Kenneth Kee: 522 books

Claw hand is a medical deformity of the hand that causes abnormally bent or curved fingers.This abnormally makes the hand appear similar to the claw of an animal.A claw hand may be frightening to other children and some adults because of the shape of the hand.The disorder may be caused by a congenital...

Chapter 1The Immune SystemWhat is immunity?Immunity can be defined as protection from infection such as bacteria, virus, fungus, foreign body.There are different kinds of immunity.This topic is about how different parts of the bodies work together to keep us from...

The thymus is a specialized organ of the immune system. The function of the thymus is the production and education of T cells which are critical cells of the adaptive immune system and play a central role in cell-mediated immunity: The thymus is largest and most active during the neonatal...

Raynaud’s SyndromeWhat is Raynaud's Syndrome?Raynaud's Syndrome is a rare transient vasospasm of small arteries of the hand precipitated by cold.Arteries are major blood vessels that deliver blood from the heart to different parts of the body.Raynaud's...

Williams syndrome is an infrequent disorder that can result in physical and mental development.It is inherited (passed down in families).Most people with Williams Syndrome are as friendly, happy and pure as the fairies found in the books of myths and tales.The word "elfin" may have used to describe...

Blood in the Stools What is Blood in the Stools? Blood in the stools can be in the form of red blood in the stools (hematochezia) or black stools (melena). Red Blood in the Stools or Hematochezia is bleeding from the lower gastrointestinal tract with red fresh blood in the stools. Blood...

This book describes Felty Syndrome, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Felty syndrome is a disorder that has rheuumatoid arthritis, an enlarged spleen, low white blood cell count, and repeated infections. Felty syndrome is a consequence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The syndrome is made...

Jaundice is the yellow color of the skin, mucus membranes, or eyes.The yellow coloring occurs from by the excessive accumulation in the tissues of bilirubin, a byproduct of old red blood cells.The normal serum bilirubin is about 3-20 μmol/L.Jaundice is not normally obvious until serum bilirubin is...

This book describes Torsade de pointes, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Torsades de pointes is a distinctive polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in which the QRS amplitude differs and the QRS complexes seem to twist around the baseline. Torsades de pointes (French for “twisting of the...

Fanconi anemia is an inherited disorder that mainly affects the bone marrow. It leads to decreased production of all types of blood cells. Fanconi anemia (FA) is a genetic disorder that eventually leads to bone marrow failure. The bone marrow is responsible for making 3 different types of blood cells...

Alopecia areata is a medical disorder that produces round patches of baldness.It can result in total hair loss( alopecia totalis).In some patients, total baldness develops.In many patients, the hair re-grows, normally after several months.In some patients, the hair loss is permanent.Alopecia means...

This book describes Hip Osteonecrosis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Osteonecrosis is bone death caused by poor blood supply. It is most common in the hip and shoulder, but can affect other large joints such as the knee, elbow, wrist and ankle. While osteonecrosis affects people of...

Vitiligo is a medical skin disorder in which there is a loss of brown color (pigment) from areas of skin, leading to irregular white spots on the skin. Vitiligo is a skin disorder which presents as white spots or patches on the skin. A simple treatment is by camouflage with cosmetics. It is not contagious. The...

Fanconi syndrome is a medical disorder of the tubes of the kidney in which some substances normally re-absorbed into the bloodstream by the kidneys are excreted into the urine instead. Fanconi syndrome indicates the generalized poor function of the kidney’s proximal tubules, not the other nephron...