Hypoechoic cystic lesion is a dark spot. Hypoechoic refers to the darker appearance of a structure relative to adjacent structures at ultrasound, generally due to a liquid contents. Cystic lesion is l ike...
Carbohydrates are a rapid form of energy; are typically stored as long polymers of glucose molecules with glycosidic bonds for structural support (e.g. chitin, cellulose) or for energy storage (e.g. g lycogen...
Right now the causes of the agenesia of the corpus callosum aren't known, but research suggests that some possible causes may include chromosome errors, inherited genetic factors, prenatal infections or...
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or antispasmodics for symptom relief
5-Aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) or antibiotics
Other drugs depending on symptoms...
Only a parameter is directly influenced by the buond/unbound ratio of drugs: Clearance. Bioavailability, volume of distribution and the plasma half-life of a drug (T1/2) aren't related to the binding of...
Glomerulonephritis is a renal disease characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli, or small blood vessels in the kidneys. It may present with isolated hematuria and/or proteinuria (blood resp. prot ein...
Glomerulonephritis is a renal disease characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli, or small blood vessels in the kidneys. It may present with isolated hematuria and/or proteinuria (blood resp. pro tein...
Neuromyelitis optica affects only the eyes and spinal cord. It causes acute optic neuritis, sometimes bilateral, plus demyelination of the cervical or thoracic spinal cord. Neuromyelitis optica was pr eviously...
Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) uses a radio-pharmaceutical that is taken up into heart muscle in proportion to localised blood flow and stays...
In women who have HPV infection, the liver transplantation or any other transplant are very dangerous because of the lifelong immune suppressive medications.
It is a type of staphylococcus that can cause endocarditis. Here you can retrive informations about this bacterium
http://www.bacterio.cict.fr/s/staphylococcus.html
There insn't a definitive test for PDA. All tests could help for a diagnosis. Angiography could localize the stenoses or occlusion, but it isn't a sostitutive test for non invasive testing (CTA,MR, an d...
Stage 4 means the tumor has metastasized to another organ. Surgery is generally not an option with scientists reasoning that removal of a lung tumor while leaving visible or microscopic metastases wi ll...
CF is caused by a mutation in the gene cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). The most common mutation, ΔF508, is a deletion (Δ) of three nucleotides that results in a loss of t he...
The normal cycle of dengue infection is considered to be human - mosquito - human. From feeding on an infected and viraemic human, the female mosquito is able to transmit the dengue virus after an inc ubation...
Yes, it can. It is a syndrome: Roemheld syndrome, also known as gastrocardiac syndrome. Gastric dilatation causes the elevation of the diaphragm and secondary displacement of the heart causing stimula tion...
Diseases that may cause myalgia include viruses such as HIV, influenza, Epstein-Barr, herpes simplex, poliomyelitis (enterovirus) or connective tissute diseases, including autoimmune disorders (rheuma toid...
An increase in ALT levels may be due to:
Acute pancreatitis
Celiac disease
Cirrhosis
Death of liver tissue (liver necrosis)
Hepatitis (viral, autoimmune)
Hereditary hemochromatosis...
Good question! There is an hair life cycle that includes 3 phases: anagen, catagen, telogen. The first is the growt phase, in which there is the elongation of the hair. The time of elongation is diffe rent...
No, shingles can't cause cavity lesion on the lungs. It causes skin lesion. Maybe this link can help you.
http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/41/10/4904
You can make a diet (stay at healthy weight, limit fats and sugar in your diet, be more active, quit smoking, limit alchool). Adding fish oil (omega-3 fatty acids) you may lower triglycerides levels. You...