Abdominal Pain Correctly interpreting the cause of acute abdominal pain can be quite challenging, and because some of the causes can be serious it is quite important for any patient with significant acute abdominal pain to be evaluated in urgent care or ER to rule out serious cause. Simple non serious causes of chronic or …
Abdominal Pain
Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Female Sexually transmitted diseases affects most ages but it tends to occur in young adults, and most infections are asymptomatic (do not exhibit frank infections symptoms). Risk factors for STDs include: new partner, more than one current partner, a partner with STD, or a partner who has concurrent partners STDs in …
Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Men Basic male genital tract drawing:A-Urethra ,B-Testicles,C-Scrotum,D-Epidydimis,E-Spermatic Cord,F-Prostate, G-Seminal Vesicle X-Inguinal and femoral lymph nodes (groin lymph nodes) Genital Herpes (caused by Herpes Simplex I and II) Type I is becoming more prevalent cause of genital herpes(less severe & less frequent flare ups) Incubation is 2-7 days Multiple small blisters(pin head) …
Acute Diarrhea 80% of acute Diarrhea is caused by infections (viruses, Bacteria and parasites) in addition to food poisoning About 20% is caused by drugs side effects Rarely diarrhea is caused by fecal impaction, kidney & pelvic infections and intestinal ischemia Causes of Acute Diarrhea Food and Water borne Infectious Diarrhea Most infectious diarrhea are …
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) Urinary Tract Infections UTIs are usually caused by colonic bacteria traveling from the external genitalia skin up through the urethra to the bladder causing Acute Cysitis (bladder infection) and if untreated it may go up through the ureter to the kidneys causing Kidney infection (Acute Pyelonephritis). Women are more prone to …
