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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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 [...]
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 [...]
Symptom: Inability to sit still or be quiet for more than a very short period.
Home care: Hyperactivity always requires professional evaluation and treatment.
Precautions
- Do not confuse a child’s natural tendency to be active with true hyperkinesis.
- Never accept a diagnosis of hyperkinesis from anyone except a professional.
- Do not try to deal with hyperactivity at home; it always [...]
• Biochemical causes of depression are still hotly debated. Certainly it is possible to detect and even measure biochemical events in the brains of depressed people, but whether the chemical differences between depressed and non-depressed people are the cause or the effect of the depression is impossible to say. Lowered serotonin seems [...]
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VITAMIN B5 (pantothenic acid)
Functions: vital for a healthy immune system • important in metabolism (use) of protein, fat and carbohydrate • necessary for the manufacture of antibodies • plays role in maintaining health of nervous system.
Deficiency signs and symptoms: decreased resistance to disease
• depression • irritability • fatigue • headaches • dizziness • lack of [...]
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