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Growing Pains
Growing pains are aching symptoms that are commonly felt by children. The pains are usually felt in the muscles and are experienced at night or late afternoon. The severity of the pains can range from acute to chronic. The conditions can be recurrent and can be absent from several days to months. These may not be associated with serious illnesses but the symptoms can be disturbing and it can affect the life of children so parents are advised to seek medical help from pediatricians. To learn more...
What Causes High SGPT?
Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) is an enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. SGPT is released into blood when the liver or heart is damaged. The blood SGPT levels are thus elevated with liver damage (for example, from viral hepatitis) or with damage to the heart (for example, from a heart attack). Some medications can also raise SGPT levels. Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase is also known as Alanine transaminase or ALT. Although SGPT is found primarily in the liver...
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)
The hand foot and mouth disease is a common disease (viral illness of infants) among children. The disease causes fever and blister like eruptions in the mouth or skin rash. It is often being confused with foot and mouth disease of cattle, sheep, and swine. The two diseases are not the same. Moreover, they are caused by different viruses. Humans do not get the animal diseases and animals do not get the human diseases. Read more
What Causes Low Platelet Count?
A platelet (also known as thrombocyte) is defined as an irregular, disc-shaped element in the blood that assists in blood clotting. During normal blood clotting, the platelets clump together. Platelets are the smallest of the three major types of blood cells, the normal platelet count is 150,000 to 350,000 per microliter of blood, but since platelets are so small, they make up just a tiny fraction of the blood volume. The principal function of platelets is to prevent bleeding.
Platelets are produced...
What Causes Low Sodium in the Human Body?
The normal concentration of sodium in the blood plasma is 136-145 mm. If the sodium level falls too low, it’s called hyponatremia; if it gets too high, it’s called hypernatremia.
A sodium level in the blood that is too low is dangerous and can cause seizures and coma. Sodium is a mineral element which is an important part of the human body. It controls the volume of fluid in the body and helps maintain the acid-base level. About 40% of the body’s sodium is contained in bone, some...
Addison’s Disease
Addison disease is a condition that occurs when the body does not generate acceptable amounts of specific proteins made in the adrenal glands. The adrenal gland will produce inadequate amounts of coritsol and aldosterone in some instances. It is also refered to as adrenal insufficiency or hypocorticsolism. It may manifest at any age however the customary age of infection is between 30-50 years of age. It may also possibly progress into a life threatening illness. Read more
Pain Under Your Left Rib Cage
The pain you experience could be traced back to a number of possible health conditions. The proceeding information may help determine the cause.
Causes of Pain under Left Rib Cage
One of the possible causes of severe pain is a spasm of the spleen. Some experience a chronic ache while others report intermittent hurt. If the pain is sharp, it could be due to problems related to the colon.
An enlarged spleen may also be the reason for the throbbing. If the spleen is infected, there could be some soreness....
Mercer Disease
Mercer Disease is a highly infectious disease caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. It is also known as MRSA which is an acronym for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.
What makes mercer disease so dangerous is the fact that as its name suggests it is resistant to many antibiotics which are normally used to treat Staph Infections. Read more
