ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
The common symptoms of this disease are premature ageing and a serious problem with the person’s short-term memory. Mid-stage symptoms are confusion and irritability, giving rise to mood swings and aggression. There is a deterioration in the person’s language and there can be breakdowns in the person’s ability to formulate one’s thoughts. The late-stage symptoms […]
MEASLES
This is a contagious viral infection characterised by high fever and a red rash. An early sign is the appearance of koplic spots inside the mouth.
MENINGITIS
This is an infection where the membranes of your patient’s brain and spinal chords become inflamed. Your patient will experience headaches, stiff neck, and fever.
MUMPS
This is a contagious disease that begins with fever and muscle pain, fatigue and headaches, and then swells up the parotid glands below the ears. Slowly the swelling expands to the entire face.
WARTS
Warts are dark local growths on the skin caused by HPV. They may appear anywhere on the body. If they change in size and shape, then there are chances that they are cancerous
CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE or CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE
This is a condition where your patient’s kidneys become unable to remove waste material. The kidneys lose their function over a period of months or years. Creatinin and blood urea keep building up in the body, putting increasing stress on his/her kidneys. Symptoms include fatigue, water retention particurly in the lower parts of the body, […]
TOOTHACHE
This is when your teeth or tooth experience a sharp pain that increases upon pressure, ie while eating or speaking. It is caused by an irritation of a tooth nerve.
GYNECOMASTIA
This is an endocrine system disorder in which there is an increase in the size of male breast tissue. This occures mostly in young boys undergoing puberty, but may also affect adult males.
OSTEOMYELITIS
This is a periostal inflammation of the bones. The area becomes infected and reddened, and there might be pus with sinus formation.
OVARIAN TUMORS
This is when there is abnormal growth of cells in the ovary forming a lump. These are not cancerous.
