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is it normal for a newborn girl to have on-off pseudomenses in a 2-weeks period?

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Few Q-tips worth: Probably 1/10 infant females will have a small amount of menstrual blood as early as the 4th and seldom later than the 14th day after birth. It is seldom more than would cover a few q-tips over several days.This is due to withdrawal of pregnancy hormones which stimulate the baby uterus.Many more will have a mucousy sticky discharge.When it finishes, it should not return again until puberty.

Question 2

what is pseudo-gout?

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Form of Arthritis: It is joint inflamation caused by calcium pyrophasate crystals.

Question 3

what is intestinal adhesion/tuberculosis? how is it treated?

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Scar tissue: Intestinal adhesions refer to scar tissue, typically caused by the body's normal healing process after an abdominal operation.  If they are related to tuberculosis (TB), treatment of the infection is the best treatment, with surgery as a last resort. Abdominal TB is a serious problem. Ask you doctor about a referral to an infectious disease specialist if this is the case. Hope this helps!

Question 4

what is called dropsy and what is it caused by?

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Depends on cause: Dropsy is a term for generalized edema.  It may be due to heart failure, liver and kidney disease, malnutrition etc.  Other symptoms depend on the underlying pathology and may included respiratory trouble, jaundice, uremia etc.

Question 5

what is a pseudomenigeocele and how is it treated?

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Csf leak: A pseudomeningocele is the location of a dural tear, and can be associated with severe postural headaches, improved with lying down, and nerve symptoms.  Proper evaluation dictates treatment options and decisions.

Question 6

what is pseudotumorcerebreii?

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Pseudotumor: Pseudotumor cerebri refers to a relatively rare and rather poorly understood condition in which there is either excessive spinal fluid production or obstruction to flow. The common incredient is increase cerebrospinal fluid pressor, which causes headaches, can cause disturbance of vision by pressure on the optic nerve, and can cause balance problems and incontinence.

Question 7

what is peritonitis?

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Thoughts : Irritation- itis
Peritoneum  is the inner lining of the abdominal cavity.
Perforation of  bowel, colon, appendix and some other conditions cause abscesses, inflammation, infection in the cavity.

Question 8

what is intestinal infection? what is intestinal infection and how do woman get this type of infection? is this dangerous?

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An : An intestinal infection is an infection of the small or large bowel caused by a bacteria, virus or a parasites.  These are usually transmitted via the fecal/oral route which means that someone ingests the bacteria, virus or parasite from the feces of another infected person.  This could be through contaminated water or food or poor hygiene (handwashing) by the infected person.

There is another type of intestinal infection called c. Difficile which can be caused by antibiotic use.  The antibiotic kills off the good protective bacteria in the gut allowing c. Difficile bacteria to grow and cause illness.

How dangerous the infection is depends on what is causing the illness, the health and age of the person who is sick, and their access to care if they need it.  Intestinal infections and diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death in the third world, but is rarely a cause of death here in the us.

Question 9

what is darcryocystitis?

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Lacrimal duct infxn: Dacryocystitis is a bacterial infection of the lacrimal sac, generally caused by obstruction of tear drainage. Can be a primary blockage, as in a narrowed or atretic duct that gets blocked, or a secondary blockage caused by  infections, trauma, inflammation, or  tumors. This is a very serious disease and needs prompt treatment by a ophthalmologist specializing in orbital diseases.

Question 10

what is verticulitis?

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?diverticulitis is…: …inflammation of diverticula, small pouches that form in intestinal wall (primarily colon); their opening can become blocked by small particles like seeds, nuts, popcorn, etc & the pouch becomes inflamed; it may even rupture, spilling intestinal contents into abdominal cavity & cause peritonitis); many "tics" can bleed when inflamed. See doc if rectal bleeding & abdominal pain.

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