Cirrhosis of Liver
It is a liver disease where there is irreversible damage to the liver cells causing thickening of the liver tissue which is called as fibrosis of the liver, this is caused due to excessive consumption of alcohol, recurrent hepatic diseases leads to damage to the liver cells. Symptoms: Low grade fever Weakness, fatigue and weight […]
Depression
Depression can be characterized by low mood, loss of interest, sudden loss of appetite, sleeplessness, confusion, no desire to live, reduced energy, if all these last for 2 weeks then it is considered as depression. Signs and Symptoms: Depressed mood, happens sometimes during day and sometimes during nights Loss if interest in oneself or others […]
Pleural Effusion
It is accumulation of fluid in the pleural space of the lungs, generally pleural space contains small amount of fluid which allows lungs for inspiration and expiration and lubricates the lung, if the fluid in between the pleural space exceeds 500ml then it is considered as pleural fusion. Signs and Symptoms: Breathlessness, the person goes […]
Uterine fibroids
Uterine fibroids are also called as leiomyomas. These are the non cancerous or benign tumors seen in uterus which is more common in the women of middle aged and rarely seen in puberty, these are which causes abnormal uterine bleeding, abdominal pain, irregular menses. Signs and Symptoms: Abnormal bleeding : There will be continuous bleeding […]
Hypertension
Hypertension or blood pressure is a life style disease. it is considered as increase in the blood pressure of systolic more than 150mm hg or diastolic more than 90 mm/hg Types: Primary hypertension or essential hypertension This is seen in 80% of the cases Most of them have it due to familial history Secondary hypertension […]
