MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'abnormality'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:35:20 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169547&cid=t_246803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-importance-of-physicals-for-young-athletes%2F2011.08.27 Increasing numbers of young people participate in outdoor activities, including strenuous competitive athletics. In so doing, they subject their bodies to stresses that are more intense and prolonged than those presented by a largely sedentary life. Every story of a sudden death in a young person is a tragedy, and usually accompanied by commentary pondering the role and utility of pre-activity screening. Could the death have been prevented? What was the physiological condition of the deceased? Could the collapse, often attributed to a heart problem, have been predicted? Was there an examination or evaluation that might have indicated that the deceased was at greater risk, or should have been held out of the activity? These are all important questions, with no simple answers. Sudden collaps... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169547 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5169547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592393&cid=t_246803_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcavernous-angiomas-screening-of-a-family-over-three-generations%2F2011.03.15 Cavernous angiomas belong to a group of intracranial vascular malformations that are developmental malformations of the vascular bed. These congenital abnormal vascular connections frequently enlarge over time. The lesions can occur on a familial basis. Patients may be asymptomatic, although they often present with headaches, seizures, or small parenchymal hemorrhages. In most patients, cavernous angiomas are solitary and asymptomatic. In recent times, increasing MRI has detected several such asymptomatic cases and has prompted a study into the genetics and natural history of this condition. It is now known that cavernous angiomas have a genetic basis. Familial forms of cavernous angiomas are associated with a set of genes called CCM genes (cerebral cavernous angioma). This is a case repor... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592393 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:00:02 +0100 4592393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003260&cid=t_246803_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FjKy0g36IhNs%2F Can you correctly interpret the ECG findings in a marathon runner with gastroenteritis? What is their significance? What management is required? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003260 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:31 +0100 4003260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416160&cid=t_246803_115_f&fid=34670&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsumerdoc.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fectopic-internal-carotid-artery-ct.html The congenitally tortuous internal carotid artery (ICA) is an uncommon but important anomaly for the otolaryngologist, to recognize. Some of them determine a dislocation of the ICA that can be found at the level of the pharyngeal wall in some cases. Because of this dislocation, the ICA may cause a widening of the retropharyngeal and lateropharyngeal soft tissues. The ectopic ICA poses a risk during both major oropharyngeal tumor resection and less extensive procedures, such as tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Submitted by Dr Sangeeta Aneja, MD Head of Dept, LLRM MeerutOpinion by-  Teleradiology ProvidersFrom Sumer's Radiology Site http://www.sumerdoc.blogspot.com -The Top Radiology Magazine. Teleradiology Providers at www.teleradproviders.com Mail us at tel... Sumer's Radiology Site blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416160 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:53:00 +0100 3416160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420567&cid=t_246803_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2Fs9HhSbVBGp0%2F           Leukemia is a rather complex form of cancer.  The term refers to cancers of the white blood cells, which are also called leukocytes or WBCs.  The disorder actually starts in the tissue that forms the blood.  To understand the cancer disease more thoroughly, it helps to know that normal blood cells develop from cells in the bone marrow called stem cells.  Bone marrow is the soft material located in the center of most bones.  Stem cells mature into different kinds of blood cells, and each one has a specific purpose.  White blood cells help fight infection in our bodies.  Red blood cells carry oxygen to tissues throughout the body.  Platelets help form blood clots that control bleeding.           Leukemia develops when the marrow produces far too many white... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420567 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:30:57 +0100 3420567 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2593229&cid=t_246803_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FcwX6F8ISv-8%2Fnew-structural-mri-test-can-diagnose.html In this study, Mayo Clinic researchers developed a framework for MRI-based differential diagnosis of three common neurodegenerative disorders: Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, and Lewy body disease using Structural MRI. Currently, examination of the brain at autopsy is the only way to confirm with certainty that a patient had a specific form of dementia. The framework, which is called "STructural Abnormality iNDex" or STAND-Map, shows promise in accurately diagnosing dementia patients while they are alive. The rationale is that if each neurodegenerative disorder can be associated with a unique pattern of atrophy specific on MRI, then it may be possible to differentially diagnose new patients. The study looked at 90 patients from the Mayo Clinic database who were conf... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2593229 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:16:28 +0100 2593229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909230&cid=t_246803_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F286469529%2Fsalpingitis-isthmica-nodosa.html Salpingitis Isthmica Nodosa Salpingitis isthmica nodosa is a nodular swelling of the isthmic segment of the fallopian tube. This fallopian tube abnormality is sometimes encountered at the time of tubal reversal surgery. It often involves the interstitial portion of tube that is within the uterine muscle. The nodule is due to thickening of the muscular wall [...] (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909230 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:47:43 +0100 1909230