post-remission therapy.

17 Aug 2016

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Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a very challenging complication in the management of AML.

17 Aug 2016

Chloroma - Malignant Tumor

Chloroma is a rare, malignant tumor made up of granulocyte precursor cells. It is also called granulocytic sarcoma or extramedullary myeloblastoma and is usually associated with myeloblastic leukemia. It is a solid tumor that contains primitive precursors of myeloblasts, promyelocytes, and myelocytes.

17 Aug 2016

Bariatric Embolization

Obesity affects almost half a billion people worldwide. It is fast becoming the major killer, overtaking even long-term predators such as tobacco. Its consequences range from diabetes and cardiovascular disease, which are metabolic in origin, to cancers of the endometrium, breast, and colon. Secondary complications of obesity include diabetes-linked blindness, renal failure, and psychological disturbances.

17 Aug 2016

Punch Biopsy (Skin)

A punch biopsy is a type of skin biopsy. It is a diagnostic procedure that punches a hole in the skin to acquire tissue for laboratory examination, usually through microscopy or tissue culture. Skin biopsies, compared with biopsies of other organs, are relatively low-risk procedures that are conducted under local anesthesia, with very few associated complications. Punch biopsy is one of the three main types of skin biopsies. The other two are shave and excisional biopsies.

17 Aug 2016

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

Multiple endocrine neoplasia is a group of rare, inherited disorders that involve the development of tumors (benign or malignant) or excessive growth in several endocrine glands. It can affect individuals of any age, from young infants to the elderly, and is caused by mutations in certain genes (MEN1, RET and CDKN1B) that are usually inherited from the parents and tend to run in families.

17 Aug 2016

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Alternatives

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is commonly used to treat menopausal symptoms such as night sweats, hot flushes, insomnia, and vaginal dryness. The risks of HRT are high, however, and research has shown that this therapeutic approach may increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

17 Aug 2016

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Epidemiology

More than 90% of Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) cases in children are caused by an enteric infection with the Shiga toxin-producing bacterium E. coli (STEC) strain O57 H7. Other strains may also cause STEC but rarely lead to HUS.

16 Aug 2016