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Learn all about Kussmaul sign mechanism, pathophysiology, causes and treatment. Kussmaul sign is a paradoxical rise in jugular venous pressure (JVP) with inspiration. Normally during inspiration, the negative intrathoracic pressure causes a fall in systemic venous pressure and therefore a drop in the jugular venous pressure. However, in patients with ...

What is Sicca syndrome? Learn all about its definition, symptoms, causes and treatment options. It is an autoimmune disease, also known as Sjogren syndrome that classically combines dry eyes, dry mouth, and another disease of connective tissue such as rheumatoid arthritis (most common), lupus, scleroderma or polymyositis. Sicca is a ...

Learn all about verruca vulgaris sign and symptoms and treatment. “Common” warts (verruca vulgaris) are single or grouped, rough keratotic papules, nodules, or plaques. Verrucas are usually found on the soles of your feet. They may also have tiny black dots in the centre and can be painful when you ...

Micrognathia is the condition of having a smaller than average jaw. It is common in infants and adolescents and often corrects itself as the person gets older. Micrognathia is more common in newborns than suspected. This anomaly is frequently associated with cleft palate. Micrognathia or mandibular hypoplasia means a small ...

Learn all about nuchal rigidity, the impaired neck flexion resulting from muscle spasm (not actual rigidity) of the extensor muscles of the neck; usually attributed to meningeal irritation, its symptoms, causes and treatment. A stiff neck refers to a tightness or rigidity in the muscles supporting the neck. Nuchal rigidity ...

Precordial Catch Syndrome (PCS), also known as Texidor’s twinge. The syndrome was first described and named in 1893 by Henri Huchard a French cardiologist, who called it “precordialgie” (from the latin “praecordia” meaning “before the heart”), or “Syndrome de Huchard” (“Huchard syndrome”). The term “precordial” was first coined in 1370 ...

Do you know that glossophobia is one of the most common phobias? Glossophobia isn’t a dangerous disease or chronic condition. It’s the medical term for the fear of public speaking. And it affects as many as four out of 10 people. Glossophobia is a subset of social phobia, or fear ...

Learn all about Organomegaly, the term used for abdominal mass; its causes and symptoms. Organomegaly involves the enlargement of body organs. Many different factors may cause such enlargement. While some causes are benign, others are more serious. Heart enlargement, liver enlargement, and spleen enlargement called cardiomegaly, hepatomegaly, and splenomegaly, respectively ...

Learn all about fibroscan test for liver fibrosis. Fibrosis occurs when excessive scar tissue builds up faster than it can be broken down and removed from the liver. Chronic infection with hepatitis C or hepatitis B virus (HCV or HBV), heavy alcohol consumption, toxins, trauma or other factors can all ...

Learn all about heavy feelings of head and numbness and about the causes and remedies to get rid of it. When the head feels heavy and tired, it can be a struggle to get through the day. Heavy head may be associated with vertigo, dizziness, mental confusion, and numbness and ...