Kenneth Kee: 523 books

Gastroparesis is a medical disorder that decreases the ability of the stomach to empty its contents.It does not involve an obstruction (blockage).The spontaneous motility of the muscles in the stomach does not move normally.Normally, strong muscular contractions push food through the digestive tract.But...

Tics are abrupt, purposeless, and involuntary vocal sounds or muscular jerks.Tics are fast, repetitive muscle movements that result in sudden and difficult to control body jolts or sounds.They are fairly common in childhood and typically first appear at around five years of age.Very occasionally they...

Tourette syndrome (TS), sometimes called Tourette disorder (TD), is a neurological medical disorder featured by multiple repeated tics.Tics are sudden, purposeless, and involuntary vocal sounds or muscular jerks.Tourette syndrome is a disorder that causes a person to make repeated, quick movements...

Red Eyes (Conjunctivitis) is a medical disorder that produces inflammation of the conjunctiva (the white of the eye and inner lining of eyelids).It is one of the most frequent and treatable eye infections in children and adults.Eye redness is most often the result of swollen or dilated blood...

The detection of a patient with Retinal detachment is unexpected in a family doctor setting.After 30 years of family doctor practice, I had not seen a single case of retinal detachment or had examined a case in the hospital.Now my own patient (a highly ranked civil servant in the Government service)...

Impetigo is a medical disorder with vesiculo-pustular skin infection happening at all ages.Impetigo is a very frequent infection of the superficial layer of the skin.It can be classified into:1. Non-bullous and2. Bullous forms.The non-bullous forms represent about 70%.Bacterial Infections:1. Gram...

Chapter 1Polycythemia veraWhat is Polycythemia Vera?Polycythemia vera (PV) is a medical bone marrow disorder in which there is an uncontrolled proliferation of the blood cells.All the blood cells in the body are involved.Polycythemia rubra vera (PRV) mainly produces...

Hypopituitarism is a medical disorder in which the pituitary gland does not normally produce usual amounts of some or all of its eight hormones. Hypopituitarism is due to an inadequate production of hypothalamic-releasing hormones or due to an inability of the pituitary gland to secrete hormones. Hypopituitarism...

De Quervain’s Disease is the compression of the tendon sheath of one of the two tendons to the thumb at wrist region.The tendon sheath is a protective cover for the tendon which provides protection for the tendon as it travels across the radius bone especially at the joints.When the tendon gets...

Pancoast Syndrome or tumors are cancers that form at the very top part of the lung (the apex).Pancoast tumors are a subset of non-small cell lung cancers that invade the top of the chest.Because of their location, they invade adjoining tissueCancers in the top part of the lung are rare.Pancoast tumor...

Heart valve diseases are outside the field of most family doctors because of the difficulty in the treatment. It is more of a cardiologist’s field. However the sounds of the heart murmurs and heart clicks still fascinate me. What is important from a family doctor’s perspective is to differentiate...

Tarsal tunnel syndrome is a medical compression neuropathy of the posterior tibial nerve as it passes in the anatomical tarsal tunnel, which is located behind the medial malleolus and beneath the retinaculum of the flexor muscles of the foot.The tarsal tunnel is a ligamentous sheath that provides...

Foot drop is a medical disorder with muscular weakness or paralysis that makes it difficult to lift the front part of the foot and toes.Foot drop is a sign of an underlying disorder rather than a condition itself.This could be muscular, produced by nerve damage in the leg, or the result of a brain...

Dressler's syndrome (or postpericardiotomy syndrome) is classified as a form of pericarditis, inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart.The inflammation is thought to be a response of the immune system after a traumatic injury or damage to the heart tissue such as from a heart attack or open heart...