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Facet Arthropathy
What is Facet Arthropathy ? Facet arthropathy has been considered a leading cause of lower back pain for over 50 years. It rarely involves the spinal nerves but can cause great distress and discomfort....
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Hypervolemia
Hypervolemia Facts Hypervolemia, also known as fluid overload, is an excessive increase in the volume of fluid volume. It is an abnormal increase in blood plasma volume, which causes an elevated blood...
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How to increase platelet count
Platelets circulates within the body and when they recognize damaged blood vessels, they bind together to clot the blood and prevent further bleeding. Platelet is the smallest blood cell and is only...
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Dactylitis
Dactylitis pertains to inflammation of the joints in the fingers and toes. What is sausage finger syndrome? It is sometimes called a sausage toe or finger because the digits look like sausages because...
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TNF Alpha Inhibitors
TNF Alpha Inhibitors or Tumor Necrosis Factor inhibitors are a classification of drugs used to treat inflammatory conditions like inflammatory bowel disease, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis,...
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Blood in the Stool
Noticing an occult blood in stool can be very frightening. It can signal a serious problem and so it is important to have it checked right away. There are a lot of reasons for blood in stool. The...
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Brachioradialis Pain
What is a brachioradialis muscle? What does the brachioradialis do? Brachioradialis is one of the muscles in the forearms. It is also called Venke’s muscle. It extends from the lower part of the...
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The color of the stool is an indicator that something is not going right in your body. A white stool is an alarming sign and if you notice it, make sure you contact your doctor right away. There are a...
View ArticleBrown Nails
When it comes to taking good care of the nails, people think that it is just enough to cut, trim, and decorate it. Don’t you know that your nails can say something about your health? The normal color...
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Bronchospasm
Bronchospasm is a condition that describes the narrowing of the airway, which directly affects your breathing. The bronchi (muscles lining the airways) in the lungs tighten leading to narrowing of the...
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Brittle Toenails
The nail is composed of keratin, a type of protein. However, some people have slow keratin production. In some conditions, the keratin is destroyed. This causes the nail to become dry and brittle....
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Mordant
What does Mordant mean ? Definition A mordant is a substance useful in microbiology. It is being added to a stain to give color to different kinds of organisms. With the use of mordant in microbiology,...
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Deltoid Pain
What is the deltoid muscle? It is a triangular rounded muscles situated on the top most part of the arms and shoulders. It is also called deltoideus muscle. Deltoid muscles cover the shoulder joints....
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Unibrow
What is a Unibrow ? A unibrow or monobrow or known as synophrys in medicine is characterized by a single eyebrow. This happens when the two eyebrows meet in the middle just above the bridge of the...
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Levoscoliosis
What is Levoscoliosis? Levoscoliosis is a type of scoliosis. A scoliosis is the curvature of the spine. In the case of levoscoliosis, the curvature of the spine is on the left side of the body. It...
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Pilar Cyst
What is a pilar cyst? A pilar cyst or medically known as trichilemmal cyst is a type of cyst containing keratin. It comes from the outer hair root sheath. What is keratin? It is a type of protein that...
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Fluid in Lungs
The lungs contain alveoli, a number of small, elastic air sacs. As you breathe, the alveoli take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide. It is the normal exchange of gasses in the body. However, there...
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Collapsed Veins
What is a collapsed vein? A collapsed vein is a blood vessel that lost tension in its wall. The veins swell and are not functional for a certain period of time. However, it is also possible to have a...
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Porokeratosis
A porokeratosis is a skin lesion characterized by thinned centre and surrounded by cornoid lamella (ridge-like border) caused by increasing number of ketatinocytes (skin cell surface). One of the...
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Bruised Toenail
A bruised toenail is usually not a cause of alarm. Normally, it does not possess a serious health concern, but it can limit your activities of daily living. If not handled properly, it could lead to a...
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