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Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common metabolic disorders affecting millions of people worldwide. It is a chronic condition that occurs when the body cannot properly regulate blood glucose (sugar) levels. Over time, uncontrolled diabetes can lead to serious complications involving the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart, and blood vessels. Early diagnosis, lifestyle management, regular monitoring, and appropriate treatment can help individuals live healthy and productive lives. What is Diabetes Mellitus? This is an abnormal endocrine gland secretion state. In this, less amount of insulin is secreted and so this condition enhances the state of keeping his sugar value in the blood, high starch in blood, and high fat metabolism in blood are happening. Normally, blood sugar in the blood should be released out to the cells to give energy and this process is affected by diabetes mellitus, as there is less amount of insuling in blood to do this process. Diabetes mellitus is of two types, such ...

We try to learn medical terminology. what is a medical terminology? a medical terminology is a medical word, that's all. what is the difference between an ordinary word and a medical word. Every medical term has three different components, such as, prefix, combining vowel, and a suffix. Each medical term word is an unique one with its special meaning. Take some examples, cardiologist, dental, myalgia. The above examples are medical terms. The first one cardiologist means specialist in heart ailments. How can we come to this meaning? only by dividing them in mind. How can we divide  cardiologist? We can divide this word like this cardi/o/logist. The first part prefix is cardi/ means heart. /o/ is the combining vowel, and -/logist means specialist. Take the second one dental. How can we divide them? dent/al dent/ means teeth and -/al means pertaining to. So, dental means pertaining to teeth.  Take the last medical terminology myalgia. what does it mean? my/-...

Aims of learning the medical language Medical transcriptionists are also called as medical language specialist or MLS, why because they should know everything about a medical term. Every MT should keep in mind how to analyze medical words by dividing them into its components, such as, PREFIX (word beginning), COMBINING VOWEL (the vowel O commonly joins one or two prefixes and suffixes), and SUFFIX (word ending component). Each medical terms is a complex medical term. So, analyzing them by splitting them into its component is very much important to understand the meaning of the word. Each component of a medical word is unique one. This type of understanding is important to understand the meaning of each term, so that you can recognize each term. By splitting each medical word, we do relate them and understand the structure of anatomy and function of the human body or any disease conditions etc. MTs should not try to just mug up the words to understand their meaning, it is t...

Hyperinsulinism - What is it? When pancreas starts to secrete more insulin than its normal level and this abnormal condition is termed as hyperinsulinism. Due to this abnormal state, the level of blood sugar decreased because the secreted insulin in great amounts draw the sugar out of blood and so this happens. This may happen separately or may be associated with any other disease conditions in the body. It is understood importantly that when beta cells in the blood enters into the pancreas, more insulin is secreted. Why this happens? When more amount of blood glucose in the blood, pancreas automatically secretes more insulin to draw more glucose from the blood. What are the normal blood sugar level? For normal adults, the fasting blood sugar level should be 70 to 100 millgram per deciliter (mg/dL).  Non-fasting blood sugar should be below 140 mg/dL.  Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia is a condition, in which less glucose is present in the blood due to over secretion of insu...

Diagnosis Pheochromocytoma and Treatment - Lesson 328 An abnormal condition caused by thick colored stains formed by the tumor cells of adrenal medulla. As the name of the tumor pheochromocytoma illustrates the meaning, pheo- means dark or thick or dusky, chromo- means colored -cytoma means abnormal condition of tumor by these cells. The origin of this type of tumor is from the adrenal medulla. What these abnormal tumor cells do after their formation? These tumor cells will produce excessive in amount the hormones like epinephrine and norepinephrine. Signs and symptoms of pheochromocytoma: These tumor cells simply activate excessively the nerves of sympathetic nervous system and so heart rate may increase with blood pressure, excessive sweating may happen, weight loss, hyperglycemia, skin palpitations, as well as flank pain are the visible symptoms of pheochromocytoma. Diagnosis of pheochromocytoma:  Identification of normetanephrine and metanephrine factors in plasma ce...

1. aaIPI (age adjusted International Prognostic Index) - The age-adjusted IPI (aaIPI) has been used in studies adopting intensive treatment approaches such as high-dose therapy (HDT) and stem cell transplantation (SCT). 2.  Acticoat – nanocrystalline silver surgical dressing that is an antimicrobial barrier dressing. 3.  Abbott Grand Slam guide wire used in cardiac catheterization. 4.  ABCD criteria for pigmented lesions - asymmetry, border irregularity, color variegation, diameter. Can also be ABCDE - evolving. 5.  Abiraterone – chemotherapy drug for prostate cancer. 6.  Absolute self-expanding stent. 7.  Abumi method for cervical spinal pedicle screw placement. 8.  Acanya (benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate) - used for acne treatment 9.  Acapella chest physiotherapy device for cystic fibrosis patients. 10.  Acetadote – antidote for acetaminophen overdose (like Mucomyst). 11.  Actemra – new medication for rh...

Addison's disease is an abnormal condition of less secretion of mineralocorticosteroids and glucocorticosteroids, especially less production of hormones produced by kidneys. Addison's disease happens when adrenal glands (glands above kidneys) produce less hormones, such as corticosteroids and aldosterone. The main reason for this disease is TB, any metastatic tumors or bilateral hemorrhage. Adrenal Gland Hormones:  The glands produce hormones that are above kidneys are call adrenal glands. The outer area of an adrenal gland is called as cortex and the inner area of an adrenal gland is medulla. The main reason for the Addison's disease is less formation of adrenal cortex hormones. The names of adrenal cortex hormones are cortisol, aldosterone, androgen and estrogen.  Cortisol helps to maintain sugar in our body and immune response; aldosterone helps to regulate minerals, such as sodium and potassium in the blood. Androgen and estrogen are male and female sex hormones t...