Tag Archives: cough
Tonsillitis in adults
Patient: “I have a terribly sore throat. Doctor and I feel awful. My husband says it is tonsillitis, but since it is only a child’s complaint, how is it possible?”
Poor Mrs. Brown could hardly speak. She held her head stiffly,...
Aneurysm of the aorta – symptoms and treatment
Aneurysm of the aorta – symptoms and treatment
Aneurysm is a limited (segmental) pathological extension of the aorta and its arterial branches. Aneutysms are caused by atherosclerosis, degenerative and specific diseases (for example syphilis),...
Pulmonary emphysema – treatment and symptoms
Pulmonary emphysema – treatment and symptoms
The main function of respiration is exchange process. By breathing the oxygen which is contained in air is delivered to red blood cells (RBCs) and in exhalation back is discharged carbon dioxide...
Granulomas – treatment and types
Granulomas – treatment and types
Granulomas are small nodular clusters of cells with typical dimensions of 1-2mm. Their formation is a long ongoing response to the slow destroying pathogens by the cells of monocyte-macrophage system. Granulomas...
Rheumatic mitral stenosis
Rheumatic mitral stenosis
From anamnesis: N.I.K., 55 years old woman joins in the Cardiology ward with complaints of severe constriction, accompanied by a cough with expectoration of rusty sputum, weakness and anorexia. Immediately before entering...
Echinococcosis – symptoms and treatment
Echinococcosis has the dog for a permanent and final host, and the other animals, including the human, are intermediate hosts, in which the intermediate stage with formation of echinococcosis cysts is being developed. Echinococcosisis is just...
Bronchopneumonia – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Bronchopneumonia – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Bronchopneumonia is an acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs, in which the alveoli and / or interstitial are affected. Pneumonias are the most common cause of death among infectious...