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Mondor’s disease (also known as Mondor’s syndrome of superficial thrombophlebitis) is a rare condition which involves thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and anterior chest wall. It sometimes […]

Diverticulosis also known as diverticular disease is the condition of having diverticula in the colon which are outpocketings of the colonic mucosa and submucosa through weaknesses of muscle layers in […]

Diverticulitis is a common digestive disease which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) within the bowel wall. This process is known as diverticulosis and typically occurs within the large intestine […]

IgA nephropathy (also known as IgA nephritis IgAN Berger disease (/bɛərˈʒeɪ/) Berger’s disease Berger’s syndrome Berger syndrome or synpharyngitic glomerulonephritis) is a form of glomerulonephritis (inflammation of the glomeruli of […]

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is an unpleasant complication affecting about a third of the 10% of the population undergoing general anaesthesia each year. A 2008 study compared 121 Japanese […]

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) or malignant hyperpyrexia is a rare life-threatening condition that is usually triggered by exposure to certain drugs used for general anesthesia specifically the volatile anesthetic agents and […]

Latex allergy is a medical term encompassing a range of allergic reactions to the proteins present in natural rubber latex. Latex allergy generally develops after repeated exposure to products containing […]

A subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH /ˌsʌbəˈræknɔɪd ˈhɛm(ə)rɪdʒ/) or subarachnoid haemorrhage in British English is bleeding into the subarachnoid space—the area between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater surrounding the brain.

Hyperdontia is the condition of having supernumerary teeth or teeth that appear in addition to the regular number of teeth. They can appear in any area of the dental arch […]