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Vaginal yeast infection is a common problem in women and is second only to bacterial vaginosis as a cause of vaginitis. It is also called yeast vaginitis or vaginal candidiasis. Unlike Trichomonas vaginalis infection, it is not a sexually transmitted disease. So the partner does not need any treatment. Furthermore, unlike oropharyngeal candida infections, it...
February 10, 2019 · 6 min read
Rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment guidelines are continuously changing after the introduciton of the novel biological agents. The management of rheumatoid arthritis should focus on the following therapeutic intervention. Timely diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and referral to a specialist. Recognition of comorbid conditions and extra-articular manifestations Early use of disease-modifying drugs to prevent further joint damage. Adjunctive...
February 5, 2019 · 8 min read
infectious disease
The Influenza epidemic is still affecting many individuals. Worldwide H1N1 cases are predominating most of the cases. Most patients who develop complications are the aged, children, immunocompromised and the diabetics. What are the symptoms of Viral influenza? Patients who develop viral influenza have flu, rhinorrhea, sneezing, and sore throat with a headache. Fever may be...
January 31, 2019 · 4 min read
Diet&Drugs
“Vita” meaning life, and “min” stands for mini. Thus, although required in minimal amounts, these substances are essential for life. Multivitamin benefits those individuals who are on nasogastric feeding or have a chronic diarrheal state. Vitamin D can be produced in sufficient amounts by the skin if the body is exposed to the sun for...
January 29, 2019 · 5 min read
infectious disease
Dog bites are common throughout the world. Roughly 4.7 million Americans are victims of dog-bite each year. Worldwide 15 million people receive post-exposure vaccination each year, preventing hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. More than 90% of the dog-bite victims reside in the African and Asian regions. Most of these victims are poor and...
January 23, 2019 · 3 min read
Diagnose yourself
Pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity. Fluid in the pleural cavity may be part of a systemic process or due to a diseased pleura. Pleural effusion does not mean simple fluid, it can be blood, pus, serous, malignant or infective in nature. All these may be diagnosed as pleural effusion...
January 17, 2019 · 6 min read
Hematology
Nutritional anemia is anemia caused by the deficiency of a nutrient required for the production of red blood cells. Nutritional anemia can be a consequence of inadequate intake of the nutrient or a defective absorption or because of increased requirements by the body. Of the nutritional anemias, Iron deficiency anemia is the most common. It...
January 12, 2019 · 6 min read
Diagnose yourself
Spider Angiomata are tiny vascular lesions characterized by a central pulsating arteriole with radiating branches. The narrow vascular branches resemble the legs of a spider. Spider angiomata is also called as a Spider Nevus, Spider Angioma, and Nevus Araneus. Up to 15% of the healthy population may have one or more spider angiomata. What causes...
January 6, 2019 · 3 min read
Diseases
Mucopolysaccharidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disorder with deficiency of enzymes responsible for the breakdown of glycosaminoglycans. This results in accumulation of GAGs in the lysosomes resulting in cellular dysfunction. Mucopolysaccharidosis should be suspected in patients with short stature, hepatosplenomeglay, coarse facial features, skeletal dysplasias, corneal opacities with or without neurological involvement. Diagnosis is made...
January 1, 2019 · 4 min read
Diet&Drugs
How to lose body fat? Since obesity is a pandemic and losing weight is hard, everybody is interested in reading articles like “how to lose weight in three days”, “how to lose weight without dieting”. However, losing weight is not that easy. If you understand obesity, losing weight will become easy. You can also read the...
December 27, 2018 · 9 min read
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