Obesity
Obesity is excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health, causing reduced life expectancy or increased health problems.
Dx
In Western countries, BMI...
Endoscopy
Endoscopy refers to the use of an endoscope to examine the interior of a hollow organ (or cavity). Endoscopes are inserted directly into the organ. There are various types of endoscopes...
Carbon dioxide narcosis
Usually, the body relies on CO2 receptors to regulate breathing. Hypoxic drive is where the body uses oxygen chemoreceptors instead.
It occurs in COPD Pt's where there are chronically high CO2...
Oral hygiene
Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the mouth and teeth clean to prevent dental problems.
Methods
Tooth brushing is scrubbing teeth w/ a TB, usually w/ TP. It can be done...
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (AUB, formerly, abnormal uterine bleeding) is abnormal vaginal bleeding based in the uterus, found in the absence of demonstratable structural or organic pathology.
Pathophysiology
Usually due to hormonal disturbances, as:
Reduced...
Galactosemia
Galactosemia is a genetic disorder, affecting ability to metabolize the sugar galactose properly.
[faq]Galactosemia, -emia usually relates to blood, like anemia. So does this relate to galactose in blood?
Not really. So...
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder involving food restriction (very small quantiites of food), inappropriate eating habits/rituals, fear of weight gain, a strong desire to be thin, usually resulting in excessive...
Vaginal bleeding
Vaginal bleeding is any bleeding through the vagina. PV is shorthand for blood loss per vaginam (Latin for "through the vagina").
[faq]What is vaginal bleeding?
It's bleeding through the vagina.
What is a...
ECG
ECG (electrocardiography) is a record of electrical activity of the heart over time, detected by electrodes attached to the skin surface (non-invasive) at various set locations.
Method
The standard 12-lead ECG involves...
Heart block
Heart block are conditions that causes a fault within the heart's natural pacemaker, due to some kind of obstruction/block in the electrical condition system of the heart.
Sx
Asymptomatic, in some cases,...