Bed-wetting - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Bed-wetting is defined as a lack of control over urination at night in a child over 4 (5) years of age (there is also the term 'daytime wetting', when symptoms occur during the day). This age is the...
What does a subcutaneous breast amputation look like?
The main treatment for breast cancer (which is one of the most common malignancies in women in Poland) is surgery. One of the radical procedures used is subcutaneous amputation.
Diet in a child with a tendency to acetonemic vomiting
Acetonemic vomiting is recurrent episodes of persistent vomiting caused by a tendency to increase acetone concentrations in the blood and urine. It is a condition typically seen in children between...
Headache - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Tension headaches A tension headache is defined as a spontaneously occurring bilateral pain with the presence of variable accompanying symptoms. Its cause is not fully understood, although it is...
Deterioration of eyesight during pregnancy - which ladies are at risk?
Pregnancy - a time of waiting for a baby, but also a time of enormous changes in a woman's body. When pregnancy goes without a hitch, we forget that the changes taking place in a woman's body can...
Does sex addiction exist?
This text summarises the current knowledge about so-called sex addiction. It is a rather controversial issue and not generally included in disease classifications, yet clinicians encounter patients...
Malignant melanoma - symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
The approaching spring and summer period is associated with the much-awaited improvement in the weather and increasing sunshine. The ultraviolet radiation emitted by the sun has a number of positive...
Division of sensory disorders
Sensory disorders are one of the more common symptoms found in neurological conditions. Depending on the location of the lesion, there are characteristic sensory disturbances.
Hypersplenism
Hypersplenism is characterised by excessive destruction of the morphotic elements of the blood. It is accompanied by enlargement of the spleen. Hypersplenism occurs in the course of medical...
Pseudohypoparatyroidism - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Pseudohypoparathyroidism is categorised as a genetic disease, occurring relatively rarely. In this disease, the body's cells are resistant to the action of parathormone (PTH), which plays a key role...
Moving away from the scene of an accident - shock or conscious act?
The issue of walking away from the scene of an accident is extremely difficult to consider from the point of view of the perpetrator's liability - as it is not always associated with a desire to...
Allergy in a child - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Allergy is a condition that is largely genetically determined. In particular, it concerns the so-called type I allergic reaction, associated with the production of specific IgE antibodies (atopy).
Local anaesthesia in dentistry
The indication for anaesthesia is any diagnostic or therapeutic procedure in which soreness is anticipated.
How to manage heart failure problems?
Heart failure is a chronic condition that affects the heart's ability to pump blood and deliver oxygen and nutrients to the body. Although it is a serious condition, proper management of the disease...
Milk substitute mixes - whey hydrolysate with prebiotic
High-grade whey hydrolysate available on the Polish market (Bebilon Pepti 1 and Bebilon Pepti 2) has had a modified composition since 2006. The oligosaccharide ingredient GOS/FOS, which has a...
Rejuvenation with own cells
For several years now, intensive research has been conducted in aesthetic medicine on the use of transplants of own cells to 'rejuvenate' the skin. During this year's International Congress of...
Alexander's disease - definition, causes, course, imaging, treatment
Alexander's disease was first described in 1949. The disease affects people of all ages. It is classified as a demyelinating disease (breakdown of myelin sheaths in the nervous system occurs)....
How do you prevent accidents in the home?
Accidents in the home can lead to serious injuries and trauma. It is therefore important to take precautions and prevent potential dangers in the home environment. In this article, we will discuss...
Atrial fibrillation - everything you need to know about it
Atrial fibrillation is a disease that can be asymptomatic and does not give any alarm. But appearances can be deceiving - atrial fibrillation can even be fatal!
What are healthy hygiene habits?
Personal hygiene plays a key role in maintaining health and preventing disease. Healthy hygiene habits help to protect against infections, improve wellbeing and affect overall quality of life. In...
