The most frequent cause of dizziness is stress. This is because stress causes a short and shallow breathing. This method of breathing does not bring enough blood to the brain and other body parts. In addition to feeling dizzy, a woman can feel stiffness in the fingers and toes. Causes of ...
Recent or sudden onset of pain is defined as acute and typically resolves within three months. Pain lasting longer than three to six months is known as either chronic or persistent pain. Treatment can be important in preventing a transition from acute to chronic pain. One review of 5,233 peo...
Two male patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) developed a spontaneous hemorrhage of one of their native kidneys and were referred to our institution. Symptoms included sudden onset abdominal pain, hematuria and shock. Symptoms were associated with a hemoglobin decrease. Computerized tomography ...
This refers to the pre-mature rupture or lysis of red blood cells (RBCs) and release of the RBC components such as hemoglobin and other intercellular material in the blood plasma. The normal levels of free hemoglobin levels in the plasma and serum are 0.02 to 0.05 g/L. A diagnosis of he...
Drugs from both classes lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with diabetes. For people with heart failure and diabetes, SGLT-2 inhibitors have been shown to decrease hospitalizations and improve survival. Because of these benefits, doctors are beginning to use SGLT-2 inhibitors eve...
Since the brain is encased in the skull, which is a solid structure, even a small amount of blood can increase pressure inside the skull and decrease brain function. The shaking within the skull may also cause bleeding within the brain tissue itself (intracerebral hemorrhage). Organs within ...
Studies have also shown there is about a 35% decrease in relative risk for microvascular disease for every 1% reduction in A1c. The closer to normal the A1c, the lower the absolute risk for microvascular complications. There are a number of other conditions aside from diabetes in which an A1c...
When measuring changes over time, the change was considered statistically significant if the posterior probability of an increase (or decrease) was at least 95%, ie, if the mortality rate increased (or declined) in at least 95% of the draws. The performance of the small area models was ...
Emphysema is a chronic, progressive lung disease caused by damage to thealveoli, the tiny air sacs in the lung where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. With emphysema, air becomes trapped, oxygen levels in the blood decrease (hypoxemia), and carbon dioxide levels in the ...
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), also referred to as crib death, is the unexplained, sudden death of a seemingly healthy baby under the age of one. Although the cause of SIDS is unknown, it has been considered to be associated with defects in the portion of a baby’s brain that ...