Dementia is a condition with symptoms related to decline in multiple cognitive abilities due to any underlying disease. It’s a term describing symptoms due to various diseases. Alzheimer’s is one of the commonest type of dementia with almost 60 to 80%...
Nothing can be more annoying than the itch while running or jogging, forcing even the motivated people to stop exercising. This doesn’t end here, the burning sensation followed by the rash and swelling adds to the discomfort and forces the person...
Cardiac asthma is a medical condition in which the patient presents with the presentation of asthma, however the symptoms are not caused by pulmonary issue, rather it’s due to cardiac issue (congestive cardiac failure). One study found that almost one third...
Hypercalcemia refers to the condition in which the levels of calcium in body are above normal. Excess calcium in the blood can result in various complications including kidney stones, weak bones, heart and brain related complications, etc. Symptoms of hypercalcemia vary...
It’s a common practice in healthcare centers that patients are given intramuscular pain killer for pain, specially if it’s muscular. The injection used is mostly dicloran. The advising doctor may advice it as: inj dicloran i/m stat The statement means that...
Almost every woman undergoes menopause once it reaches the specific age. However it’s important to realize that the symptoms experienced by all women, before and after menopause, are not the same. The signs and symptoms experienced by the women undergoing menopause...
Summer is here and so does the exposure to these creepy little creatures called mosquitoes! Mosquitoes are known to transmit a number of diseases to humans, other than simply irritating with buzzing sound in the ear and sucking the blood. Some...
Scorpions hunt usually at night and use their sting against the prey or predator, both. Every scorpion contains venom (usually neurotoxic), however not all are deadly for adult humans but can be fatal for children. Before moving to the treatment of...
Hirsuitism refers to the abnormal growth of hairs in women. This can either be the development of dark and coarse hairs in areas where women have fine hairs or in the areas where they have no hairs at all. These regions...
This post is not meant to be an alternate to expert doctors advice. It’s intended to be a discussion forum for doctors regarding best medicine for their patients and variable treatment. Case Presentation of Acute Tonsillitis The patient was suffering from...
