Fecal impaction is a solid, immobile bulk of human feces, that an develop in the rectum due to chronic constipation. Fecal loading is large volume of stool in the rectum of...

Test reflex, using a hammer to hit the biceps brachia tendon as it passes through the cubital fossa. A super strong contraction is a due to a UMN lesion, and an...

Glucose tolerance test involves drinking a glucose solution, and measuring glucose concentration thereafter through subsequent blood sample(s). It determines how quickly it is cleared from the blood. In diabetes, they tend...

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (aka acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoid leukemia) is an acute form of leukemia (i.e. cancer of WBC's), involving overproduction and accumulation of cancerous lymphoblasts (i.e. immature WBC's) in the...

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...

Preterm birth (aka premmies) is where a baby is born 34-36 weeks gestation. The cause of preterm birth is often unknown, but there are risk factors associated. TPL is short term for...

Kawasaki disease (aka lymph node syndrome) is an autoimmune disease involving vasculitis (i.e. inflammation of blood vessels) throughout the body. [faq]What is kawasaki disease? It's a disease where the body attacks itself....

LUTS (lower urinary tract symptoms, previously prostatism) refers to Sx that affect 40% of older men. Sx Filling or irritative Sx Frequent urination Urinary urgency Dysuria Nocturia Voiding or obstructive Sx Poor stream Hesitancy Terminal dribbling Incomplete voiding Overflow incontinence Causes Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)...

UTI is an infection that affects part of the urinary tract. [faq]What's a UTI? Infection of the urinary tract![/faq] Sx Lower UTI's: Painful urination Burning sensation in the urethra, may hbe present even when not urinating,...

Biofeedback is the process of gaining greater awareness of many physiological functions primarily suign instruments that provide information on the activity of those same systems, w/ a goal of being...