NON GENITAL WARTS:EXPLAINED

Non-Genital warts can be divided broadly into four types.These are the common wart or the Verruca vulgaris,Plane wart or the Verruca Plana,Plantar warts and the Digitate warts.

Common warts are usually caused by HPV-2.These warts usually present as a elevated,round,greyish colored growth with rough surface that may occur anywhere in the skin,but more commonly over the hands,knee etc.

Plane warts which are usually caused by HPV 3 AND 10,present as multiple,tiny papules appearing over the face.These papules are usually skin colored.

Plantar warts occurring over the under surface of foot,are painful.{Point to be noted here,is that most of the warts are usually painless}.Trauma is the most important predisposing factor.Another being the flat foot.

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Digitate warts/Filiform warts are

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WHAT IS AN WART?

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Warts are firm,raised solid papule or plaques, which are caused by a vary well known virus-The Human Papilloma Virus.These group of virus is a DNA virus that has a propensity to involve the squamous epithelium of our body[like that of skin,vagina,carvix,anal area etc.]

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Philips recalls defibrillators

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Philips has decided to voluntarily recall 5,400 HeartStart FR2+ automated external defibrillators (AEDs),due to suspected memory chips failure.

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CONSTIPATION: CAUSES AND REMEDY

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Constipation is defined as a condition in which the frequency of bowel movement decreases.This condition is usually associated with hardening of stool,and difficulty in passage of stool.

Causes of constipation can be divided into those causes that can be easily taken care off.Constipation may also be a sign of certain serious diseases,where the main aim is proper diagnosis,evaluation and management of the causal disease.

Some very common causes of constipation are consumption of low-fiber diet,not drinking adequate amount of fluids,postponing visits to the toilet,lack of exercise,excessive use of laxatives and enemas.

Spinal cord injury and fractures,other disease and conditions causing prolonged immobilization may also lead to constipation.

Hypothyroidism,[which is characterized by low level of thyroid hormones in the blood],conditions that increase the calcium level in our blood may also lead to constipation.

Patients suffering from cancer also presents with constipation,fairly commonly.This constipation may be due to the cancer itself[ for example a cancer of the gut,may narrow the lumen of the gut, thereby leading to constipation and finally to complete obstruction.The chemo-therapeutic drugs, used for the treatment of cancer and the declining health associated with the cancer may be responsible for the constipation.

Some medicines like the pain relief medications,anti-depressants,sleep medications,chemotherapeutic drugs,iron and calcium tablets/capsules,diuretics etc fairly common causes of constipation.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Increased amount of dietary fiber intake[vegetables,cereals,fruits]

Drink plenty of fluids.

Regular exercise

Use laxatives,suppositories,enemas only after proper prescription of a doctor.

If constipation becomes severe in intensity or prolonged in duration,please consult your doctor for proper evaluation.

For further information on this please consult with your doctor and visit other relevant internet sites.

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PALPITATION : OVERVIEW

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Palpitation, is a very common condition.This may have been experienced by many of us,at some points or the other.In this post i will try to explain the causes of palpitation.

Palpitation is a condition in which an individual becomes aware of his/her own heart beat.Individuals presenting with palpitation usually complain of pounding heart beat.

This condition may occur in any condition like stress, that is physical or emotional etc that increases the catecholamine levels in our body.This in turn increases the force of cardiac contractions,thereby causing palpitation.

Palpitation may also occur in certain individuals when they rest in bed,but are unable to sleep.

Now coming to more serious causes of palpitation.Palpitation may occur in the event of disturbances in heart rate and cardiac rhythm.Some of these disturbances are supraventricular tachyarrhythmia,atrial fibrillation,ventricular tacchyarrhythmias,ventricular extrasystoles etc.In my coming posts i will try to explain each of them in details.
There are certain cardiac diseases like aortic regurgitation that increases the size of the left chamber of the heart i.e the left ventricle,which thereby comes in contact with the chest wall causing palpitation.

Certain non cardiac conditions like fever,hypoglycemia[reduced blood glucose levels] etc. may also cause palpitation.

Last,but definitely not the least psychiatric diseases like panic disorder,depression may also cause palpitation.

There are certain substances that many of us commonly consume like tea,coffee,alcohol,tobacco etc. can also precipitate palpitation and even arrhythmia.

To end this post,any individual presenting with palpitation should not neglect his/her symptoms and should at least consult his/her doctor to undergo a thorough evaluation to establish the cause of palpitation.

Any individual with symptoms of palpitation should avoid the palpitation precipitating substances,mentioned above.


Please consult this topic, with other reliable internet resources or with your doctor.

Tags: Palpitation, Health, Conditions and Diseases, Cardiovascular Disorders, Heart Disease, Cardiac arrhythmia, Arrhythmia, Atrial fibrillation

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H1N1 PANDEMIC: WHO: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

World Health Organisation has released a geographic representation of the present status of H1N1 pandemic as of 13th august 2009.In this map they represented the countries with laboratory test confirmed case by orange color.They have also stratified the countries according to the cumulative deaths due to H1N1 flu.

The smallest circle represents areas with cumulative deaths between 1- 10,the second circle between 11-50,third circle 51-100,the largest circle with cumulative deaths between 101 and more.

please check out the status of H1N1 pandemic here

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