Kenneth Kee: 522 books

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous systemGuillain-Barre Syndrome is a rare autoimmune progressive disease with relatively symmetrical weakness of 2 or more limbs due to neuropathy, areflexia and mild sensory symptoms...

This book describes Abnormal High Fever, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related DiseasesMalignant hyperthermia (or abnormal high fever) is an genetic disorder that produces a rapid increase in body temperature (fever) and severe muscle contractions (myalgia) when the affected person is provides with...

Ectopic heart beat or extra-systole or is an extra heart beat which is produced that is not different from a normal sinus heart beat.It may or not be related to compensatory heart pain.Ectopic heartbeats are small modifications in a heartbeat that is otherwise normal.These alterations result in extra...

A hemangioma is a medical disorder that causes abnormal buildup of blood vessels in the skin or internal organs.A hemangioma is a group of blood vessels that develop like a lump under the skinIt has been called a ‘strawberry mark’ as it appears like the surface of a strawberry.1. Superficial hemangiomas...

Bartholin cyst is an acute medical disorder that causes cystic inflammation of the Bartholin gland at the vulva region in females.Bartholin Gland is located behind the bulb of the vestibule which is the erectile tissue of the female.These glands are found on each side at 4 and 8 o’clock positions...

Sarcoma is a rare type of aggressive tumor that starts in the primitive tissues of the body.These tissues attach, support and enclose other body structures.The tissues are muscle, fat, bone, blood vessels, nerves, tendons and the lining of the joints.Sarcoma can happen anywhere in the body, but the...

Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a medical disorder marked by swelling of the muscles and fatty tissues surrounding the eyeball within the eye socket (orbit).This swelling is due to the inflammation of these tissues.There is restricted space inside the eye orbit so when the tissues swell, the eyeball...

Infant jaundice happens when a baby has a high level of bilirubin in the blood.Bilirubin is the yellow substance that the body produces when it replaces old red blood cells.The liver helps to break down the substance so it can be eliminated from the body in the stool.High levels of bilirubin (serum...

Pancytopenia is a deficiency of all types of blood cells, including white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.1. Anemia: hemoglobin < 13.5 g/dL (male) or 12 g/dL (female).2. Leukopenia: total white cell count < 4.0 x 109/L. Decrease in all types of white blood cells (revealed by doing a differential...

This book describes Asystole (Flatliner), Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Asystole Flatliners is a movie where 5 medical students stop their heart beat by using electric shock to their heart for longer and longer periods of time before being resuscitated back by their friends. I saw the...

This book describes Avascular Necrosis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Avascular necrosis is the death of bone tissue because of a lack of blood supply. Avascular necrosis can lead to tiny breaks in the bone and the bone's ultimate collapse. The blood flow to a section of bone can be...

Heart block is a medical disorder that affects the heart's electrical system.The electrical system is the main control of the rate and rhythm of heartbeats.As it moves, the electrical signal induces the heart muscles to contract and pump blood.Heart block happens when the electrical signal is...

Kernicterus Exchange Transfusion Quote:"This is why my classmate a neonatal pediatrician retired at the age of fifty five years old because he was sick of doing exchange transfusion every few days on small infants.He felt very uncomfortable doing the exchange transfusion for the poor neonates who...

Leukocytosis is a medical disorder when the white blood cell count (the leukocyte count) is higher than the normal range in the bloodHigh white blood cell count is a higher amount in disease-fighting cells (leukocytes) circulating in the blood.Leukocytosis is frequently a sign of the inflammatory...