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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding can cause vomiting blood, black or tarry stools, weakness, and shock. Common causes include ulcers, esophagitis, and gastroesophageal varices, and severe bleeding requires emergency treatment.

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Dysplasia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Dysplasia refers to abnormal or disorganized cells in a tissue or organ. It can affect the breasts, bones, hips, lungs, or cervix and may be linked to inflammation, infection, toxic exposure, or genetic changes.

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Hyperopia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Hyperopia causes blurry near vision when light focuses behind the retina. Common symptoms include eye strain, headaches, and difficulty concentrating. Treatment may involve glasses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery.

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Xerophthalmia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Xerophthalmia is a severe eye condition caused by vitamin A deficiency. It can lead to dry eyes, night blindness, Bitot spots, corneal ulcers, and vision loss. Treatment includes vitamin A supplementation and eye care.

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Can you die from sun poisoning?

Can you die from sun poisoning? Learn how severe sunburn, dehydration, and heat stroke can become life-threatening and when to seek emergency care.

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Alzheimer’s Care: 10 Essential Tips for Daily Support & Safety

Alzheimer’s care includes daily medication support, brain-stimulating activities, home safety, personal hygiene, nutrition, communication strategies, social interaction and ways to respond to aggressive behavior.

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Hemorrhagic Fever: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Hemorrhagic fever is a serious illness that can cause high fever, severe headache, skin spots, and internal or external bleeding. Causes may include dengue, Ebola, yellow fever, and other infections, with hospital treatment needed to prevent life-threatening complications.

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Enlarged Spleen (Splenomegaly): Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Splenomegaly is an enlarged spleen that may cause upper left abdominal discomfort, early fullness, fatigue, or no symptoms. Enlarged spleen symptoms pain may be linked to infections, liver disease, blood disorders, or cancer, and treatment depends on the cause.

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Transaminitis: Symptoms. Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment

Transaminitis means elevated ALT and AST levels and may be linked to fatty liver disease, alcohol use, infections, medications or other conditions. Diagnosis and treatment depend on the underlying cause.

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Barotrauma: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Barotrauma is an injury caused by pressure changes during flying, diving, or altitude changes. It can affect the ears, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, causing symptoms such as ear pain, dizziness, and breathing problems. Treatment depends on the affected area and symptom severity.

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Cauliflower Ear: Symptoms. Causes, Treatment & When to See a Doctor

Cauliflower ear develops when repeated trauma causes blood to collect around the ear cartilage. Symptoms include pain, swelling and deformity, while early drainage and compression can prevent permanent damage. Surgery may be needed for established cases.

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Heterochromia: Types, Causes & When to See a Doctor

Heterochromia causes different eye colors or two colors within one eye. It is usually a harmless genetic trait present from birth, but it can also result from eye injury or certain health conditions and should be evaluated by an ophthalmologist.

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Dystonia: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Causes, Types & Treatment

Dystonia causes involuntary muscle contractions, spasms and abnormal postures. Symptoms, possible causes, diagnosis, types and treatments include botulinum toxin injections, medication, physical therapy and surgery.

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CKM Syndrome: Symptoms, Stages, Causes, Treatment & Prevention

CKM syndrome links excess body fat and metabolic problems with kidney and cardiovascular disease. Symptoms may appear only in later stages, while early screening, lifestyle changes and targeted medicines can help slow progression and prevent complications.

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Pinched Nerve in Shoulder: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

A pinched nerve in shoulder may cause pain, tingling, numbness and weakness due to nerve compression in the neck or shoulder. Treatment may include rest, medication, physical therapy, injections or surgery.