Asthma is a common long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. It is characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. These episodes may occur a few times a day or a few times per Read More …
Month: March 2018
Mallet Finger – Types, Causes, Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment
Mallet finger is an injury to the thin tendon that straightens the end joint of a finger or thumb. Although it is also known as “baseball finger,” this injury can happen to anyone when an unyielding object (like a ball) Read More …
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome; Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment
Thoracic outlet syndrome can be described compression of the neurovascular structures as they exit through the thoracic outlet (cervicothoracobrachial region). It is a condition in which there is compression of the nerves, arteries, or veins in the passageway from the lower neck to Read More …
Spinal Stenosis – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Spinal stenosis is an abnormal narrowing of the spinal canal or neural foramen that results in pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots. Symptoms may include pain, numbness, or weakness in the arms or legs. Symptoms are typically gradual in onset and improve with bending forwards. Severe symptoms may include loss of bladder control, loss Read More …
Serum Lipid Profile; Normal Value, Causes, Treatment
Serum lipid profile or lipid panel is a panel of blood tests that serves as an initial broad medical screening tool for abnormalities in lipids, such as cholesterol and triglycerides. The results of this test can identify certain genetic diseases and can determine approximate risks for cardiovascular disease, certain forms of pancreatitis, and Read More …
RBS; Procedures, Normal Value, Causes, Symptoms
RBS (Random/High blood sugar)also spelled hyperglycemia or hyperglycæmia) is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma. This is generally a blood sugar level higher than 11.1 mmol/l (200 mg/dl), but symptoms may not Read More …
Serum Creatinine; Normal Value, Symptom, Treatments
Serum creatinine is a chemical waste molecule that is generated from muscle metabolism. It is produced from creatine, a molecule of major importance for energy production in muscles. Approximately 2% of the body’s creatine is converted to creatinine every day. Read More …
CRP; Procedure, Normal Value ,Elevating Causes, Treatment
CRP (C-reactive protein) is an annular (ring-shaped) pentameric protein found in blood plasma, whose levels rise in response to inflammation. It is an acute-phase protein of hepatic origin that increases following interleukin-6 secretion by macrophages and T cells.C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of inflammation in the body. Therefore, its Read More …
ESR; Normal Value, Procedures, Results, Treatment
ESR (Erythrocyte sedimentation rate) is a type of blood test that measures how quickly erythrocytes (red blood cells) settle at the bottom of a test tube that contains a blood sample. Normally, red blood cells settle relatively slowly. A faster-than-normal Read More …
Musculoskeletal; Types/Classification, Disease Conditions
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are injuries or pain in the human musculoskeletal system, including the joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, tendons, and structures that support limbs, neck and back. MSDs can arise from a sudden exertion (e.g., lifting a heavy object), or they can arise from making the same Read More …
EMG; Types, Indications/Uses, Procedures, Results
EMG (Electromyography) is an electrodiagnostic medicine technique for evaluating and recording the electrical activity produced by skeletal muscles. EMG is performed using an instrument called an electromyograph to produce a record called an electromyogram. An electromyograph detects the electric potential generated by muscle cells when these cells are electrically or neurologically activated. The Read More …
Lidocaine; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Lidocaine is a local anesthetic and cardiac depressant used as an antiarrhythmic agent. Its actions are more intense and its effects more prolonged than those of procaine but its duration of action is shorter. Lidocaine is a synthetic aminoethylamide with local Read More …