Acute Paralytic Ileus -Ileus is a condition in which there is neurogenic failure or loss of…

Lactase deficiency is the lack of the activity of the enzyme lactase, which is required for…

Whipple disease (WD) is a rare systemic infectious disease, caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, that…

-Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory, immunologic disease of the small intestine triggered by gluten…

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is characterized by peptic ulcers, diarrhea, and marked gastric acid hypersecretion in association…

Complications of peptic ulcer disease include bleeding, ulcer perforation, penetration, and gastric outlet obstruction. Bleeding: Most…

A peptic ulcer is a defect in the gastric or duodenal mucosa that extends through the…

-Esophageal varices are dilated submucosal veins that develop in patients with underlying portal hypertension. -About half…

-Acute lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding refers to blood loss of recent onset originating from the colon.…

Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding -Upper GI bleeding is defined as bleeding above the ligament of Treitz.…

null -Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by chronic…

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-Estrogen used in most COCs: Ethinyl estradiol -Most available progestins have both progestogenic and androgenic activity…

Doctors in Belgium now euthanizing autistic individuals. Welcome to the new brave world where a psychiatrist…

Facts Screen all pregnant women at the first prenatal encounter with serologic testing. But women at…

Facts Genital Herpes Simplex in pregnancy: presents with painful genital ulcers, fever, dysuria, pruritis. Diagnosis by…

-Untreated bacteriuria has been associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and…

Human milk is recommended as the exclusive nutrient source for feeding term infants for the first…

Facts -Collapse of the uterine fundus into the endometrial cavity turning the uterus partially or completely…

-Postpartum hemorrhage is a condition in which a woman loses a very large amount of blood…

-Intra-amniotic infection (IAI, chorioamnionitis) is the infection of the amniotic fluid, membranes, placenta, umbilical cord, and/or…