Table of ContentsOverview Key FactsTypes of Diabetes InsipidusSymptomsDiagnosisCausesPreventionTypical TreatmentsConclusion
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Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare condition involving fluid imbalance. The resulting chemical imbalance causes you to urinate excessively. Consequently, you’ll be constantly thirsty even if you drink plenty of water.
Diabetes insipidus…
Table of ContentsOverviewKey FactsStages of CirrhosisSymptomsDiagnosisCausesPreventionTypical TreatmentConclusion
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Cirrhosis, hepatic cirrhosis, or end-stage liver disease involves decreased liver function due to the replacement of healthy liver tissue by nonfunctional scar tissue. It is an aftermath of chronic liver disease, a clinical condition caused by the continuous…
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Although the digestive fluid bile is produced in the liver, it can flow backwards into the stomach and, in some cases, into the oesophagus.
Bile reflux may also occur when stomach acid (gastric acid) refluxes into the oesophagus. The latter can lead to gastroesophageal…
Table of ContentsOverviewPhases of OccurrenceTypes of ThyroiditisKey FactsSymptomsDiagnosisCausesPreventionTypical TreatmentsConclusion
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Thyroiditis is a clinical condition that denotes an inflammation or swelling of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is an endocrine gland located in front of the neck which secrets thyroid hormones. These hormones…
Table of ContentsOverviewKey FactsTypes Of Sleep Apnea SyndromeSymptomsDiagnosisCausesPreventionTypical TreatmentConclusion
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Sleep apnea/apnoea, or sleep apnea syndrome as the case may be, is a medical condition that defines a sleep disorder characterized by frequent interlude/halt and restart in breathing (inhalation-exhalation) throughout your sleeping time.
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Renal cell carcinoma (cancer), RCC, is the primary cancer of the kidney, which develops from the epithelium of the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT), which functions in urine transport. It spreads to other tissues and organs in stages (stages I -IV).
It is more likely that…
Table of ContentsOverviewKey FactsTypes of Lupus NephritisSymptomsDiagnosisCausesPreventionTypical TreatmentConclusion
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Lupus Nephritis is a health condition affecting the kidney that results from the effect of lupus erythematosus, also called lupus. Lupus erythematosus is a disease caused by autoimmune reactions in the body. Autoimmune reactions are abnormal…
Table of ContentsOverviewTypes of Liver Cancer Key FactsSymptomsDiagnosisCausesPreventionTypical TreatmentConclusion
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Primary hepatic cancer, commonly called liver cancer, is a critical clinical condition of the liver characterised by abnormal cell growth (tumour), which first begins in the liver and spreads to other organs at a later stage (stage four). It…
Table of ContentsOverviewTypes of InflammationsKey FactsSymptomsDiagnosis CausesPreventionTypical TreatmentConclusion
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Inflammation is a medical term that describes the body’s biological responses or reactions to injury and foreign objects (e.g., pathogens like viruses and bacteria, irritants, etc.). In the real sense, these biological reactions are standard defensive…
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The body’s temperature regulatory mechanism maintains energy balance by dissipating and absorbing heat energy. Extremeness in any direction is biologically harmful.
Hypothermia is a state where heat loss from the body critically exceeds heat gain. Therefore, the…