Question 1

is it possible for a child with pfapa, after ta removal and 2 years symptom free, to begin having symptoms again?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: but "possible" since the exact nature of this relatively rare disorder is unknown!

Question 2

prognosis and therapy pfapa?

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PFAPA tx & px: Several treatments seem to have benefits: single dose of Prednisone at onset of each fever episode usually ends fever w/i hrs (but some experience more frequent episodes); Colchicine may be used in latter cases. Removal of tonsils & adenoids has proven effective in many. Pfapa resolves with age & does not lead to more severe illnesses.

Question 3

therapy and prognos of pfapa?

Accepted Answer

Short course of ...: Prednisone works well.  Pfapa (periodic fever, aphthous ulcer, pharyngitis,  adenopathy) is considered an autoimmune condition which has no known sequelae.

Question 4

gulcose level of my wife ppas r.267.age 51 year is she dibatc.

Accepted Answer

If your abreviation: Stands for "2 hour post prandial blood sugar" and the result is "267mg%" then yes she most likely is diabetic.  If otherwise please re-post with specific units and time of test and whether fasting or 2 hours after eating.

Question 5

papp-a value 792.2.. nt is 1.3.. what does this mean? do i have any risk?

Accepted Answer

Unclear question: Are you referring to: Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy-associated_plasma_protein_A. Best ask whoever provided these values to you, why they were ordered, what is the concern. Like most tests, the meaning is extremely unclear without the context of the situation &amp; the explicit concerns. Does NT refer to nuchal translucency? Same issues.

Question 6

is rotty prata can fattening?

Accepted Answer

Count the calories: Roti prata is a bread-type food, with oils and whatever other ingredients one desires to put in. Whether or not it is fattening depends on whether or not a person is eating more calories than he needs or wants. If a person is at a great weight eating 1800 calories a day, and then adds a roti prata every day, but doesn't do anything else to burn off the extra calories, then it would be fattening.

Question 7

is a prana mattress really that good?

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Mattress: HealthTap has requested that it's providers not endorse specific products or product lines.

Question 8

ok, tell me, what is latest rec for paps if woman had a hyst?

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Usually none: If you have had a total hystrectomy, not just a supra-cervical hystrectomy, then a pap smear would not be used. However, pap is a technique -- and can be used on the walls of the vagina also. Therefore, depends on the reason for the hystrectomy.

Question 9

what are the dangers of ptfe and pfoa & chemicals in pots and pans?

Accepted Answer

: Those can produce dangerous substances at very high temperature but our normal cooking does not reach that high temp.

Question 10

do all women need pap tests?

Accepted Answer

All with uterus need: The pap test is a screen for cancer cells on the uterine cervix. This can detect very early pre-cancerous lesions. Unless a woman has had a hysterectomy, which means there is no longer a cervix, an annual pap smear can be life saving.

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Is it possible for a child with pfapa, after ta removal and 2 years symptom free, to begin having symptoms again?

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Therapy and prognos of pfapa?

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Gulcose level of my wife ppas r.267.age 51 year is she dibatc.

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Papp-a value 792.2.. nt is 1.3.. what does this mean? do i have any risk?

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Is rotty prata can fattening?

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Is a prana mattress really that good?

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Ok, tell me, what is latest rec for paps if woman had a hyst?

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What are the dangers of ptfe and pfoa & chemicals in pots and pans?

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Do all women need pap tests?

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