Nephrocalcinosis is a disease of the kidney Pathophysiology 1) calcium deposition in renal parenchyma (kidney tissue) 2) results in abnormal … [Read more...]
Menetrier’s Disease
Menetrier's disease is characterized by: … [Read more...]
Surgeon Dr. Steven Connelly To Become Chief Medical Officer at Park Nicollet
Head and neck surgeon Dr. Steven Connelly has been named the new chief medical officer at Park Nicollet Health Services as of January 1, 2010. … [Read more...]
Somali Surgeon Dr. Mohamed Aden Ali Ponders Return
Somali surgeon Dr. Mohamed Aden Ali, who moved to Minnesota in 1993, is pondering a return to the violence-laced country to carry on for his murdered … [Read more...]
Tularemia (Rabbit Fever)
Pathophysiology 1) cause is infection with Francisella tularensis 2) occurs in more serious type A and less serious type B variants 3) specific … [Read more...]
Cholangitis
Pathophysiology 1) partial or complete obstruction of the biliary tree with resulting bile stasis and secondary bacterial or microbial infection of … [Read more...]
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Pathophysiology 1) congenital gene abnormality considered to be an "imprinting" disorder 2) patients inherit two copies of paternal chromosome 15 … [Read more...]
Cri-du-chat Syndrome (Cat’s Cry Syndrome)
Pathophysiology 1) congenital severe mental retardation 2) cause is deletion in short arm of chromosome 5 Signs and Symptoms 1) cat-like cry … [Read more...]
Lead Poisoning
Pathophysiology of Lead Poisoning Lead poisoning is: 1) excessive levels of lead in tissues 2) most lead in the body is in bones, hair, and teeth … [Read more...]
Hirschsprung’s Disease
Pathophysiology 1) congenital absence of enteric neurons (ganglions) in rectum and distal colon 2) result of failure of migration of neural crest … [Read more...]
Klinefelter’s Syndrome
Klinefelter's syndrome is a genetic disease Pathophysiology disorder of sex chromosomes with presence of two or more X chromosomes in … [Read more...]
Beta Thalassemia
Beta thalassemia is a blood disorder Pathophysiology of Beta Thalassemia 1) abnormal conversion of fetal hemoglobin to adult hemoglobin due to … [Read more...]