Category: Medical Topics
Thrombocytopenia Differential Diagnosis: Thrombocytopenia is the medical term for a low blood platelet count. Platelets (thrombocytes) play an important role in blood clotting. Platelets stop blood loss by clumping …
Crohn’s disease: ICD–10 K50 ICD–9 555 OMIM 266600 DiseasesDB 3178 MedlinePlus 000249 eMedicine med/477 ped/507radio/197 Patient UK Crohn’s disease MeSH D003424 Crohn’s disease, also known as Crohn syndrome and regional …
H. pylori (Helicobacter pylori), previously named Campylobacter pyloridis, is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic bacterium found in the stomach. It was identified in 1982 by Barry Marshall and Robin Warren, who …
Cushing's Syndrome Mnemonic. Cushing's syndrome describes the signs and symptoms associated with prolonged exposure to inappropriately high levels of the hormone cortisol. The most common cause of this is …
Cushing's syndrome describes the signs and symptoms associated with prolonged exposure to inappropriately high levels of the hormone cortisol. The most common cause of this is by taking glucocorticoid …
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia: The term Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) contains several distinct syndromes featuring tumors of endocrine glands, each with its own characteristic pattern. In some cases, the tumors …
The dorsal column medial lemniscus pathway (DCML), is the sensory pathway responsible for transmitting fine touch, vibration and conscious proprioceptive information from the body to the cerebral cortex; as …
