Urine
Urine is a liquid by-product of the body, secreted by the kidneys through a process called urination/micturation, and ecreted through the urethra.
Characteristics
Quantity, which is normally 1.4L, ranging from 0.6-2.6L per...
Gestational age
Gestational age (GA, aka menstrual age, weeks gestation, WG) is a measure of the age of pregnancy, where the origin is the woman's last normal menstrual period (LMP), or the...
Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (aka diabetes [mellitus] type 1, T1D[M], formerly insulin[-dependent] diabetes, juvenile diabetes) is DM that results from autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.
[faq]What is...
Hyperkalemia
Hyperkalemia (from English "hyper" meaning "high", "kalium" meaning "potassium") is elevated concentration of the electrolyte potassium K+.
[faq]What's hyperkalemia?
It's high potassium in blood.[/faq]
Cause
Ineffective elimination, including:
Renal insufficiency
Drugs, that interfere w/ urinary excretion,...
Measles
Measles (aka morbilli, rubeola) is a highly contagious infection caused by the measles virus.
[faq]What is measles?
It's a very contagious infection. It's caused by the measles virus.[/faq]
Sx
Sx develop 10-12 days after...
Root canal therapy
Root canal therapy (aka endodontic therapy) is a sequence of Tx for the infected pulp of a tooth, which results in the elimination of infection and the protection of the...
Corticosteroid
Corticosteroids are anti-inflammatory. Topical steroid is topical form of corticosteroid.
Purpose
Tx rash, eczema, dermatitis
Tx asthma → reduce airway inflammation
Antenatal corticosteroids → given to women expecting preterm delivery. It is used help the lungs of a premature...
Perineal tear
Perineal tear is an unintended laceration of the skin and other soft tissue structures separating the vagina from the anus. Tears vary in severity.
[faq]What is a perineal tear?
It's where as...
Peptic ulcer
Peptic ulcer [disease] is a break in the lining of the stomach (aka stomach ulcer) [or even the first part of the small intestine (aka duodenal ulcer), or the lower esophagus].
[faq]What is a...
Spinal muscular atrophy
[Proximal] spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive disease, caused by a genetic defect in the SMN1 gene, which encodes SMN, a protein widely expressed in all eukaryotic cells. It...