Signs and Symptoms of Anemia Anemia is a condition where there is a decrease in red blood cells in the body specifically the hemoglobin. The hemoglobin is the one responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body. Anemia may be due to an underlying condition that a person might have, or maybe the primary problem of the patient. Anemia signs and symptoms can be seen physically when the patient is weak-looking or when they experience body malaise. Sometimes, because of the lack of oxygen in the body, the patient will experience dyspnea or difficulty in breathing especially when exerting an effort. However, in worse cases, [...]
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Cloudy Urine
by on 06. Dec, 2010 in Diseases and Conditions
What does cloudy urine mean ? Normally, urine color is pale yellow or straw to amber. The color of the urine can have a wide variety of colors and are affected by many factors such as the blood in the urine (hematuria), changes in the hydration status, ingestion of a certain foods (due to food coloring) or medications (such as Vitamin B can make the urine turn green) taken and certain diseases. A change in the normal color of the urine can mean a lot of things and warrants possible disease that the person may be experiencing Changes in the color and clarity of the urine can be worrisome at [...]
Kidney Stone
by on 09. Nov, 2010 in Diseases and Conditions
Kidney Stones A kidney stone is a solid piece of material that is stuck in the kidney originating from the substances in the urine. Most of the kidney stones can be eliminated by urine but sometimes, these kidney stones become bigger and gets stuck in the urinary tract, block the urine and can cause great pain. Sometimes, this can cause and infect the urinary system. In that case, seeing the doctor is the best solution. Causes of Kidney Stones What causes kidney stones involves many factors: Heredity – familial tendencies will always play a role in most disease or condition. Some families may be predisposed to having high levels of [...]
Somniloquy (Sleep talking)
by on 10. Oct, 2010 in Sleep Disorders
What is somniloquy? Somniloquy is the medical term for sleep talking. This means that the person is talking aloud when asleep. This is a type of parasomnia wherein it involves unnatural or abnormal movements and emotions. According to statistics, 50% of children often experiences sleep talking whereas only 5% of adults encounter this. People who are sleep talking are not aware of what they are doing or saying. It is often harmless unless accompanied by other parasomnia such as sleep walking. When someone is sleep talking however, people accompanying that person may be wary of the circumstances because most of the time, what the person is uttering is difficult to [...]
Epistaxis (Nose bleed)
by on 09. Oct, 2010 in Diseases and Conditions
Epistaxis Definition Epistaxis is the medical term for nosebleed. It usually happens when the blood drains out of the nostrils. Information on Epistaxis Nose bleeds are not that fatal and only accounts for 4 out of 2.4 million deaths in different cases in the last decade. If death occurs, it usually happens from hypovolemia or loss of blood volume in the body. Epistaxis does not choose a particular sex and age. It usually peaks for those people at the age of 2-10 and 50 to 80 years old. Less than 10% meanwhile seek medical attention from professionals. There are two types of epistaxis: anterior epistaxis and posterior epistaxis. Among the [...]
Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms
by on 17. Sep, 2010 in Diabetes
Diabetes Type 2 Symptoms The symptoms of Type 2 diabetes are not very different from Type 1 diabetes. And like the Type 1 diabetes the symptoms of Type 2 diabetes usually does unnoticed until the patient face some serious problems. The growing process of the diabetes is very slow because the sugar level in the blood reduces very slowly and that’s why the patients do not notice the changes quickly. At least 33% diabetes patients have no idea about the presence of the dieses in their body. All the symptoms are depended on the sugar level in the bloodstream as it is the only cause of the diabetes. The starting [...]
Hypocalcemia
by on 04. Sep, 2010 in Diseases and Conditions
What is Hypocalcemia? The absence of enough calcium in blood is known as Hypocalcemia. In this case the level of serum calcium in blood is less than 2.1 mmol/L or its 9mg/dl. In case of ionized calcium, the level is less than 1.1 mmol/L. A fully grown man can have over one kilogram of calcium in his body. About 99% of total calcium in the body stored in the bones and only 1% works for the other body parts; such as blood. About half of the total calcium is stayed in ionized form. Among the rest 50%, about 40% is bound with protein and the rest 10% is bounded to [...]
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