Signs and symptoms
The diagnosis first involves ruling out appendicitis. If appendicitis can be ruled out, consider other possibilities.
Your child probably is constipated if he or, she has recently had no bowel movement or a hard movement; if the pain is intermittent (crampy) on the left side of the body and follows eating; and if the [...]
• Breast feeding. Research has shown that smoking cigarettes may contribute to inadequate breast-milk production. Nicotine has also been found in the breast milk of mothers who smoke, although the effect on the baby is not yet fully understood.
• Long-term growth. Studies of long-term growth and development give evidence [...]
Aching feet are hardly a subject for high-tech medicine and more often than not elicit a laugh rather than sympathy. After all, no one ever died of them. However, when your feet hurt you hurt all over and aching feet can make the most easy-going person irritable and tense. Painful feet in turn can cause [...]
If you have a family history of prostate cancer, get regular checkups and tests for BPH, including a digital exam of your prostate by your physician. The use of a screening test, such as a ptostatic-specific antigen, or PSA, test, is still controversial, and its results are unproven.
Whenever I feel a hard nodule in a [...]
If your doctor determines that you have diverticulitis, you will need to be hospitalized. In addition, you will not be able to eat solid food or drink liquids for several days, since you will need to rest the bowel to clear up the condition. You will be given intravenous antibiotics and fluids, and a CAT [...]
Description and Possible Medical Problems
We’ve all been thoroughly trained to believe that any mass that suddenly appears anywhere on the body must be cancer, an attitude that often results in unnecessary visits to the doctor’s office. The good news is that if a mass suddenly appears on your sternum, it’s probably not a serious health [...]
If your doctor discovers you have polymyositis, dermatomyositis, or polymyalgia rheumatica, he will probably prescribe the corticosteroid prednisone to help reduce pain and inflammation. Prednisone will also help lessen the skin rash and inflammation that accompany dermatomyositis. Prednisone works by reducing inflammation in the blood vessels and tissues by increasing the body’s tolerance to the [...]
Chains of lymph nodes run along the side of the neck from the ear to the shoulder. Lymph nodes feel like small peas under the skin. If they’re swollen, they may also be painful to the touch, and you may also have flulike symptoms, such as nasal congestion, fatigue, and overall aches and pains. Feel [...]
Cancers cause different symptoms according to their location, state of development, and so on. Here are the main warnings of cancer.
Any lump or thickening, especially in the breast, lip, or tongue.
Any irregular or unexplained bleeding. Blood in the urine or bowel movements. Blood or bloody discharge from the nipple or any body opening. Unexplained vaginal [...]
This disorder, also known as exanthem subitum, is a fairly common fever occurring in children during the first three years of their lives.
It is always worth considering when the child has a fever and is irritable and drowsy, but does not have any other signs, such as a rash. Unlike most childhood diseases with rashes, [...]