Kembara Xtra - Medicine -Pancreatic Cancer
Kembara Xtra - Medicine -Pancreatic Cancer The fourth most frequent type of cancer-related death in the US is exocrine pancreatic adenocarcinoma, which accounts for 90% of pancreatic cancer cases. Rarely curable: the lowest 5-year relative survival rate
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Not to be confused with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, this anxiety disorder is marked by pathologic obsessions (recurrent intrusive thoughts, ideas, or images) and compulsions (repetit
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Ocular Chemical Burns
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Ocular Chemical Burns Chemical exposure to the eye is one of the true emergencies in ophthalmology since it can cause immediate, severe, and irreversible damage. Burns from alkali are more severe. Alkaline substances are lipoph
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Onychomycosis
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Onychomycosis Fingernail/toenail fungal infection -- mostly caused by dermatophytes, but also by yeasts and nondermatophyte molds It affects toenails more frequently than fingernails. Alternative: tinea unguium Epidemiology Pr
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Osgood Schlatter Disease
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Osgood Schlatter Disease Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) is a syndrome that most frequently affects adolescent boys and girls and is linked to traction apophysitis and patellar tendinosis. Anterior tibial tubercle pain and edema
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Osteoarthritis
Primary osteoarthritis (OA) - Idiopathic: classified by clinical characteristics (localized, generalized, erosive) Progressive loss of articular cartilage with reactive alterations at joint borders and in subchondral bone Secondary OA - Posttraumatic (e
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Osteomyelitis
An inflammation-related acute or chronic bone infection that can be brought on by hematogenous seeding, contiguous infection transmission, or direct inoculation into intact bone (due to trauma or surgery). There are two main classification schemes: - Wald
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Osteoporosis and Osteopenia
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Osteoporosis and Osteopenia A skeletal condition marked by reduced bone mass and disrupted bone architecture that compromises bone strength and increases the risk of fracture Epidemiology The majority of people are above 60
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Otitis Externa
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Otitis Externa An external auditory canal infection: The most prevalent type, acute diffuse otitis externa, is an infectious condition that is typically bacterial but can occasionally (10%) be fungal. Acute confined otitis exter
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Otitis Media
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Otitis Media Middle ear inflammation, frequently accompanied with fluid accumulation Middle ear inflammation is known as acute otitis media (AOM). Rapid onset; possible infectious causes include viral (AOM-v) or bacterial (AOM-
