Anorexia nervosa

Anorexia nervosa

What is Anorexia nervosa? Anorexia nervosa, also known as anorexia, is a type of eating disease characterized by an abnormally low body weight, an intense dread of gaining weight, and a distorted perception of weight. Anorexics place a high value on controlling their weight and shape, putting in extreme efforts that considerably disrupt their lives….

Suboccipital Headaches
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Suboccipital Headache: Physiotherapy Treatment, Exercise

What is a Suboccipital Headache? A suboccipital headache is a type of headache that is typically characterized by pain in the back of the head, near the base of the skull. The suboccipital region is the area at the base of the skull where the cervical spine (neck) meets the skull. Suboccipital headaches are usually…

choking

Choking

What is choking? Types of Choking How to Identify the Type of Choking Signs of choking Symptoms of choking respiratory Skin The face turns blue termed cyanosis from lack of oxygen if breathing is not recovered. Cyanosis should also be seen on the fingertips cyanosis Pathophysiology of the cyanosis Central cyanosis Peripheral cyanosis Causes of…

Thalassemia

Thalassemia

What is Thalassemia? Thalassemia is a blood disease that is inherited. It has an impact on your body’s capacity to produce normal hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a peptide that is found in red blood cells. It enables red blood cells to transfer oxygen throughout your body, nourishing other cells. Your body makes fewer healthy hemoglobin proteins…

scurvy

Scurvy

What is Scurvy? Scurvy, also known as vitamin C deficiency, is a nutritional condition caused by a low intake of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). It is caused by a chronic extreme dietary vitamin C deficiency. Scurvy is a rare disease that is primarily linked to socioeconomic position. It can also appear as a result of…

hydrocephalus
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Hydrocephalus

What is Hydrocephalus? Hydrocephalus is a condition in which extra cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulates within the brain’s fluid-containing cavities or ventricles. The term hydrocephalus is derived from the Greek words hydro, which means water, and cephalus, which means head. Although the term translates as “water on the brain,” it refers to the accumulation of cerebrospinal…

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

What is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? Acute respiratory distress syndrome occurs when fluid builds up in the tiny, alveoli in your lungs. The fluid keeps your lungs from filling with little air, which means less oxygen reaches your bloodstream. ARDS is a type of respiratory failure caused by the rapid onset of the spread of…

hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism

What is Hypothyroidism? When the thyroid gland is unable to make enough thyroid hormone, hypothyroidism develops. The word underactive thyroid is another name for this disease. Hypothyroidism may not show any signs in the beginning. Untreated hypothyroidism can lead to other health issues such as high cholesterol and heart problems over time. Hypothyroidism is diagnosed…

hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism

What is Hyperthyroidism? Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which your thyroid produces and releases more hormones than your body needs. This is also called an overactive thyroid. Triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine are the primary hormones produced by your thyroid (T4). The thyroid gland is a small in size, butterfly-shaped gland situated in the front of…