Perforated bowel Perforated bowel is a hole in the wall of the small intestine (small bowel perforation) or large intestine (large bowel perforation), which is

What is angina? Angina is also called angina pectoris, is a heart condition that causes chest pain, pressure or discomfort you feel when there is not

Splenic abscess Splenic abscess is a pus-filled pocket in your spleen. Splenic abscess can be life-threatening if not treated promptly. It's usually caused by bacteria,

Ascending cholangitis Ascending cholangitis also known as acute cholangitis, is a bacterial infection superimposed on an obstruction of the biliary tree most commonly from a gallstone,

Erythropoietic protoporphyria Erythropoietic protoporphyria also called EPP is a rare inherited disorder of the heme biosynthetic pathway resulting in the accumulation of protoporphyrins in red blood

What is a Myoma? A myoma also known as uterine fibroid or uterine leiomyoma is a noncancerous (benign) smooth muscle tumor that grows in the uterus (womb), within

What is end-stage renal disease? End-stage renal disease (ESRD) also called end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), Stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal failure is

L-Carnitine L-Carnitine, is short for Levocarnitine or Carnitor or vitamin BT or beta-hydroxy-gamma-N-trimethylaminobutyric acid, is an enantiomer (a mirror image of three-dimensional shape) of carnitine

Hepatic encephalopathy Hepatic Encephalopathy also referred to as portosystemic encephalopathy, is a serious but treatable complex neuropsychiatric syndrome (if caught early and treated promptly) that

What is fibromatosis Fibromatosis refers to a group of benign (non-cancerous) conditions characterized by overgrowths of skin and fibrous connective tissue tumors called fibromas ((Tolan

Photocontact dermatitis Photocontact dermatitis is an inflammatory skin reaction that occurs when ultraviolet (UV) or visible light interacts with a topically applied or systemically taken

What is PABA PABA (C7H7NO2) also called para-aminobenzoic acid or 4-aminobenzoic acid, is a natural substance that naturally occur in these foods: brewer's yeast, liver,