Kenneth: 870 books

Transient ischemic attackToday a 60 year old man was brought in by his wife to consult me because he suddenly felt tiredness and weakness of one side of his body (right side) 1 week ago after shifting some heavy furniture.The wife said that he was confused and went to the passenger seat instead...

Intestinal motility disorders are a group of medical intestinal disorders caused by the poorly understood neuromuscular dysfunction of the intestine, which may induce in any region of the gastrointestial tract chronic motor and sensory disturbances typically featured by weakened, spastic or failed...

Aerophagia is the voluntary disorder of excessive air swallowing, which goes into the stomach.Aerophagia is the swallowing of air indicating that air enters the gastrointestinal tract (gut) rather than the lungs.The air may get retained in the esophagus and stomach temporarily and can be passed out...

Insomnia is described as a medical sleep disorder typically featured by:1. Difficulty in falling and remaining asleep2. Too early morning wakening3. Too many awakenings during the night4. Lack of restful sleep5. A combination of these.Most people have poor sleep at least once in their lifetimeInsomnia...

This book describes Aphthous Mouth Ulcer, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Aphthous Mouth Ulcers are painful open sores or ulcers in the mouth. They may appear red or yellow in color Aphthous Mouth Ulcers are normally found on the mouth such as the tongue or the inner linings of the lips...

Just 1 week ago my sister in law consulted a doctor about a protrusion in the anus and bleeding in the feces when she passed motion for a few months, She was told that she had a rectal prolapse and surgery to remove the rectal prolapse. She decided to consult me about her medical problem. I examined...

Taste disorders are normally linked with smell disorders such as anosmia or loss of smell.Smell and taste are so closedly linked that any loss of smell can result in a constant loss of taste.Similarly a loss of taste may affect the person to smell the food appropriately.Some people are born with taste...

This book describes Listeria Infection, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Listeria infection is a food borne bacterial illness that can be very dangerous for pregnant women and people with reduced immune systems. Listeria infection is most often contracted by eating improperly processed...

Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a medical disorder caused by damage to or disease affecting peripheral nerves, which may reduce sensation, movement, gland or organ function, or other parts of health, depending on the type of nerve affected.Peripheral nerves bring information to and from the brain.They...

Q fever is a self limited infection caused by Coxiella burneti bacteria that can affect the lungs, heart, liver and other parts of the body.The bacteria Coxiella burnetii is the cause of Q-fever.The bacterium is resistant to desiccation and exposure in dust and soil and is found all the world.Sheep,...

Recently I have an elderly patient who is unable to ejaculate even though he is able to manage an erection.His wife felt that is unusual and wonder whether there is a blockage in the seminal ducts.He is also depressed because he felt that he should be able to ejaculate.What is Anejaculation?Anejaculation...

Hauflin farmer Jaron Feldergrass has had enough of the world outside his village, a world dominated by the violent humans and populated with monsters. But when his brother Jayse is murdered by bandits, Jaron must take up his bow and knife and leave Fairhollow again for that wider world. Accompanied...

Murder. Wit. Heart. Surprisingly mixed in a fast-paced story of one man's race. It starts with the violent murders of three white upstanding professionals; three crimes stark in their symbolism. The first victim is hung from a tree, iron shackles around his neck and wrists. The second is burned alive...

The twenty-sixth century finds a large settled part of the galaxy in a state of near chaos. A weak central government, diverse alien societies, rampant crime and a general feeling of disillusionment become the backdrop of a convoluted series of events involving a diverse group of beings, each with...