Crohn’s Disease Fast Facts Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes abdominal pain. Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal (digestive, GI) tract. Symptoms of Crohn’s disease include: Abdominal pain Diarrhea Vomiting Fever Bloody diarrhea Anal fistulae Perirectal abscesses Weight loss The cause of Crohn's disease is unknown. Crohn’s...
What is pelvic pain during pregnancy? You should be concerned about pelvic pain during pregnancy if you also experience fever or chills, vaginal bleeding, fainting or lightheadedness, severe pain, trouble moving around, fluid leaking from the vagina, the baby moving less, blood in bowel movements, nausea or vomiting, or repeated diarrhea. Pelvic pain in pregnancy...
What is COPD? What is emphysema? Readers Comments 3 Share Your Story COPD is a general term that includes emphysema. The COPD acronym means chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD is a general term that now includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis, certain types of bronchiectasis and by some doctors and researchers, asthma. Consequently, emphysema is a type...
Cleft lip and cleft palate facts Cleft lip and palate are developmental defects of the upper lip and roof of the mouth that are present at birth (congenital malformations). Cleft lip and palate may occur separately and in combination. Both malformations occur as a consequence of incomplete fusion of the developing lip (normally occurs by...
Anencephaly facts* *Anencephaly facts medical author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Anencephaly is an example of a neural tube defect, a condition that results from an error in the first weeks of embryonic development. In anencephaly, the bones of the skull and brain do not develop properly. Babies with anencephaly are missing large areas of the...
Facts you should know about cholera Cholera is a disease that causes foul-smelling diarrhea that looks like rice water. Cholera is a disease caused by bacteria that produce a watery diarrhea that can rapidly lead to dehydration. Cholera symptoms and signs include a rapid onset of copious, smelly diarrhea that resembles rice water and may...
Actinic purpura results from sun-induced damage to the connective tissue of the dermis Senile purpura, also called actinic purpura, is a benign skin condition that commonly affects older adults. Actinic purpura results from sun-induced damage to the connective tissue of the dermis (deeper layers of the skin) combined with the fact that the blood vessels...
Facts you should know about separation anxiety disorder Infants show stranger anxiety by crying when someone unfamiliar approaches. Separation anxiety as a normal life stage first develops at about 7 months of age, once object permanence has been established. It is at its strongest at 10-18 months of age and usually subsides by 3 years...
What is a pulmonary artery catheterization? Pulmonary artery pressure monitoring involves inserting a pressure sensor via catheter in the artery that carries blood between the heart and lungs. This can help diagnose heart failure, clots and other cardiovascular problems. Pulmonary arteries are the major arteries arising from the right ventricle of the heart. This lower...
What is atrial fibrillation (AFib)? Atrial fibrillation (AFib, AF) is a disturbance of the rhythm of the heartbeat (arrhythmia), a type of heart rhythm disorder. To understand how atrial fibrillation occurs, let's first understand the normal rhythm of the heart, and how the electrical activation of a heartbeat occurs. In a person with a healthy...