Hemoperitoneum is the presence of blood in the peritoneal cavity. Pathophysiology Blood accumulates in the space between the inner lining of the abdominal wall and the internal abdominal organs The abdominal cavity is...

Heart valves restrict blood flow to 1 direction. There are 2 sets of valves, including: Atrioventricular (AV), including the tricuspid and mitral valve. During systole, these shut to allow flow through...

Bartholin’s cyst (aka Bartholinitis) occurs when a Bartholin’s gland is blocked and the gland becomes inflamed. Sizes range from that of a pea to that of an egg, and form...

Pain disorder is chronic pain experiecned by a Pt in 1+ areas, and is thought to be caused by psychological stress. The pain is often so severe that it disables the...

Diet are the foods consumed by a person. Dietary habits are habitual decisions an individual makes when choosing foods, and can define a culture and religion. Proper nutrition requires ingestion...

Feeding disorder in infancy or early childhood, is a child's refusal to eat certain food groups, textures, solids or liquids, for a period of at least 1 month, which causes...

Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS, feto-fetal transfusion syndrome, twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios sequence) is a complication of disproportionate blood supply, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. It can affect monochrionic multiples (i.e. multiple...

[Acute ascending] cholangitis (from Greek "chol" meaning "bile", "ang" meaning "vessel", and "itis" meaning "inflammation") is inflammation of the biliary tree (i.e. duct system where bile flows). [faq]What is cholangitis? How's that different...

Chest x-ray (CXR) is used to Dx conditions involving the chest wall, and structures within the thoracic cavity, including the lungs (esp. pneumonia, job-related lung disease), heart (esp. heart failure), and...

Flat feet (aka pes planus, fallen arches) is a postural deformity in which the arches of the foot collapse, with the entire sole of the foot coming into complete or...