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…
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….