Kenneth Kee: 522 books

Taste disorders are normally linked with smell disorders such as anosmia or loss of smell.Smell and taste are so closedly linked that any loss of smell can result in a constant loss of taste.Similarly a loss of taste may affect the person to smell the food appropriately.Some people are born with taste...

This book describes Listeria Infection, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Listeria infection is a food borne bacterial illness that can be very dangerous for pregnant women and people with reduced immune systems. Listeria infection is most often contracted by eating improperly processed...

Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a medical disorder caused by damage to or disease affecting peripheral nerves, which may reduce sensation, movement, gland or organ function, or other parts of health, depending on the type of nerve affected.Peripheral nerves bring information to and from the brain.They...

Q fever is a self limited infection caused by Coxiella burneti bacteria that can affect the lungs, heart, liver and other parts of the body.The bacteria Coxiella burnetii is the cause of Q-fever.The bacterium is resistant to desiccation and exposure in dust and soil and is found all the world.Sheep,...

Recently I have an elderly patient who is unable to ejaculate even though he is able to manage an erection.His wife felt that is unusual and wonder whether there is a blockage in the seminal ducts.He is also depressed because he felt that he should be able to ejaculate.What is Anejaculation?Anejaculation...

My name is Skin Man the Skin Cell. I was named Skin Man by my friends who feel that Skin Man is the name of a cell from the largest organ of the human body. The only cells in the early human embryo are precursor cells or stem cells that are nudged into becoming specialized bone, nerve,...

This book describes Meniere’s Disease, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Meniere's Disease is a disease of the inner ear which is characterized by the triad of episodic vertigo (giddiness), tinnitus (buzzing sound in ear) and progressive hearing loss. It is more common in...

Drooling (also known as salivation, driveling, dribbling, slobbering, or, sialorrhea) is the flow of saliva outside the mouth which is frequently seen in elderly people and in stroke victims.Drooling can be produced by excess secretion of saliva, inability to retain saliva within the mouth (incontinence...

Thyroid nodule is medical disorder in which an abnormal swelling forms when the thyroid tissues starts to proliferate in one part of the thyroid gland.A thyroid nodule is a lump (growth) in the thyroid gland.The thyroid gland is located in the neck, just above where the collarbones meet...

Roundworms are parasitic worms which are found in the intestines of children and young adults in undeveloped countries.Ascaris lumbricoides is the most common roundworm infection and affects as many as one billion people worldwideThey vary in length from several millimeters to up to two meters.About...

This book describes the case notes about some of my patients, diagnosis and treatment.There is also a chapter on my work at the clinic.There are mentions of a family doctor's work as a family friend and counselor.It is also important to mention how a family doctor deal with epidemics and how...

Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention on the present mental and physical health.When a person is mindful, he or she observes the thoughts and symptoms from a distance, without judging them good or bad.Instead of letting the life pass the person by, mindfulness means living in the moment...

This book describes Essential Thrombocytosis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Essential thrombocytosis (ET) is a medical disorder in which the bone marrow produces too many platelets. Platelets are a part of the blood that helps in blood clotting. Thrombocytosis is measured as a platelet...

Undescended Testis or Cryptorchidism is the medical disorder where there is incomplete or improper descent of one or both testes through the tunnel which leads the spermatic duct from the abdomen to the testis.Undescended testis happens when one or both testes did not enter the scrotum before birthCauses...