Pancreatitis is an inflammation in the pancreas which is an organ located behind the stomach’s lower part in the human body. There are two Types of pancreatitis: 1: Acute Pancreatitis 2: Chronic Pancreatitis 1: Acute Pancreatitis: Acute Pancreatitis lasts for a shorter duration of time. It is the sudden inflammation of the pancreas in the…
Muscle contraction, tension, and vascular changes cause 90% of headaches. Occasionally, however, a headache indicates an underlying intracranial, systemic, or psychological disorder. Throbbing, vascular headaches — migraine headaches — affect up to 10% of Americans. Migraines usually begin in childhood or adolescence and recur throughout adulthood. Migraine headaches tend to run in families and are…
Syncope is a symptom defined as a transient, self-limited loss of consciousness, usually leading to a fall. Thirty percent of the adult population will experience at least one episode of syncope. It accounts for approximately 3% of emergency department visits. A specific cause of syncope is identified in about 50% of cases during the initial…
Heart murmurs are produced by turbulent flow across an abnormal valve, septal defect or outflow obstruction. ‘Innocent’ murmurs caused by increased volume or velocity of flow through a normal valve occur when stroke volume is increased, e.g. during pregnancy, in athletes with resting bradycardia or children with fever. Causes of systolic murmurs Increased flow…
Dumping Syndrome is a rapid emptying of the gastric contents into the small intestine that occurs following gastric resection. Dumping syndrome consists of a series of vasomotor and GI signs and symptoms and occurs in patients who have undergone vagotomy and drainage (especially Billroth procedures). Two phases of dumping are early and late, can occur….
