“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” – Loren ElsileyThe magical element in our body fluid is sodium. As sodium is the vital constituent of the body fluid, our tissues swim in the salty sea as fish do. Any imbalance between the sodium and water leads to contrasting conditions such […]

MEN syndrome stands for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome. They are characterized by overactivity (tumor) of endocrine glands which is mostly due to genetic etiology. In simple words, it is a group of cancers in a single person. Based on genetics, MEN syndrome is of two types. They are, Genetic Basis for MEN Syndrome Both these […]

Antony Bayes de Luna, president of World Heart Foundation (1997 – 99) made 29th September “World Heart Day”. On this day, awareness is created about coronary heart disease which is one of the leading causes of heart failure all over the world. The pumping organ of the body is our heart. If the pumping system does […]

Myasthenia gravis is a self-destructive disease that produces skeletal muscle weakness. An English physician Thomas Willis first recognized and described this disease in the 17th century. It generally presents as weakness and fatigue. It is due to a decreased number of available acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction. About 1-7 in 10,000 population are affected […]

Let us take a red color balloon and fill it with running tap water. As the water keeps on filling, the pressure inside the balloon increases, and it bursts. Yes, the same concept here. As the blood volume in the small blood vessel increases it reshapes themselves into tortuous vessels called varices. If the same […]

Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammation of the pancreas resulting due to many conditions but presents with a simple abdominal pain. Conditions Causing Acute Pancreatitis The two leading causes of acute pancreatitis are gallstones and alcohol abuse.  Other causes are blunt trauma to the abdomen, mumps, autoimmune disease, scorpion venom, ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangitis – […]

The term rheumatic fever is a post-streptococcal,immune-mediated, multisystem inflammatory disease It is a major health problem among children and young adults in developing countries and is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children. The most common age group being affected are the children between 5-15 yrs of age commonly the school-going children. […]