What Causes Diabetic Nephropathy/Diabetic Nephropathy (DN) or diabetic kidney disease is a syndrome characterized by the presence of pathological quantities of urine albumin excretion, diabetic glomerular lesions, and loss of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in diabetics. Diabetes may be classified Read More …
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Autoimmune Pancreatitis; Causes, Symptoms,Treatment
Autoimmune Pancreatitis/ Pancreatitis is common and is the leading cause of hospitalization amongst gastrointestinal disorders in the United States. The severity of the disease varies widely, from mild disease needing conservative treatment to severe and complicated disease with high morbidity and mortality. The diagnosis Read More …
Acute Pancreatitis; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Acute pancreatitis is common and is the leading cause of hospitalization amongst gastrointestinal disorders in the United States. The severity of the disease varies widely, from mild disease needing conservative treatment to severe and complicated disease with high morbidity and mortality. The diagnosis Read More …
Jaundice Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Jaundice Causes/ Jaundice is the commonest presentation of patients with liver and biliary disease. The cause can be established in most cases by simple non-invasive tests, but many patients will require referral to a specialist for management. Patients with high Read More …
Hyperbilirubinaemia; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Hyperbilirubinaemia/ Jaundice is the commonest presentation of patients with liver and biliary disease. The cause can be established in most cases by simple non-invasive tests, but many patients will require referral to a specialist for management. Patients with high concentrations Read More …
Jaundice; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Jaundice is the commonest presentation of patients with liver and biliary disease. The cause can be established in most cases by simple non-invasive tests, but many patients will require referral to a specialist for management. Patients with high concentrations of Read More …
Fatty Liver; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Fatty Liver corresponds to the presence of macrovesicular changes without inflammation (steatosis) and lobular inflammation in the absence of significant alcohol use. It can be divided into two subgroups: NAFL (Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver) or simply Steatosis and NASH (Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis). NAFL is Read More …
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Symptoms, Treatment
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) or Fatty Liver corresponds to the presence of macrovesicular changes without inflammation (steatosis) and lobular inflammation in the absence of significant alcohol use. It can be divided into two subgroups: NAFL (Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver) or simply Steatosis Read More …
Hemorrhoids Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis,
Hemorrhoids Causes/ Hemorrhoids are a very common anorectal condition defined as the symptomatic enlargement and distal displacement of the normal anal cushions. They affect millions of people around the world and represent a major medical and socioeconomic problem. Multiple factors Read More …
BPH; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
BPH /Benign prostatic hyperplasia is the nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland. It refers to stromal and glandular epithelial hyperplasia that occurs in the periurethral transition zone of the prostate that surrounds the urethra [rx]. BPH clinically manifest as lower urinary tract Read More …
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland. It refers to stromal and glandular epithelial hyperplasia that occurs in the periurethral transition zone of the prostate that surrounds the urethra [rx]. BPH clinically manifest as lower Read More …
Diabetes Mellitus; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Metabolic abnormalities in carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins result from the importance of insulin as an anabolic hormone. Low Read More …