What is Osteomalacia?
...the body’s ability to absorb vitamin D or phosphorus, such as liver disease, kidney failure or celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that can damage the intestinal lining, stopping it from...
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What is Nissen Fundoplasty: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...Complications A Nissen fundoplasty is associated with certain risks, including: Difficulty swallowing when the stomach is wrapped around the oesophagus either too tightly or too high Bloating Excess gas Heartburn...
What are Therapeutic Exercises: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...a certain exercise, it also strengthens the heart and is sometimes used to assess the functions of the heart and lungs. Flexibility is necessary to improve the range of motion...
What is Stress Management: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...the world including high blood pressure, heart disease, skin conditions, ulcers, asthma, and depression. Stress is also a common trigger for heart attacks. Chronic and untreated stress also increases a...
What is Laparoscopic Gastric Banding: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...morbidly obese individuals, especially if they are at risk of serious medical conditions. Examples are high blood pressure and heart disease. Patients who are candidates for weight loss surgery have...
What is Annual Physical Exam: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...colonoscopy. Vital signs: The doctor monitors the heart rate, blood pressure, the sound of the lungs, and temperature. Physical appearance: In an annual physical exam, the doctor takes the time...
What is Exploration of Penetrating Wound of the Abdomen: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...the space between the sac that encases the heart and the heart muscle However, since many patients die from a triad of hypothermia, coagulopathy, and metabolic acidosis during surgical intervention...
What is a Lung Transplant: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...the lungs’ blood vessels. An echocardiogram (ECG) is also necessary to assess the heart’s electrical activity as the blood also moves from the heart to the lungs and vice versa....
What is Esophageal Cancer?
...usually cause any symptoms in the early stages. However, difficulty swallowing food, heartburn, vomiting up blood, cough, and an undesired weight loss are some of the main symptoms when the...
What is Blalock-Taussig Shunt: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...surgical procedure/s designed to treat the condition. The Blalock-Taussig shunt is performed for patients with cyanotic heart conditions, where there is a lack of flow to the pulmonary bed, resulting...