Pelvic exam is a physical exam of the female pelvic organs. Method External examination, including: Examination and palpate the vulva, perianal area, vaginal canal, for erythema, swelling, excoriation, rash, lesions, masses, trauma Examine for...

Bladder cancer are cancers arising from the urothelium (i.e. epithelial lining of the urinary bladder). Pathophysiology Disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bladder Rarely, the bladder is involved by...

Fatty-acid oxidation disorder is a broad classification for genetic disorders, that result from an inability of the body to produce or utilize 1 enzyme that is required to oxidize fatty...

Tonsillectomy is surgery where each tonsil is removed from the tonsillar fossa (i.e. recess in the side of the pharynx). [faq]What is tonsillectomy? "Ectomy" is Greek meaning "cutting out". So "tonsill-ectomy" is...

Pulse is measuring heart beat by palpating a peripheral artery by the fingertip (with the exception of using the thumb). Sometimes, there is delay, which is indicative of pathology. Method Pulses can...

Intermittent claudication (from Latin "claudicare" meaning "to limp") is a Sx that describes muscle pain (ache, cramp, numbness, or sense of fatigue), classically in the calf muscle, which occurs during...

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP, aka primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura, autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura) is an isolated thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) w/ normal bone marrow, and the absence of other causes of...

Erythema (from Greek "erythros" meaning "red") is redness of skin (or mucous membrane). [img]palmar-erythema.jpg[/img] Pathophysiology Caused by hyperemia (increased blood flow) of superficial capillaries. It occurs in: Skin injury Infection Inflammation Hypercholesterolemia, just like how it causes spider...

Developmental delay (aka delayed milestone) is where a child doesn't reach 1 of the milestone stages at the expected age, which can be in one of the 4 developmental domains: However, a wide...

Hyperthermia is elevated body temperature, due to failed thermoregulation that occurs when the body produces or absorbs more heat than it dissipates. Extreme temperature elevation is a medical emergency and...