Category: Health (A – Z)

Proctitis is inflammation of the rectal mucosa, distal to the rectosigmoid junction, within 18 cm of the anal verge. It can be acute or...

Procidentia/Rectal Prolapse is defined as a protrusion of the rectum beyond the anus. Complete or full-thickness rectal prolapse is the protrusion of all of the...

What Is Rectal Prolapse?/Rectal Prolapse or procidentia is defined as a protrusion of the rectum beyond the anus. Complete or full-thickness rectal prolapse is...

Rectal Prolapse or procidentia is defined as a protrusion of the rectum beyond the anus. Complete or full-thickness rectal prolapse is the protrusion of...

Colorectal Carcinoma is a cancer of the colon and/or rectum. Your doctor may perform a colonoscopy, CT colonography (also known as virtual colonoscopy) or...

Rectal Cancer are the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States and the second deadliest. Rectal cancer has distinct environmental associations and genetic...

What Is Biliary Colic?/Biliary Colic is a common presentation of a stone in the cystic duct or common bile duct of the biliary tree....

Chronic cholecystitis is a prolonged, subacute condition caused by the mechanical or functional dysfunction of the emptying of the gallbladder. It presents with chronic...

Mirizzi syndrome is a rare condition caused by the obstruction of the common bile duct or common hepatic duct by external compression from multiple...

Peptic Ulcer Disorder(PUD) is characterized by discontinuation in the inner lining of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract because of gastric acid secretion or pepsin. It...

Pulmonary emphysema a progressive lung disease is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Global Initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease (GOLD) has defined COPD as...

Viral pneumonia is defined as a disease entity wherein there is the viral causation of oxygen and carbon dioxide gas exchange abnormalities at the...

Atypical Bacterial Pneumonia /The word “pneumonia” takes its origin from the ancient Greek word “pneumon,” which means “lung,” so the word “pneumonia” becomes “lung...

Wallenberg syndrome is also known as lateral medullary syndrome or the posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome. Wallenberg described the first case in 1895. This...

Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)/Acute myocardial infarction is one of the leading causes of death in the developed world. The prevalence of the disease...

What Is Coronary Artery Disease?/Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease. It is the result of atheromatous changes in the...

Coronary Heart Disease/Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease. It is the result of atheromatous changes in the vessels supplying...