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Floating kidney, which may also be called hypermobile kidney or wandering kidney, is known by the medical name of nephroptosis. It is a condition that causes the kidney to drop downward, especially when a person stands up or goes from a lying down to upright position. This can also be called prolapse or kidney prolapse. The downward movement of the kidney suggests it is not fully fixed in place by the tissues that surround it. The kidneys are usually supported by tissue called perirenal fasciae, which is soft tissue that is part of connective tissue. When perirenal fasciae are not present in abundance, the floating kidney is not fixed in place, and upon standing it can drop as low as the pelvis. The displacement of the kidney may also cause the ureter, the structure that passes urine from the kidneys to the bladder to kink. This can result in extreme pain upon or difficulty urinating. For those suffering the symptoms of floating kidney, treatment usually exists in the form of kidney surgery called nephrophexy.
There are two main types of cough, dry and chesty. The cough is an involuntary action by the brain to clear a blockage or irritant from the bodys airways. A cough may also be due to a viral infection such as the flu or common cold.
The dry cough is often seen as the less productive of the two types. Whereas the chesty cough brings up phlegm or mucus from the lungs, a dry cough can just seem plain irritating. Many smokers can have a continual dry cough throughout their lives. They see the cough as part of their smoking and, in time, they take it for granted.
Chronic coughing can sometimes be extremely serious. People who suffer from chronic coughing have been known to break their ribs due to the condition. People who experience chesty coughs that last for more than two weeks should consult a doctor. Coughing that is caused by a cold or flu usually disappears within two weeks; if it does not, it may be a symptom of a more serious problem.
Nephritis refers to inflammation of one or both kidneys. It can be caused by infection, but is most commonly caused by autoimmune disorders that affect the major organs. Nephritis is a serious medical condition which is the ninth highest cause of human death. As the kidneys inflame, they begin to excrete needed protein from the body into the urine stream. This condition is called proteinuria. Loss of necessary protein due to nephritis can result in several life-threatening symptoms. Most dangerous in cases of nephritis is the loss of protein that keeps blood from clotting. This can result in blood clots causing sudden stroke.
Nephritis causes additional problems like water retention, as the kidneys cannot function properly to rid the body of water. Water retention or edema, can further cause swelling of the feet, ankles, legs, and hands. This secondary symptom is usually treated with diuretics like Lasix®, generic name furosemide, which can help to reduce edema and pain associated with swelling.
Infectious nephritis is easier to prevent if a patient with strep throat or bladder infection is diagnosed early and adheres to taking the appropriate antibiotics. One can reduce contracting nephritis from urinary tract or bladder infections with a few simple behavioral changes. These include maintaining good hygiene when using the bathroom, like wiping front to back, drinking plenty of fluids, and urinating every couple of hours to clear the bladder.
Muscle cramping is a common problem encountered by athletes and nonathletes alike. Defined as painful involuntary skeletal muscle contractions, cramps may be categorized as either nonexercise related or exercise related. The etiology of the former group may involve hormonal, electrolyte or metabolic imbalances, or it may result from long-term medication. Traditionally, such cramping was believed to arise from dehydration, electrolyte imbalances (including magnesium, potassium and sodium), accumulation of lactic acid, or low cellular energy levels. Age also seems to predispose individuals to cramping--the phenomenon may develop later in life for people who exercise for years without prior problems. Other factors include increased body weight and improper footwear. Eccentric muscle contraction and other musculoskeletal injuries can contribute to the problem.
Prophylactic stretching of the major muscles of the lower limbs for at least five to 10 minutes during warm-up and cool-down periods can help prevent cramps. The importance of flexibility cannot be overstated, particularly for older athletes. Other recommendations include minimizing running hills and stairs (limiting eccentric contractions); undergoing a biomechanical evaluation of your exercise technique; making sure shoes and other equipment are appropriate and not excessively worn.
The pigment in hair, as well as in the skin, is called melanin. There are two types of melanin: eumelanin, which is dark brown or black, and pheomelanin, which is reddish yellow. Both are made by a type of cell called a melanocyte that resides in the hair bulb and along the bottom of the outer layer of skin, or epidermis. The melanocytes pass this pigment to adjoining epidermal cells called keratinocytes, which produce the protein keratin?hair's chief component. When the keratinocytes undergo their scheduled death, they retain the melanin. Thus, the pigment that is visible in the hair and in the skin lies in these dead keratinocyte bodies.
Gray hair, then, is simply hair with less melanin, and white hair has no melanin at all. Genes control this lack of deposition of melanin, too. Exactly how hair loses its pigment remains unclear. In the early stages of graying, the melanocytes are still present but inactive. Later on they seem to decrease in number. In general, this type of graying is not associated with any disease, although it can be associated with some autoimmune processes. But graying in a young adult is not itself a sign of any health problem
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The cracking or popping sound is thought to be caused by the gases rapidly coming out of solution, allowing the capsule to stretch a little further. The stretching of the joint is soon thereafter limited by the length of the capsule. If you take an x-ray of the joint after cracking, you can see a gas bubble inside the joint. This gas increases the joint volume by 15 to 20 percent; it consists mostly (about 80 percent) of carbon dioxide. The joint cannot be cracked again until the gases have dissolved back into the synovial fluid, which explains why you cannot crack the same knuckle repeatedly.
The easiest joints to pop are the ones in your fingers (the interphalangeal and the metacarpophalangeal joints). As the joint capsule stretches, its expansion is limited by a number of factors. When small forces are applied to the joint, one factor that limits the motion is the volume of the joint. That volume is set by the amount of synovial fluid contained in the joint. The synovial fluid cannot expand unless the pressure inside the capsule drops to a point at which the dissolved gases can escape the solution; when the gases come out of solution, they increase the volume and hence the mobility of the joint
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Sneezing is a physiologic response to the irritation of the respiratory epithelium lining of the nose. The process usually begins with the release of chemicals such as histamine or leukotrienes. These substances are manufactured by inflammatory cells such as eosinophils and mast cells typically found within the nasal mucosa. Chemical release is caused by viral respiratory infections, filtered particles, allergens (substances that trigger allergic reactions) or physical irritants such as smoke, pollution, perfumes and cold air. The nose provides the main route through which inhaled air enters and leaves the lower airways. Because of its position, it serves numerous functions. The narrowing passageways cause inspired air to flow with increased turbulence. This turbulence in turn increases the interaction between the airstream and the nasal mucosa (lining of the nose), allowing for heat and moisture to be exchanged, and for suspended or soluble particles from the air to be cleared.
Ultimately, the nerve ending stimulation leads to activation of a reflex inside the brain. The nervous impulse travels up the sensory nerves and down the nerves controlling muscles in the head and neck, and that leads to the rapid expulsion of air. The high velocity of the airflow is achieved by the buildup of pressure inside the chest with the vocal chords closed. Sudden opening of the cords allows the pressurized air to flow back up the respiratory tract to expel the irritants. This helps to remove offending particles in the nose. However, in infected individuals, it also allows for the spread of the common cold, as innumerable viral particles are contained within each droplet of mucus expelled
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Dysthymia essentially refers to a type of depression that is relatively mild but chronic. It refers to chronic depression (persistent for more than two years) of mild to moderate severity. Dysthymia is based on several older clinical concepts, such as neurotic depression, depressive personality and chronic depression. It is more common among females than among males and can begin at any age, although onsets in childhood and adolescence are particularly common, especially among patients seeking treatment. In terms of treatment, there is considerable evidence that dysthymia responds to all the major classes of antidepressant medications, although it may take a somewhat longer time to get a positive response than does major depression. There is also suggestive evidence that dysthymia responds to some of the focused, short-term psychotherapies that have been developed for major depression, such as cognitive therapy and interpersonal therapy.
What people refer to as good cholesterol and bad cholesterol are not really cholesterol at all. They are actually carrier proteins that act like "baskets" to transport cholesterol between the blood and the liver. The "bad" form is low-density lipoprotein, which carries cholesterol from the liver, where it is made, to the blood. It is considered bad because too much cholesterol in the blood slowly clogs arteries, eventually causing heart disease. On the other hand, what is termed "good" cholesterol is a high-density lipoprotein that transports cholesterol from the blood to the liver.
Your body makes cholesterol because it is a building block for a number of essential substances. These include
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Every winter in the United States and other countries with largely temperate climates, there is a sharp rise in the incidence of respiratory infections, the milder of which are popularly described as "colds" and the more severe as "flu." Flu is characterized by the quite sudden onset of feverishness, with a sore throat and nasal discharge, chills, headache, muscle aches and loss of appetite, usually with fever of 100 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Over the next few days, the general symptoms may improve but the local symptoms (sore throat, cough) get worse. In an uncomplicated case the patient will be much improved after five to seven days but may take up to two weeks or even longer to recover completely. Flu can lead to serious complications, including bronchitis, viral or bacterial pneumonia and even death in elderly and chronically ill patients. The winter flu epidemic in a given locality reaches its peak in two to three weeks and lasts five to six weeks.
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