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Toxic megacolon is a serious and life threatening condition of colon. It is characterized by abnormal dilatation of entire or part of colon (large intestine) accompanied with toxic symptoms. The dilatation is more than 6 cm. It can develop as a complication of inflammatory bowel disease or due to infection …

Tetanus is a serious infection caused by bacterium Clostridium Tetani. It is a disease that affects nervous system due to the release of potent neurotoxin. The toxin released by this germ can lock a person in steely grip, bend his back like a bow, and cause severe painful muscle spasm. …

Glioblastoma is primary malignant tumor of brain. Primary means the tumor originates in brain itself and not starting anywhere else and spreading to brain. Glioblastoma usually occurs in adults. It is one of the most aggressive growing brain tumors that has tendency to spread to surrounding brain tissue. Glioblastoma arise …

Esophageal achalasia is a rare disorder affecting the motility of esophagus. In this condition the muscles of esophagus and esophageal sphincter do not work properly due to damage to the nerve cells. Hence the food and liquid that is swallowed does not squeeze down into the stomach. This leads to …

Psychosis disorder is a medical term used for symptoms that a person experiences are far away from reality. In short, a psychotic patient experiences hallucination and delusions. This means he sees things or hears abnormal sounds that do not exist or he believes in things that others do not. For …

The intestine is approximately 28 feet in length. They facilitate digestion by moving in a wave-like fashion – known as peristalsis; these muscular contractions propel the food forwards. Conversely, in case something hampers or decelerates the peristalsis, the functioning of the entire GI tract gets affected.

Ileus is a lack …

Pheochromocytoma is an uncommon, generally a non cancerous tumor which develops in the adrenal gland. The tumor synthesizes hormones which cause intermittent or unrelenting high blood pressure. Left untreated, the condition can result in severe damage to other body systems.

Signs and symptoms of pheochromocytomas are:

• Hypertension
• Profuse sweating
• Headache

Beriberi develops due to vitamin B 1 (thiamine) deficiency. Two categories – wet beriberi and dry beriberi are known to occur. Wet beriberi afflicts the heart and the circulatory system. While dry beriberi impairs the nerves and muscles, and in due course causes muscle paralysis. Beriberi can be life threatening …

In many parts of the world, especially in the northern hemisphere summer is the time for fun and frolic. Summer brings lot of excitement. People can do lot of social activities which were not possible in chilling winter. Picnics, beaches, parks and unwinding under the clear skies makes summer a …

The level of urea in the blood is measured with the BUN or the blood urea nitrogen test. Normally, 7 – 20 mg/dL is considered the normal level; any value above or below signifies that there is some degree of anomaly in the body and needs to be investigated and …