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Phlebitis

Thrombophlebitis is due to one or more blood clots in a vein that cause inflammation. Call your health care provider if you have signs and symptoms...

What is a Partial Thromboplastin Time Test?

It’s often done along with another test, called the prothrombin time (PT) test, which looks at another set of clotting factors. Together, they give...

What is a Parathyroid Hormone Blood Test?

A PTH blood test can help your doctor figure out whether your abnormal calcium levels are caused by your parathyroid glands. If your test shows tha...

What is Occupational Therapy?

An OT assistant needs an associate’s degree. OT’s and OTA’s often work with your doctor, physical therapist, psychologist, or other health professi...

Bedbugs Building Resistance to More Insecticides

Integrated pest management practices will slow further development of bedbug resistance to the chemicals, the researchers said. 'In the past, bedbu...

Do I Need Surgery for Sinusitis?

Among these are endoscopy and balloon sinuplasty. If your doctor doesn’t need to remove anything from your sinuses, you may be a good candidate for...

Myxedema Coma

Friends or family members should not give the person in myxedema coma any thyroid medication before taking them to the emergency department. Myxede...

Mycoplasma Infections

Mycoplasma is a bacteria (or germ) that can infect different parts of your body. You can catch one of these infections when someone who is sick cou...

Moon Facies

A high release of hormones, especially cortisol, is a cause of moon face. To confirm that moon facies is the result of abnormal cortisol levels, yo...

Metatarsalgia

Athletes who take part in high-impact activities and also have an inflammatory condition like bursitis often have more widespread pain in the ball ...

Malaria

When a mosquito bites a person who has malaria, it drinks the person’s blood, which contains the parasites. The parasites get inside them, lay thei...

Why Do I Feel Malaise?

If you have a sense of malaise, you may not feel quite right, but you might be hard-pressed to put your fingers on exactly what's bothering you. If...