Elevated liver enzymes symptoms
The liver is one of the most important organs in the human body, when it comes to the metabolism. It is responsible for the removal of all toxins from the...
Abortion procedure at 4 weeks
Abortion procedure at 4 weeks The length of a pregnancy is counted from the date of a person's last menstrual period. Therefore, the fourth week of pregnancy will be...
Perforated viscus facts
A viscus is an internal organ located in the abdominal cavity or the pelvic area. "Viscus" is quite literally the Latin word for "an organ in the body", and the plural...
Causes of green stool
The color of the stool varies depending on many different factors. Most of these factors are related to the food that has been eaten. It is not rare for people to...
Bumps on skin after sun exposure
It is a widely known fact that the human skin is very sensitive. We sometimes forget that the skin is one of our major organs — as well as the largest...
Complications of right hemicolectomy
Introduction The large intestine is also well-known under the names colon and bowel. The large intestine is a long tube that is a part of the digestive tract. A very...
Hematoma after surgery
A hematoma represents extravasation of blood outside the blood vessels — basically, bleeding that collects in a pool outside of the blood vessels. This accumulation of blood is generally...
Swollen ankles in elderly
For most people, old age comes with its fair share of health problems. People find that their body simply does not work as it used to when they were younger...
Pain and abdominal pressure during ovulation
Because ovulation, and more precisely knowing when you ovulate, is such a key part of increasing your chances of getting pregnant, learning how to recognize the symptoms of ovulation pays...
Uterine polyps during pregnancy
Uterine polyps are overgrowths of tissue in the endometrium, the lining of the womb. These tissues stick up into the uterine cavity and can be small or large in size...