Kenneth Kee: 522 books

This book describes Pacemaker Syndrome, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Pacemaker syndrome is a group of symptoms related to the loss of AV synchrony (i.e. the atria contract at the same time as paced ventricular contractions) in patients with a pacemaker The result is reduced cardiac...

This book describes High Altitude Sickness, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases High Altitude sickness is a disease that can happen when mountain climbers, hikers, skiers, or travelers travel to very high altitudes, normally above 8,000 feet (2,400 meters). Acute high altitude sickness (HAS)...

A sebaceous cyst is a closed sac under the skin filled with a cheese-like or oily material.The vast majority of sebaceous cysts are of no great consequence but some in certain places are a cause for concern:Sebaceous cysts are intra-dermal or subcutaneous tumors.Sebaceous cysts may occur anywhere...

Arrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythm and heart beat.There are many types of arrhythmias.They are categorized by some doctors by where they start in the heart (the atria, AV node, or the ventricles).When an arrhythmia occurs, the heart can beat too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm.Tachycardia...

This book describes Kidney Fibrosis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases This is my 4th book on Fibrosis which as can be is a very destructive disease ending in organ failure or death or needing organ transplant. Like all organs, the kidney is very prone to fibrosis resulting in kidney failure. The...

This is a true story as told to me by my patient. She had been my patient for the past 30 years seeing me after I first started my clinic. She brought her family and her children to see me for minor coughs and colds. Of course as she aged, she also consulted me for minor aches...

Delayed or impaired ejaculation is a medical disorder in which a male cannot ejaculate.This is the opposite of premature ejaculation, and occurs when orgasm and ejaculation takes too long to reach.This can happen occasionally to any man, but when it happens too frequently then it may be a problem.It...

Erectile dysfunction is a disorder in which a man is not capable to get or keep an erection hard enough for sexual intercourse.ED is present when a man can:1. Get an erection sometimes, though not every time2. Get an erection, but it does not harden long enough for sexual intercourse3. Not get an...

Penile cancer is the malignant growth of penile cells on the external skin and in the tissues of the penis.The cancerous cells can grow and spread from the penis to the lymph nodes in the groin and eventually to other parts of the body if untreated.Penile cancer is a rare disease in which cancerous...

An anal fissure is a medical disorder that involves a small split or tear in the thin moist tissue (mucosa) lining the lower rectum (anus).An anal fissure is a small tear of the sphincter around the back passage (anus).Although the tear of an anal fissure is normally small (less than a centimeter),...

An anal abscess is an infected cavity filled with pus found near the anus or rectum.Ninety percent of abscesses are the result of an acute infection in the internal glands of the anus.Occasionally, bacteria, fecal material or foreign matter can clog an anal gland and tunnel into the tissue around...

Retrograde ejaculation is a medical disorder when semen enters the bladder instead of going out through the urethra during ejaculation.Retrograde ejaculation (RE) occurs when the semen passes into the bladder rather than along the urethra.Retrograde ejaculation is uncommon.RE is a common type of ejaculatory...

Nystagmus is a symptom seen as a repetitive, involuntary, to and fro oscillation of the eyes.It may be congenital or acquired.It is a symptom, not a diagnosis.It is normally involuntary.It may be physiological or pathological:Physiological nystagmus happens:1. During rotation of the body in space...

Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder in which the patient finds difficulty saying words because of disorders with the muscles that assist the patient to talk.Dysarthria occurs from impaired movement of the muscles utilized for speech production, such as the lips, tongue, vocal folds, and diaphragm.The...