Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Lyme Disease
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Lyme Disease The bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi is the cause of Lyme disease, which is spread primarily by ixodid ticks, specifically Ixodes pacificus (black-legged ticks and Western black-legged ticks) in the West and Ixodes sca
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Lymphangitis
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Lymphangitis Acute or chronic inflammation of lymphatic channels that commonly manifests as red, tender streaks extending (often quickly) to local lymph nodes may be infectious or noninfectious; it frequently affects an extremit
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Lymphedema
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Lymphedema Lymphedema can appear when lymphatic vessels are missing or compromised (primary) or when lymph vessels are injured or lymph nodes are eliminated (secondary), which causes an accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the int
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Age Related Macular Degeneration
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Age Related Macular Degeneration Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the main factor in severe, irreversible vision loss in people over 65. AMD is categorized as: - Atrophic/nonexudative alterations in the macular pigment,
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Malaria
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Malaria Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit potentially fatal Plasmodium species infections to people. Affected systems include the circulatory, hematologic, renal, pulmonary, cerebral, lymphatic, immune, and hepatic systems. Pla
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Mastitis
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Mastitis Aareola, nipple, and subcutaneous [SC] fat may also be affected by mastitis, which is an inflammation of the breast parenchyma. Typically linked to bacterial infection (and postpartum mothers' milk stasis) May or may
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Mastoiditis
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Mastoiditis An inflammation of the mastoid bone is called mastoiditis. Most frequently, it occurs as a side effect of acute otitis media (AOM). ● Typically, days to weeks following the onset of the initial middle ear symptoms,
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Rubeola ( Measles)
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Rubeola ( Measles) Exanthematous maculopapular rash that starts at the head and progresses inferiorly to the trunk and limbs characterizes a highly contagious, acute viral infection. Rash is accompanied by fever and the traditio
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Sytemic Lupus Erythematosus
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Multisystem autoimmune inflammatory disorder with variable presentation, disease course, and prognosis that can affect any organ system, but is most commonly seen in the immune, reproductive, renal,
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia A myeloproliferative neoplasm called chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is characterized by clonal proliferation of myeloid progenitors in the bone marrow and ongoing differentiation into adult granu
