General Illness Information Medical Term: Hemorrhoids Common Name: Hemorrhoids, piles Description: Hemorrhoids is a disease of the so-called hemorrhoidal veins located around the rectum and anus. The disease is accompanied by a pathological increase in the volume of these vessels, as well as their thrombosis, which often leads to the formation of nodes, their prolapse from the rectum to the outside, changes in the mucous membranes. The disease causes considerable…
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Hemorrhoids
(Illness)Vaginitis
(Illness)General Illness Information Medical Term: Vaginitis Common Name: Vaginal inflammation Description: Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vaginal mucosa caused by the activity of pathogenic microorganisms. The most common types of vaginitis: Bacterial vaginitis, as a result of the excessively rapid growth of one of several organisms present in the vagina; Fungal infections, which are usually caused by a Candida albicans fungus; Trichomoniasis, which is caused by a parasite and…
Mumps
(Illness)General Illness Information Medical Term: Parotitis, epidemic parotitis Common Name: Mumps Description: Epidemic parotitis (mumps) is a highly contagious anthropo infection. The causative agent of the mumps is the mumps virus, which is very common among the human population, belongs to the family of paramyxoviruses, paramyxovirus parotitis, has a kinship with the influenza virus. Causes: The causative agent of the mumps relates to paramyxoviruses (family Paramyxoviridae, genus Paramyxovirus). The source…
Hypokalemia
(Illness)General Illness Information Medical Term: Hypokalemia Common Name: Low potassium, potassium deficiency Description: Hypokalemia is a decrease in the concentration of potassium in the blood below 3.5 mmol / l. Normal potassium content in the blood is 3.5-5.5 mmol / l. Causes: The main causes leading to hypokalemia are: Significant removal of potassium from the body due to vomiting, hyperglycaemia, diarrhea, hyperaldosteronism, metabolic alkalosis, kidney disease, and some diuretic medications….
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
(Illness)General Illness Information Medical Term: Hyaline membrane disease Common Name: Respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal RDS Description: Respiratory distress syndrome is a special condition of the body, when the respiratory system can not provide the necessary volume of oxygen. In this case, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood increases significantly and can reach a critical level. This syndrome is a kind of consequence of the inferior exchange of carbon…
Paget’s Disease
(Illness)General Illness Information Common Name: Paget’s disease Medical Term: Deforming osteitis, deforming osteoporosis, deforming osteodystrophy Description: Paget’s disease occurs when the mechanism of restoring the bones of the body is damaged. Bone is a living tissue that is constantly destroyed and restored, this process is called “bone remodeling.” In the bones affected by Paget’s disease, the process of remodeling is broken, which leads to a disruption in the structure of…
Adalat XL (Nifedipine)
(Pharmaceutical)General Information Brand Name: ADALAT® XL® Manufacturer: Bayer Scientific Name: Nifedipine Application: Antianginal – Antihypertensive System Components and Performance Adalat XL extended release tablets, while similar in appearance to a conventional tablet, nonetheless consist of a semipermeable membrane surrounding an osmotically active drug core. The core itself is divided into 2 layers: an active layer containing the drug, and a push layer containing pharmacologically inert, but osmotically active components. As…
Abbokinase
(Pharmaceutical)General Information Brand Name: ABBOKINASE® Manufacturer: Abbott Scientific Name: Urokinase Application: Fibrinolytic Pharmacology Urokinase acts on the endogenous fibrinolytic system. It converts plasminogen to the enzyme plasmin. Plasmin degrades fibrin clots as well as fibrinogen. I.V. infusion of urokinase in doses recommended for lysis of pulmonary embolism is followed by increased fibrinolytic activity. This effect disappears within a few hours after discontinuation, but a decrease in plasma levels of fibrinogen…
Advil (Ibuprofen)
(Pharmaceutical)General Information Brand Name: ADVIL® Manufacturer: Whitehall-Robins Scientific Name: Ibuprofen Application: Analgesic – Antipyretic Indications Adults and Children over 12: For fast and effective relief of headaches, toothache and menstrual pain, and for minor aches and pain associated with arthritis, muscles, joints and backache, and for reduction of fever. Children 12 and under: For fever and pain due to colds, sore throat, immunizatin and earache. Contraindications Hypersensitivity to ibuprofen. Patients…
Hyperthermia Syndrome
(Illness)General Illness Information Common Name: Hyperthermia Syndromes Medical Term: Malignant Hyperthermia Description: Hyperthermia syndrome is a pathological condition characterized by a sudden increase in body temperature up to 104° F and higher due to a violation of thermoregulation. It is more common in young children. In adults, it can occur as a consequence of various pathologies of the brain (trauma, tumor, hemorrhage, etc.), as a complication in anesthesia. Causes: The…