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The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are hematological (blood-related) medical conditions with ineffective production (or dysplasia) of the myeloid class of blood cells.Patients with MDS can develop severe anemia and require blood […]

Respiratory failure is inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system with the result that levels of arterial oxygen carbon dioxide or both cannot be maintained within their normal ranges. A […]

A vocal cord nodule is a mass of tissue that grows on the vocal folds (vocal cords). Typically this mass will appear on the junction of the anterior 1/3 and […]

Chorditis is the inflammation of vocal cords (vocal folds) usually as a result of voice abuse but sometimes because of cancer.

Esophageal atresia (or Oesophageal atresia) is a congenital medical condition (birth defect) which affects the alimentary tract. It causes the esophagus to end in a blind-ended pouch rather than connecting […]

Agranulocytosis also known as agranulosis or granulopenia is an acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia (lowered white blood cell count) most commonly of neutrophils causing a neutropenia in […]

Drooling (also known as driveling dribbling slobbering or in a medical context sialorrhea) is the flow of saliva outside the mouth.

Coccidioidomycosis (/kɒkˌsɪdiɔɪdoʊmaɪˈkoʊsɪs/ kok-sid-ee-oy-doh-my-KOH-sis) commonly known as cocci valley fever as well as California fever desert rheumatism and San Joaquin Valley fever is a mammalian fungal disease caused by Coccidioides immitis […]

Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is a condition in which there is uncoordinated contraction of the cardiac muscle of the ventricles in the heart making them quiver rather than contract […]

Thrombosis (Greek: θρόμβωσις) is the formation of a blood clot (thrombus; Greek: θρόμβος) inside a blood vessel obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vessel […]