Coughing Up Phlegm
What is Phlegm? As the name implies, this is a condition in which cough is associated with sputum production. The term phlegm signifies an inflammation that results into an excessive mucous production. This excessive mucous cough outs as a sputum....
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Bronchospasm
Bronchospasm is a condition that describes the narrowing of the airway, which directly affects your breathing. The bronchi (muscles lining the airways) in the lungs tighten leading to narrowing of the airways. As a result, the amount of oxygen that...
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Cephalohematoma
Definition A cephalohematoma is a hematoma (blood clot) in the area between the skull and periosteum (membrane covering the skull) secondary to ruptured blood vessels. It does not cause any harm to the brain cells, but the unnecessary pooling of...
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Scratchy Throat
A scratchy throat is an indicator that there is something wrong in your body. Most of the time, it is a sign that you will have a cold. It could be caused by allergy, a strained vocal cord, or an...
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Montgomery Gland
The Montgomery gland is a large sebaceous gland in the breast. It represents the transition between the sweat gland and the mammary gland. It was named after an Irish obstetrician, William F. Montgomery. It is situated in the areola and...
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Vasoconstriction
What is vasoconstriction? It is the narrowing of the blood vessels as the muscular walls of the vessels contract. Vasoconstriction and vasodilation are two different things, although a lot of people used them interchangeably. Vasodilation is the widening of the...
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Blood in the Stool
Noticing an occult blood in stool can be very frightening. It can signal a serious problem and so it is important to have it checked right away. There are a lot of reasons for blood in stool. The amount of...
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TNF Alpha Inhibitors
TNF Alpha Inhibitors or Tumor Necrosis Factor inhibitors are a classification of drugs used to treat inflammatory conditions like inflammatory bowel disease, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile arthritis, psoriasis, and ankylosing spondylitis. What these drugs do is they stop the...
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How to increase platelet count
Platelets circulates within the body and when they recognize damaged blood vessels, they bind together to clot the blood and prevent further bleeding. Platelet is the smallest blood cell and is only visible under the microscope. It is called platelet...
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