Thus radiation to the mouth, throat or nose can cause soreness and sometimes ulceration. Radiation to the stomach can cause a vague stomach ache, loss of appetite and nausea. Radiation to the intestines can cause diarrhoea. Radiation to the lungs can cause a dry irritating cough. Radiation to the bladder can cause cystitis-stinging and burning [...]
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Now let’s just see what this means for you in real life—what symptoms can result from those reactions?
These symptoms fall into two distinct groups. There are acute symptoms which occur during or immediately after radiation. There are also delayed symptoms that can occur long after radiation. The severity and nature of both acute and delayed [...]
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There is a wide variation in the clinical presentation of asthma, both in the symptoms, their severity, and how often they are present. The commonest features are a wheeze, a cough, difficulty in breathing (rapid and/or noisy breathing), tightness in the chest, and shortness of breath.
The wheeze may vary from mild to severe, and it [...]
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on May 19th, 2009 by admin
A very small percentage of diabetic men may experience retrograde ejaculation, a condition in which the ejaculate goes into the bladder instead of out the end of the penis. This is related to nerve damage that causes the internal muscles in the genital area to malfunction. This condition does not stop the sensation [...]
on May 18th, 2009 by admin
A very small percentage of diabetic men may experience retrograde ejaculation, a condition in which the ejaculate goes into the bladder instead of out the end of the penis. This is related to nerve damage that causes the internal muscles in the genital area to malfunction. This condition does not stop the sensation [...]
AROUSAL: This term refers to the emotional component of sexual response, the emotional reaction to interest. It does not have to be accompanied by any genital change. It is what some people call “HQ,” the Horniness Quotient.
This factor was also neglected in the early perspectives. Masters and Johnson described sexual response in terms [...]
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Students of medicine, our future doctors, are forced to memorise an enormous quantity of bits and pieces of information, the most important being the names of chemicals and hormones and their relationship to various organs and functions of the body.
I highlighted the “bits and pieces”, because they do not form a complete picture of the [...]
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Like motion sickness without the motion is perhaps the best way to describe a common acute illness, labyrinthitis.
The balance mechanism which tells us where we are in space is located near the inner ear.
It consists of three semi-circular canals containing fluid and each one is on a different plane.
Movement of our bodies sets up currents [...]
A more involved procedure is to inject the dye directly into the disc itself, a treatment which is even more controversial. It almost seems no two orthopaedic (bone) surgeons agree on the current method of treatment, but almost all agree that, in the acute stage, bed rest is essential and pain relief and sedation are [...]
Laparoscopy is one of the best diagnostic tools for determining the existence and extent of pelvic endometriosis, but remember: laparoscopy is a surgical procedure. It may not be major abdominal surgery, but it is still an invasive operation.
Although the procedure is a generally safe one, some women should definitely avoid laparoscopy:
• Obese women are not [...]