Abdominal Mri
There is no ionizing radiation involved in MRI, and there have been no documented significant side effects of the magnetic fields and radio waves used on the human body to date. The most common MR intravenous ... [... more]
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Amenorrhea - Primary
Most girls begin menstruating between ages 9 and 18, with an average around 12 years old. Primary amenorrhea is not considered to have occurred until a girl is beyond age 16, if she has undergone other normal changes ... [... more]
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Malignant Hypertension (Arteriolar Nephrosclerosis)
The disorder affects about 1% of people with high blood pressure, including both children and adults. It is more common in younger adults, especially African American men. It also occurs in women with toxemia of ... [... more]
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Unstable Angina
Once this type of lesion exists in a coronary artery, and whether the event leads to a heart attack or not, the chest pain produced by the extreme narrowing of the coronary artery may become unstable. Unlike stable ... [... more]
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Serum Ketones
The area is cleansed with antiseptic and punctured with a sharp needle or a lancet. The blood may be collected in a pipette (small glass tube), on a slide, onto a test strip, or into a small container. Cotton or a ... [... more]
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Diabetes Insipidus - Nephrogenic
Hydrochlorothiazide may improve symptoms. This may be used alone or in combination with other medications, including indomethacin. Although this medication is a diuretic (these medications are usually used to ... [... more]
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Nausea And Acupressure
Sometimes mild nausea, even morning sickness, may improve by using your middle and index fingers to press firmly down on the groove between the two large tendons on the inside of your wrist that start at the base of ... [... more]
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Acute Nephritic Syndrome
Inflammation disrupts the functioning of the glomerulus, which is the part of the kidney that controls filtering and excretion. This inefficient functioning results in blood and protein appearing in the urine, and ... [... more]
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Interstitial Nephritis
Interstitial nephritis is associated with analgesic nephropathy, and can also occur with allergic reaction to a drug (acute interstitial allergic nephritis) or as a side effect of medications such as antibiotics ... [... more]
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Ards (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)
ARDS can be caused by any major lung inflammation or injury. Some common causes include pneumonia, septic shock, trauma, aspiration of vomit, or chemical inhalation. ARDS develops as inflammation and injury to the ... [... more]
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Acute Tubular Necrosis
The duration of symptoms of ATN is variable. The decreased urine output phase may last from a few days to 6 weeks or more. This is occasionally followed by a period of high urine output, where the healed and newly ... [... more]
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Catecholamines - Blood
Consult your health care provider regarding the need to discontinue potentially interfering drugs. Drugs that can increase catecholamine measurements include caffeine, levodopa, lithium, aminophylline, chloral ... [... more]
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