Viral hepatitis: Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are viral infections that can progress from acute to chronic infection in some people. Alcoholic liver disease (ALD): This is a type of fatty liver disease, also known as alcoholic hepatosteatosis, caused by excessive alcohol use. Metabolic dysfunction...
The risk of internal malignancies increases with age with approximately 60% of malignancies occurring in patients greater than 65 years of age. Id
A Retrospective Study on the Significance of Liver Biopsy and Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Chronic Hepatitis B Infection Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text To investigate changes in the HBV replication level along with the natural course of chronic HBV infection and to examine th...
Swine: subclinical in adults; neonates: seizures, tremors, ataxia, death Other animals: excitement, intense pruritus and self-mutilation at site of viral entry; rapid progression to coma and death; contact with swine Acute; progression to death in 1-2 days Necropsy: FA on brain and spinal cor...
Overview of Pediatric Vital Signs A child's vital signs change with age and differ from the normal ranges for adults. Blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate, and temperature are the routine vital signs measured in medicine. These vital signs remain relatively constant throughout adult life....
High blood pressure:Hypertension, which results from the disruption of kidney function, may also occur. High blood pressure is generally defined as a resting blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or higher in adults,6. In children, what constitutes hypertension depends on the age and size of the child...
Although the underlying cause of adult primaryliver canceris not known, there are associated risk factors for its development. They includehepatitis Bor C,cirrhosis,metabolic syndrome, livertrauma,hemochromatosis, and aflatoxin (a poison from afungusthat grows on foods like grains and nuts). ...
Possible underlying organic causes of psychiatric symptoms can be overlooked in the clinical setting. It is important to increase awareness amongst psychia
However, research published last December shows that viral activity doesn’t disappear in the summer (like the flu practically does). While the number of COVID infections is lower overall during the warmer months, multiple infection peaks occur during every season of the year....
Prior stomach surgery may moderately increase one's risk as can certain chronic infections such ashepatitis BandH. pylori(a bacterial infection of the stomach lining). Certaindrugs(sitagliptin[Januvia],exenatide[Byetta],liraglutide[Victoza], andmetformin and sitagliptin[Janumet]) have been linked to th...