Medical reseach conducted to investigate various aspects of disease such as how many people are at risk, how do people get the disease, and what treatment can help or cure the disease. It may show a…
Medical reseach conducted to investigate various aspects of disease such as how many people are at risk, how do people get the disease, and what treatment can help or cure the disease. It may show a…
Glands of the skin or mucous membranes that secrete the substances they produce into ducts leading to a target body surface and ultimately to the outside of the body. Examples are sweat glands in the…
A distressing neurologic condition causing uncomfortable crawly and painful sensations in the legs that makes the sufferer need to move them for a brief relief of symptoms, especially at night.
Instument measurement used to diagnose neuromuscular disorders by means of placing small needle shaped electrodes through the skin into areas of affected muscles. It converts the electrical activity generated by voluntary muscles (skeletal type) into…
Glands which empty their hormone substances into the bloodsteam and from there to a targeted part of the body such as insulin produced by the pancreas and thyroxine produced by the thyroid gland. They are…
A neuromuscular disorder that impairs some or all of the vocal tract muscles resulting in difficulty with speaking.
The presence of other disease(s) in addition to the primary diagnosis.
The mass of food formed in the mouth by chewing mixed with saliva before swallowing.
The reason given by the patient for visiting a health professional.