cancers
Testicular cancer affects the young adults when testosterone fluctuations are maximum. About 1% of all malignant tumors are testicular tumors. And 99% of the tumors are malignant. Testicular germ cell tumors comprise more than 90% of testicular cancers. These cancers are strongly associated with a psychological distress and infertility. However, among cancers, testicular cancer is...
November 30, 2018 · 5 min read
students corner
This is a case scenario of a young male patient with fever, flank pain, and swollen lymph nodes. This case scenario has a theme which will be discussed later. Case scenario of the patient with fever, and swollen lymph nodes… A 22 years old male patient, a laborer by profession, was admitted in our hospital...
November 27, 2018 · 4 min read
psychiatry
Nightmares and night terrors are two distinct but related sleep disorders. Both these conditions occur mostly in children but adults may be affected too. Nightmares are basically nothing more than bad dreams. It is an unpleasant dream that can cause a strong emotional response like fear, anxiety, and sadness. Where in the sleep cycle is...
November 26, 2018 · 3 min read
miscellaneous
Before you have sex with other people, you have sex with yourself. This is masturbation. Masturbation is the sexual stimulation of one’s own genitals for sexual arousal or other sexual pleasure, usually to the point of orgasm. Masturbation through the ages … All men and women masturbate. Babies start to masturbate at the age of 15 to 19 months of age. When you see...
November 25, 2018 · 4 min read
miscellaneous
Sexual disorders in men relate to any of the following three components: Diminished Libido, Erectile dysfunction, and Ejaculatory dysfunction. As age advances, sexual dysfunction becomes more common. Up to 40% of men above 40 years of age notice a decline in one or more of the following domains of sexual function: Sexual intercourse, erection frequency,...
November 24, 2018 · 6 min read
Diagnose yourself
Being tired and weak all the time may be a symptom of an underlying serious disease. Fatigue is a subjective feeling of tiredness and lack of energy during or after physical activity or avoiding/ lack of interest in physical activity. Individuals must be evaluated for medical causes of tiredness and fatigue prior to associating it...
November 21, 2018 · 10 min read
Rheumatology
Wegener’s granulomatosis is a rare autoimmune, multisystemic disease affecting the small vessels. It is characterized by granulomatous vasculitis of the upper and lower respiratory tracts together with glomerulonephritis. The disease is named after Friedrich Wegener, a German pathologist, who first described the full clinical picture of the disease. In 2006, two investigators from UK and US...
November 18, 2018 · 6 min read
students corner
Fever and joint pains are two common manifestations of a variety of underlying diseases. These diseases may range from simple viral infections to some very serious diseases like cancers. The following post is about a 22 years old male patient with fever and joint pains. He was investigated and managed at our Hospital. Here I...
November 17, 2018 · 4 min read
infectious disease
Anti-TB drugs have been classified into five different groups. this classification aims to facilitate the physicians to make an effective treatment regimen for patients with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Prescribing anti-TB drugs for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis is a complex task The treatment regimen for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis is a complex task and many physicians are inconvenient to write an effective...
November 15, 2018 · 6 min read
News and updates
The world diabetes day is observed each year on the 14th of November since 1996. The primary objective of observing the world diabetes day is to increase awareness among the masses about diabetes, its management, prevention of diabetes and its complications. The world diabetes day was observed today at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad....
November 14, 2018 · 9 min read
