Diseases
Cervical cancer is a preventable cancer via the timely use of the HPV vaccine. Since HPV is the culprit causative agent for cervical cancer, prevention via early vaccination is of utmost importance. Cervical cancer – the second most common gynecologic cancer Cervical cancer is a common cancer affecting women of reproductive age group. In fact, …
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“Brain dead but alive!” There are very few conditions when a person has no brainstem activity and is declared brain dead by the doctors. Physicians must take great caution in declaring patients with these diagnoses as they are actually alive. A true story of a patient in our ward … While conducting rounds in the medical …
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Skin rashes can sometimes be very difficult to diagnose. A variety of common skin conditions can manifest as a skin rash. Skin rashes apart from the medical aspect are associated with social stigma as well. The common Skin rashes can occur due to a variety of factors, including infections, heat, allergens, immune system disorders and …
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Chikungunya is not caused by chicken bites. It has nothing to do with chickens, in fact, it is not even spelled or pronounced like “chicken”. It is pronounced as CHIK-UN-GUN-YA. Chikungunya word is derived from the Swahili language which means “bends up”, in reference to the stooped posture, developed as a result of Arthralgia (severe …
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever or CCHF is a viral disease transmitted by a tick from animals to humans. During the Crimean war, the disease was known as Crimean fever. In 1944 the Soviet scientists identified the disease and labeled it as Crimean hemorrhagic fever. In 1967, the virus was isolated and was named as Congo virus. …
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Snakebite accounts for more than 100000 deaths annually worldwide. In Pakistan, it is estimated that 40000 snake bites are inflicted every year, out of which about 10000 patients die. Most of these bites are inflicted during the monsoon season (July to September). Men aged 20 to 60 years are affected more probably because of the …
PCOS or Polycystic ovarian syndrome and polycystic ovaries are two different conditions which are often used synonymously. Polycystic ovaries refer to a condition in which at least one of the ovaries contain twelve or more follicles. Thus polycystic ovary is a radiological diagnosis. In contrast to polycystic ovaries, the polycystic ovarian syndrome is a triad …
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The pituitary gland is a pea-sized structure located in the base of the brain responsible for secreting a variety of hormones. These hormones are either directly or indirectly controlling the metabolic activities of the body and other functions. Anatomy and physiology of the pituitary gland The pituitary gland has two distinct structures. Anterior pituitary and …
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Kidney transplant patients might be relieved of the burdens of hemodialysis but life after kidney transplantation is not devoid of complications. Apart from managing the financial and social burdens of kidney transplantation, medical problems are of the utmost importance to be timely evaluated and managed. Medical Complications in a Kidney Transplant patient: Patients after kidney …
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Dengue fever is a disease most prevalent in South Asia, Central and South America and the Caribbean. It is caused by a virus called as the dengue virus which has five subtypes (serotypes) named as DEN-1 to DEN-5. Infection from one serotype confers lifelong immunity to that serotype. A person (previously infected with one serotype), …