Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Otitis Media Effusion
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Otitis Media Effusion Additionally known as serous otitis media, secretory otitis media, nonsuppurative otitis media, "ear fluid," or "glue ear" Otitis medium with effusion (OME) is described as fluid in the middle ear without i
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Obesity
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Obesity A severe, persistent, and progressive condition that is measured in adults by their body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2), often at or above 30 kg/m2. BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 indicates obesity Three categories are used to cl
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Myasthenia Gravis
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Myasthenia Gravis primary neuromuscular transmission disease that causes varying muscle weakness: Ocular myasthenia gravis (MG) (15%): eyelid and extraocular muscle weakening Generalized MG (85%): usually affects the respirato
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Myelodysplastic Syndrome The heterogeneous category of clonal stem cell illnesses known as myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is defined by peripheral blood cytopenias such as anemia, thrombocytopenia, and/or neutropenia. An aberra
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Myeloproliferative Neoplasms The pluripotent hematopoietic stem cell is the cell of origin for the myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), a category of clonal diseases. This article focuses on primary myelofibrosis (PMF), essential
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Narcolepsy
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Narcolepsy The neurologic sleep disorder narcolepsy is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and may be accompanied by cataplexy (sudden loss of muscle control), hypnagogic hallucinations (vivid perceptual experienc
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Nasal Polyps
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Nasal Polyps Chronic benign inflammatory lesions of the nasal mucosa can occasionally develop in the maxillary sinus mucosa but typically begin close to the ethmoid sinus.The nasal cavity or the paranasal sinuses may appear edem
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Nephrotic Syndrome
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Nephrotic Syndrome Heavy proteinuria (>3.5 g/1.73 m2/24 hr), hypoalbuminemia (3 g/dL), severe hyperlipidemia (total cholesterol frequently >10 mmol/L) (380 mg/dL), and peripheral edema with risk for thrombotic illness make up a
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Neurofibromatosis
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Neurofibromatosis Neurocutaneous syndromes (phakomatoses) are neurofibromatosis kinds 1 (NF1) and 2 (NF2). Despite having the same name, they are not related. - The neurofibroma, a nerve sheath tumor that grows in close proximit
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Neuropathic Pain
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Neuropathic Pain The term "neuropathic pain" refers to a wide range of pain syndromes and includes both peripheral and central illnesses. Is described as damage to the nociceptive pathway in the central or peripheral nervous sy
