Gout, Pathophysiology, Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Treatments, Animation.

Gout is a common form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of painful joint pain. A gout attack occurs suddenly, often at night. The affected joint is swollen, red…

Colorectal cancer surgery – Open procedure – 3D animation

open colon surgery is the traditional method used  by most surgeons to remove a segment of colon this   technique requires a large midline incision and  is an invasive procedure resulting…

Parents allow child to make life or death decision

CORRESPONDENT ELIZABETH COHEN HAS. >> Reporter: WHAT PRINCESS ARE YOU TODAY? CINDERELLA. JULIANNA SNOW HAS A NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE THAT IS SLOWLY TAKING HER LIFE. SHE CAN'T WALK OR BREATHE ON…

WHY Low Salt Stresses the Body (Sodium, Hormones & Potassium)

This episode is brought to you by the new podcast, "The Thread" with OZY. In July 1995, it became unusually hot in Chicago. The temperature hit 106 degrees, and the…

Hypercalcemia – Too Much Calcium, Animation

Hypercalcemia refers to abnormally  high levels of calcium in the blood.  Dietary calcium enters the blood through the  small intestine and exits in urine via the   kidneys. In the body,…

Hypertension – High Blood Pressure, Animation

Blood pressure is the force the circulating  blood exerts on the walls of blood vessels.   It is different in different types of  vessels, but the term ”blood pressure”,   when not…

Water and Sodium Balance, Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia, Animation

A human body contains 50 to 70% water, of which about 2 thirds is located inside the cells, the other one third is in the extracellular fluid and blood plasma….

Why Is Salt So Bad for You, Anyway?

You've probably been told to eat less salt at some point in your life, especially if you have high blood pressure. There's tons of salt in premade and prepackaged food,…