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MY MEDICAL COLLECTIONS: Stroke
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Always with the truth! View my complete profile. Thursday, March 25, 2010. What is a stroke? A stroke or "brain attack" occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body) or a blood vessel (a tube through which the blood moves through the body) breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain. When either of these things happen, brain cells begin to die and brain damage occurs. Occur when a blood vessel gets so narrow or clogged that not enough...
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MY MEDICAL COLLECTIONS: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD)
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Always with the truth! View my complete profile. Thursday, March 25, 2010. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a long-lasting obstruction of the airways that occurs with chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. This obstruction of airflow is progressive in that it happens over time. There are 3 types of emphysema: centriacinar emphysema, panacinar emphysema, and distal acinar emphysema or paraseptal emphysema. Most people with COPD have smoked at...
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MY MEDICAL COLLECTIONS: Occupational Lung Disease
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Always with the truth! View my complete profile. Thursday, March 25, 2010. What is Occupational Lung Disease? An "occupational lung disease" is a lung disease connected with someone's occupation - their job. It is a disease caused by something you come into contact with at work. The term "occupational lung disease" covers a group of different lung conditions. Each condition is different, and affects your lungs in a different way. Consider these statistics from the American Lung Association:. The followin...
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MY MEDICAL COLLECTIONS: March 2010
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Always with the truth! View my complete profile. Friday, March 26, 2010. Is a common musculoskeletal disorder affecting 80% of people at some point in their lives. It accounts for more sick leave and disability than any other medical condition. It can be either acute, subacute or chronic in duration. Most often, the symptoms of low back pain show significant improvement within a few weeks from onset with conservative measures. Parts of the lumbar spine]. Healthy intervertebral disk (cross-section view)].
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MY MEDICAL COLLECTIONS: Heart Attack
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Always with the truth! View my complete profile. Thursday, March 25, 2010. What is a heart attack? A heart attack (. Also known as a myocardial infarction. Atherosclerosis and angina pectoris. In some patients, especially diabetics, the progressive decrease in blood flow to the heart may occur without any pain or with just shortness of breath or unusually early fatigue. Atherosclerosis and heart attack. Unlike exertional or rest angina, heart muscle dies during a heart attack and loss of the muscle is pe...
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MY MEDICAL COLLECTIONS: Abdominal Pain
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Always with the truth! View my complete profile. Thursday, March 25, 2010. What is Abdominal pain? Can be one of the symptoms associated with transient disorders or serious disease. Making a definitive diagnosis of the cause of abdominal pain can be difficult, because many diseases can result in this symptom. Abdominal pain is a common problem. Most frequently the cause is benign and/or self-limited, but more serious causes may require urgent intervention. High levels of ketones in the blood). Cholangiti...
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MY MEDICAL COLLECTIONS: Hypertension
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Always with the truth! View my complete profile. Thursday, March 25, 2010. Persistent rise of blood pressure is known as hypertension. High blood pressure is a trait as opposed to a specific disease and represents a quantitative rather than a qualitative deviation from the norm. Any definition of hypertension is therefore arbitrary. Categories for Blood Pressure Levels in Adults (in mmHg, or millimeters of mercury). High Blood Pressure Causes :. Tumors or other diseases of the adrenal gland. Even if high...
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MY MEDICAL COLLECTIONS: Congenital Heart Defect
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Always with the truth! View my complete profile. Thursday, March 25, 2010. CHD) is a defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels of anewborn. Most heart defects either obstruct blood flow in the heart or vessels near it or cause blood to flow through the heart in an abnormal pattern, although other defects affecting heart rhythm (such as long QT syndrome) can also occur. Heart defects are among the most common birth defects and are the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths. The cause ma...
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MY MEDICAL COLLECTIONS: Low Back Pain
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Always with the truth! View my complete profile. Friday, March 26, 2010. Is a common musculoskeletal disorder affecting 80% of people at some point in their lives. It accounts for more sick leave and disability than any other medical condition. It can be either acute, subacute or chronic in duration. Most often, the symptoms of low back pain show significant improvement within a few weeks from onset with conservative measures. Parts of the lumbar spine]. Healthy intervertebral disk (cross-section view)].