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7 hours ago · Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is the replacement of normal liver parenchyma with scar tissue ( fibrosis) and regenerative nodules as a result of chronic liver disease. [6] [7] [8] Damage to the liver leads to repair of liver tissue and subsequent formation of scar tissue.
7 hours ago · Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology.
7 hours ago · v. t. e. A cousin marriage is a marriage where the spouses are cousins (i.e. people with common grandparents or people who share other fairly recent ancestors). The practice was common in earlier times and continues to be common in some societies today, though in some jurisdictions such marriages are prohibited. [1]
7 hours ago · Leprosy. Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease ( HD ), is a long-term infection by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. [4] [7] Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. [4] This nerve damage may result in a lack of ability to feel pain, which can lead to the loss of parts of a ...
7 hours ago · Passive smoking is the inhalation of tobacco smoke, called passive smoke, secondhand smoke ( SHS) or environmental tobacco smoke ( ETS ), by individuals other than the active smoker. It occurs when tobacco smoke diffuses into the surrounding atmosphere as an aerosol pollutant, which leads to its inhalation by nearby bystanders within the same ...
1 day ago · Spironolactone is used primarily to treat heart failure, edematous conditions such as nephrotic syndrome or ascites in people with liver disease, essential hypertension, low blood levels of potassium, secondary hyperaldosteronism (such as occurs with liver cirrhosis ), and Conn's syndrome (primary hyperaldosteronism). [medical citation needed ...
7 hours ago · A group of Dalit women in 2021. Dalit ( English: / ˈdælɪt / from Sanskrit: दलित, romanized : dalita meaning "broken/scattered") is a term first coined by Jyotirao Phule for untouchables and outcasts. It is the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. [1] Dalits were excluded from the fourfold varna of the caste ...
