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Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Residual limb pain? | Residual limb pain is a type of pain felt in the part of an arm or leg that's left after the arm or leg is removed, called amputation. More than half of people who have an amputation get this type of pain. Sometimes called stump pain, it may happen soon after the surgery, often within the first week. But the pain may l... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Residual limb pain? | Residual limb pain symptoms can begin soon after surgery. Or they can start more than two years after the amputation. The type of pain may depend on the cause. People most often feel the pain at the end of the stump. Pain may feel like:
• Prickling.
• Throbbing.
• Burning.
• Squeezing.
• Stabbing.
• Cramping.
In... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Residual limb pain? | There are several causes of pain after removal of an arm or leg, called amputation. They include the following:
• Issues in the bone or the soft tissue, such as sores or bone spurs.
• Infection.
• Poor blood supply to the part of the arm or leg that's left.
• A tumor.
• A tangle of nerve endings that forms after t... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Residual limb pain? | Some studies have found that risk factors for residual limb pain may include:
• How high on the body the arm or leg was removed, called amputation.
• How much pain there was before amputation.
• The reason for the amputation.
• Older age at the time of amputation.
Emotional stress, such as fear and lack of emotion... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Residual limb pain? | Residual limb pain affects quality of life and may get in the way of using a replacement arm or leg, called a prosthesis. People with residual limb pain may be more likely to be depressed or anxious than people who don't have the pain. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What is the prevention of Residual limb pain? | A replacement limb, called a prothesis, that fits well can ease pressure between the residual limb and the prothesis. This can help prevent residual limb pain. Taking good care of the skin that comes into contact with the prothesis also can help prevent residual limb pain.
Some nerve issues, such as diabetic neuropath... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Restless legs syndrome? | Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a condition that causes a very strong urge to move the legs. The urge to move usually is caused by an uncomfortable feeling in the legs. It typically happens in the evening or at night when sitting or lying down. Moving eases the discomfort for a short time.
Restless legs syndrome can b... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Restless legs syndrome? | The chief symptom of restless legs syndrome is an urge to move the legs. It's common to experience:
• Uncomfortable sensations that begin while resting.A feeling in the legs typically begins after you've been lying down or sitting for an extended time. It might happen while sitting in a car, airplane or movie theater.... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Restless legs syndrome? | Often, there's no known cause for restless legs syndrome. Researchers suspect the condition may be caused by an imbalance of the brain chemical dopamine. Dopamine sends messages to control muscle movement. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Restless legs syndrome? | Restless legs syndrome can develop at any age, even during childhood. The condition is more common with increasing age. It's also more common in women than in men.
RLSusually isn't related to a serious underlying medical condition. However, it sometimes occurs with other conditions, such as:
• Peripheral neuropathy.T... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Restless legs syndrome? | Restless legs syndrome symptoms can range from being mild to having a serious impact on people's lives. Many people withRLSfind it hard to fall or stay asleep.
Serious symptoms ofRLScan affect quality of life and result in depression. Not being able to sleep may lead to excessive daytime drowsiness, butRLSmay interfer... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Retinal diseases? | Retinal diseases vary widely, but most of them cause visual symptoms. Retinal diseases can affect any part of your retina, a thin layer of tissue on the inside back wall of the eye.
The retina contains millions of light-sensitive cells, called rods and cones, and other nerve cells that receive and organize visual info... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Retinal diseases? | Many retinal diseases share some common symptoms. These may include:
• Seeing floating specks or cobwebs.
• Blurred or distorted vision in which straight lines can look wavy.
• Defects in the side vision.
• Vision loss.
You may need to try looking with each eye alone to notice these changes. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Retinal diseases? | Risk factors for retinal diseases might include:
• Aging.
• Smoking.
• Being obese.
• Having diabetes or other diseases.
• Eye trauma.
• A family history of retinal diseases. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Retractile testicle? | A retractile testicle is a testicle that may move back and forth between the scrotum and the groin. When the retractile testicle is in the groin, it might be easily guided by hand into its proper position in the scrotum — the bag of skin hanging behind the penis — during a physical exam. Upon release, the testicle will... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Retractile testicle? | Testicles form in the abdomen during fetal development. During the final months of development, the testicles gradually descend into the scrotum. If this descent isn't completed at birth, the testicle usually descends within a few months. If your son has a retractile testicle, the testicle originally descended as it sh... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Retractile testicle? | An overactive muscle causes a testicle to become a retractile testicle. The cremaster muscle is a thin pouch-like muscle in which a testicle rests. When the cremaster muscle contracts, it pulls the testicle up toward the body. The cremaster reflex can be stimulated by rubbing a nerve on the inner thigh and by emotion, ... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Retractile testicle? | There are no known risk factors for retractile testicles. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Retractile testicle? | Retractile testicles are generally not associated with complications, aside from a greater risk of the testicle becoming an ascending testicle. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Reye's syndrome? | Reye's syndrome is a serious condition that causes swelling in the liver and brain. It can occur at any age but usually affects children and teenagers after a viral infection, most commonly the flu or chickenpox. Reye's syndrome is rare. The condition also is known as Reye syndrome.
Symptoms such as confusion, seizure... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Reye's syndrome? | The symptoms of Reye's syndrome usually start about 3 to 5 days after a viral infection begins. The viral infection may be the flu, also known as influenza, or chickenpox. Or Reye's syndrome may develop after an upper respiratory infection such as a cold.
In Reye's syndrome, a child's blood sugar usually drops while l... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Reye's syndrome? | The exact cause of Reye's syndrome is not known. The use of aspirin during a viral illness has most commonly been linked to Reye's syndrome. Several factors may play a role.
In some children, the symptoms of Reye's syndrome may be caused by another health condition, such as a metabolic condition. This can occur even w... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Reye's syndrome? | The following risk factors — usually when they occur together — may lead to Reye's syndrome:
• Using aspirin to treat a viral infection such as chickenpox, the flu or an upper respiratory infection.
• Having a metabolic condition. This may include a fatty acid oxidation disorder. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Reye's syndrome? | Most children and teenagers who have Reye's syndrome survive. However, varying degrees of lasting brain damage are possible. Without proper diagnosis and treatment, Reye's syndrome can cause death within a few days. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What is the prevention of Reye's syndrome? | To prevent Reye's syndrome, do not give children or teenagers aspirin. This includes plain aspirin and medicines that contain aspirin. Aspirin has been linked to Reye's syndrome in children and teenagers who have the flu or chickenpox.
Some hospitals and medical facilities screen newborns for fatty acid oxidation diso... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Rhabdomyosarcoma? | Signs and symptoms of rhabdomyosarcoma depend on where the cancer starts.
For example, if the cancer is in the head or neck area, symptoms may include:
• Headache.
• Bleeding in the nose, throat or ears.
• Tearing, bulging or swelling of the eyes.
If the cancer is in the urinary or reproductive system, symptoms ma... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Rhabdomyosarcoma? | It's not clear what causes rhabdomyosarcoma. It starts when a soft tissue cell develops changes in its DNA. A cell's DNA holds the instructions that tell a cell what to do.
In healthy cells, the DNA gives instructions to grow and multiply at a set rate. The instructions tell the cells to die at a set time. In cancer c... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Rhabdomyosarcoma? | Factors that may increase the risk of rhabdomyosarcoma include:
• Younger age.Rhabdomyosarcoma most often happens to children younger than 10.
• Inherited syndromes.Rarely, rhabdomyosarcoma has been linked to genetic syndromes that are passed from parents to children. These include neurofibromatosis 1, Noonan syndrom... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Rhabdomyosarcoma? | Complications of rhabdomyosarcoma and its treatment include:
• Cancer that spreads.Rhabdomyosarcoma can spread from where it started to other parts of the body. When cancer spreads, it might require more-intense treatments. This can make recovery harder. Rhabdomyosarcoma most often spreads to the lungs, lymph nodes an... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Rheumatic fever? | Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that can develop when strep throat or scarlet fever isn't properly treated. Strep throat and scarlet fever are caused by an infection with streptococcus (strep-toe-KOK-us) bacteria.
Rheumatic fever most often affects children ages 5 to 15. But younger children and adults can ... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Rheumatic fever? | Rheumatic fever symptoms usually start about 2 to 4 weeks after a strep throat infection. Symptoms are due to swelling, called inflammation, in the heart, joints, skin or central nervous system. There may be few symptoms or several. Symptoms can come and go or change while a person is sick with rheumatic fever.
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Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Rheumatic fever? | Rheumatic fever can happen after a throat infection from group A streptococcus bacteria, also called strep bacteria. The bacteria cause strep throat and scarlet fever. Improperly treated strep throat or scarlet fever infections cause rheumatic fever.
There's little chance of getting rheumatic fever when strep throat i... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Rheumatic fever? | Things that may increase the risk of rheumatic fever include:
• Genes.Some people have one or more genes that might make them more likely to develop rheumatic fever.
• Specific type of strep bacteria.Some strains of strep bacteria are more likely to cause rheumatic fever than others.
• Environmental factors.Overcrow... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What is the prevention of Rheumatic fever? | The best way to prevent rheumatic fever is to treat strep throat infections or scarlet fever right away. It's also important to finish all of the prescribed antibiotics as directed. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Rosacea? | Rosacea (roe-ZAY-she-uh) is a common skin condition that causes flushing or long-term redness on your face. It also may cause enlarged blood vessels and small, pus-filled bumps. Some symptoms may flare for weeks to months and then go away for a while.
Rosacea can be mistaken for acne, dermatitis or other skin problems... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Rosacea? | Symptoms of rosacea include:
• Facial redness and flushing.Rosacea can make your face flush more easily. Over time, you may notice that your face stays red. Depending on skin color, redness may be subtle or look more pink or purple.
• Visible veins.Small blood vessels of the nose and cheeks break and become larger. T... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Rosacea? | The cause of rosacea is not known. It could be due to genetics, an overactive immune system or things in your daily life. Rosacea is not caused by poor hygiene, and you can't catch it from other people.
Flare-ups might be brought on by:
• Sun or wind.
• Hot drinks.
• Spicy foods.
• Alcohol.
• Very hot and cold te... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Rosacea? | Anyone can develop rosacea. But you may be more likely to develop it if you:
• Have skin that burns easily in the sun.
• Are between the ages of 30 to 50 years.
• Have a history of smoking.
• Have a family member with rosacea. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Rotator cuff injury? | The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint. These muscles keep the ball of the upper arm bone firmly within the shallow socket of the shoulder. A rotator cuff injury can cause a dull ache in the shoulder that worsens at night.
Rotator cuff injuries are common and increase with ... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Rotator cuff injury? | The pain associated with a rotator cuff injury may:
• Be described as a dull ache deep in the shoulder.
• Disturb sleep.
• Make it difficult to comb your hair or reach behind your back.
• Be accompanied by arm weakness.
Some rotator cuff injuries don't cause pain. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Rotator cuff injury? | Rotator cuff injuries are most often caused by progressive wear and tear of the tendon tissue over time. Repetitive overhead activity or prolonged bouts of heavy lifting can irritate or damage the tendon. The rotator cuff also can be injured in a single incident during falls or accidents. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Rotator cuff injury? | The following factors may increase the risk of having a rotator cuff injury:
• Age.The risk of a rotator cuff injury increases with age. Rotator cuff tears are most common in people older than 50.
• Some occupations.Jobs that require repetitive overhead arm motions, such as carpentry or house painting, can damage the... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Rotator cuff injury? | Without treatment, rotator cuff problems may lead to permanent loss of motion or weakness of the shoulder joint. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Rumination syndrome? | Rumination syndrome is a condition in which someone repeatedly regurgitates undigested or partially digested food from the stomach. The regurgitated food is then chewed again and swallowed or spit out. People with rumination syndrome don't try to regurgitate food. It happens without any effort.
Because the food hasn't... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Rumination syndrome? | Symptoms of rumination syndrome include:
• Effortless regurgitation, typically within minutes of eating.
• Belly pain or pressure relieved by regurgitation.
• A feeling of fullness.
• Nausea.
• Losing weight without trying.
Rumination syndrome isn't usually associated with retching. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Rumination syndrome? | The exact cause of rumination syndrome isn't clear.But it appears to be caused by an increase in abdominal pressure.
Rumination syndrome is often confused with bulimia nervosa, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and gastroparesis. Some people have rumination syndrome linked to a rectal evacuation disorder. A recta... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Rumination syndrome? | Complications of rumination syndrome may include:
• Unhealthy weight loss.
• Malnutrition.
• Worn teeth.
• Bad breath.
• Embarrassment.
• Social isolation.
Untreated, rumination syndrome can damage the tube between the mouth and stomach, called the esophagus. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Ruptured spleen? | A ruptured spleen is a medical emergency that occurs as a result of a break in your spleen's surface. Your spleen, situated just under your rib cage on your left side, helps your body fight infection and filter old blood cells from your bloodstream.
A forceful blow to your stomach — during a sporting accident, a fistf... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Ruptured spleen? | Signs and symptoms of a ruptured spleen include:
• Pain in the upper left stomach.
• Tenderness when you touch the upper left stomach.
• Left shoulder pain.
• Confusion, lightheadedness or dizziness. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Ruptured spleen? | A spleen can rupture due to:
• Injury to the left side of the body.A ruptured spleen is typically caused by a blow to the left upper stomach or the left lower chest, such as might happen during sporting accidents, fistfights and car crashes. An injured spleen can rupture soon after the stomach trauma or, in some cases... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Ruptured spleen? | If the spleen is already enlarged due to infection or another cause, there is increased risk that the spleen might rupture. Contact sports that involve blows to the chest also increase the risk of a ruptured spleen. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Ruptured spleen? | A ruptured spleen can cause life-threatening bleeding into your stomach cavity. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What is the prevention of Ruptured spleen? | If you've been diagnosed with an enlarged spleen, ask your health care provider whether you need to avoid activities for several weeks that could cause it to rupture. These might include contact sports, heavy lifting and other activities that increase the risk of stomach trauma. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Tachycardia? | Tachycardia (tak-ih-KAHR-dee-uh) is the medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats a minute. Many types of irregular heart rhythms, called arrhythmias, can cause tachycardia.
A fast heart rate isn't always a concern. For instance, the heart rate usually rises during exercise or as a response to stress.
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Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Tachycardia? | Some people with tachycardia have no symptoms. The fast heartbeat may be discovered when a physical exam or heart tests are done for another reason.
In general, tachycardia may cause these symptoms:
• Racing, pounding heartbeat or flopping in the chest, called palpitations.
• Chest pain.
• Fainting.
• Lightheadedn... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Tachycardia? | Tachycardia is an increased heart rate for any reason. If a fast heart rate is caused by exercise or stress, it's called sinus tachycardia. Sinus tachycardia is a symptom, not a condition.
Most heart conditions can lead to different forms of tachycardia. Irregular heart rhythms, called arrhythmias, are one cause. An e... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Tachycardia? | In general, things that may raise the risk of irregular heart rhythms that commonly cause tachycardia include:
• Getting older.
• Having a family history of some heart rhythm disorders.
• High blood pressure.
Lifestyle changes or treatment of heart conditions may lower the risk of tachycardia. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Tachycardia? | When the heart beats too fast, it may not pump enough blood to the body. As a result, the organs and tissues may not get enough oxygen.
Complications of tachycardia depend on:
• The type of tachycardia.
• How fast the heart is beating.
• How long the rapid heart rate lasts.
• Whether there are other heart conditio... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What is the prevention of Tachycardia? | The best way to prevent tachycardia is to keep the heart healthy. Have regular health checkups. If you have heart disease, follow your treatment plan. Take all medicines as directed.
Try these tips to prevent heart disease and keep the heart healthy:
• Don't smoke.
• Eat a diet that's low in salt and saturated fat.
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Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Tinnitus? | Tinnitus is when you experience ringing or other noises in one or both of your ears. The noise you hear when you have tinnitus isn't caused by an external sound, and other people usually can't hear it. Tinnitus is a common problem. It affects about 15% to 20% of people, and is especially common in older adults.
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Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Tinnitus? | Tinnitus is most often described as a ringing in the ears, even though no external sound is present. However, tinnitus can also cause other types of phantom noises in your ears, including:
• Buzzing
• Roaring
• Clicking
• Hissing
• Humming
Most people who have tinnitus have subjective tinnitus, or tinnitus that o... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Tinnitus? | A number of health conditions can cause or worsen tinnitus. In many cases, an exact cause is never found. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Tinnitus? | Anyone can experience tinnitus, but these factors may increase your risk:
• Loud noise exposure.Loud noises, such as those from heavy equipment, chain saws and firearms, are common sources of noise-related hearing loss. Portable music devices, such as MP3 players, also can cause noise-related hearing loss if played lo... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Tinnitus? | Tinnitus affects people differently. For some people, tinnitus can significantly affect quality of life. If you have tinnitus, you may also experience:
• Fatigue
• Stress
• Sleep problems
• Trouble concentrating
• Memory problems
• Depression
• Anxiety and irritability
• Headaches
• Problems with work and fami... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What is the prevention of Tinnitus? | In many cases, tinnitus is the result of something that can't be prevented. However, some precautions can help prevent certain kinds of tinnitus.
• Use hearing protection.Over time, exposure to loud sounds can damage the nerves in the ears, causing hearing loss and tinnitus. Try to limit your exposure to loud sounds. ... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Vesicoureteral reflux? | Vesicoureteral reflux symptoms often are due to a urinary tract infection (UTI). AUTIdoesn't always cause symptoms, but most people notice some.
These symptoms can include:
• A strong, constant urge to urinate.
• A burning feeling when urinating.
• The need to pass small amounts of urine often.
• Cloudy urine.
• ... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Vesicoureteral reflux? | Risk factors for vesicoureteral reflux include:
• Bladder and bowel dysfunction (BBD).Children withBBDhold their urine and stool. They also get repeated urinary tract infections. That can contribute to vesicoureteral reflux.
• Race.White children appear to have a higher risk of vesicoureteral reflux than do Black chi... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Vesicoureteral reflux? | Kidney damage is the main health concern, also called complication, that can happen with vesicoureteral reflux. The worse the reflux, the more serious the complications are likely to be.
Complications may include:
• Kidney scarring.Without treatment,UTIscan lead to lasting damage to kidney tissue known as scarring. E... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Sacroiliitis? | Sacroiliitis (say-kroe-il-e-I-tis) is a painful condition that affects one or both sacroiliac joints. These joints sit where the lower spine and pelvis meet. Sacroiliitis can cause pain and stiffness in the buttocks or lower back, and the pain might go down one or both legs. Standing or sitting for a long time or climb... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Sacroiliitis? | The pain of sacroiliitis most often occurs in the buttocks and lower back. It also can affect the legs, groin and even the feet. The pain can improve with movement. The following can make sacroiliitis pain worse:
• Sleeping or sitting for a long time.
• Standing a long time.
• Having more weight on one leg than the ... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Sacroiliitis? | Causes for sacroiliac joint issues include:
• Injury.A sudden impact, such as a motor vehicle accident or a fall, can damage the sacroiliac joints.
• Arthritis.Wear-and-tear arthritis, also known as osteoarthritis, can occur in sacroiliac joints. So can a type of arthritis that affects the spine, known as ankylosing ... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Sacroiliitis? | Certain conditions may increase the risk of swelling in the sacroiliac joints.
Inflammatory forms of arthritis, such as ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis, may increase the risk of sacroiliitis. Inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, also may increase the risk.
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Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Sacroiliitis? | Sacroiliitis can cause difficulty with certain actions, such as bending, lifting, staying in one position and rising from being seated. The ongoing pain of sacroiliitis can lead to depression and loss of sleep. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Salivary gland tumors? | Salivary gland tumors are growths of cells that start in the salivary glands. Salivary gland tumors are rare.
The salivary glands make saliva. Saliva aids in digestion, keeps the mouth moist and supports healthy teeth. There are three pairs of major salivary glands under and behind the jaw. These are the parotid, subl... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Salivary gland tumors? | Signs and symptoms of a salivary gland tumor may include:
• A lump or swelling on or near the jaw or in the neck or mouth.
• Muscle weakness on one side of the face.
• Numbness in part of the face.
• Ongoing pain near a salivary gland.
• Trouble opening the mouth widely.
• Trouble swallowing. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Salivary gland tumors? | The cause of many salivary gland tumors isn't known. Healthcare professionals have identified some things that raise the risk of salivary gland tumors. These include smoking and radiation therapy for cancer. Not everyone with a salivary gland tumor has these risk factors, though. More research is needed to find out exa... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Salivary gland tumors? | Factors that may increase the risk of salivary gland tumors include:
• Older age.Though salivary gland tumors can happen at any age, they most often happen in older adults.
• Radiation exposure.Radiation treatments for cancer, such as radiation used to treat head and neck cancers, may increase the risk of salivary gl... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Sarcoidosis? | Sarcoidosis is a condition that causes tiny collections of immune system cells in any part of the body. These tiny collections form red, swollen lumps called granulomas. Granulomas most commonly occur in the lungs and the lymph nodes of the chest. They also can occur in the eyes, skin, heart and other organs.
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Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Sarcoidosis? | Symptoms of sarcoidosis vary, depending on which organs are affected and how badly they're affected. Sarcoidosis sometimes develops slowly over time and causes symptoms that last for years. Other times, symptoms appear suddenly and then disappear just as quickly. Many people with sarcoidosis have no symptoms, so the co... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Sarcoidosis? | The cause of sarcoidosis is not known. Experts think it results from a mix of genetic and environmental factors that cause the body's immune system to overreact to a substance it doesn't know.
Some people have gene changes that make their immune system more likely to overreact to triggers. Triggers could be bacteria, ... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Sarcoidosis? | While anyone can develop sarcoidosis, factors that may raise your risk include:
• Age and sex.Sarcoidosis can happen at any age, but often occurs between the ages of 20 and 60 years. Women are slightly more likely to develop the condition than are men.
• Race.Sarcoidosis occurs more often in people of African descent... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Sarcoidosis? | Sometimes sarcoidosis causes long-term problems.
• Lungs.Pulmonary sarcoidosis that isn't treated can lead to scarring in the lungs that lasts forever. This scarring is called pulmonary fibrosis. Pulmonary fibrosis makes it hard to breathe and sometimes causes pulmonary hypertension.
• Eyes.Inflammation can affect al... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Sarcoma? | Signs and symptoms of sarcoma include:
• A lump that can be felt through the skin that may or may not be painful.
• Bone pain.
• A bone that breaks with no clear cause, such as with a minor injury or no injury.
• Belly pain.
• Weight loss. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Sarcoma? | It's not clear what causes sarcoma. This cancer starts as a growth of cells in the bones and soft tissues.
Sarcoma happens when cells develop changes in their DNA. A cell's DNA holds the instructions that tell the cell what to do. In healthy cells, the DNA tells the cells to grow and multiply at a set rate. The DNA al... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Sarcoma? | Factors that can increase the risk of sarcoma include:
• Inherited syndromes.Some syndromes that raise the risk of cancer can pass from parents to children. For instance, syndromes that increase the risk of sarcoma include Li-Fraumeni syndrome, familial retinoblastoma and neurofibromatosis type 1.
• Radiation therapy... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Scabies? | Scabies is an itchy skin rash caused by a tiny burrowing mite called Sarcoptes scabiei. Intense itching occurs in the area where the mite burrows. The need to scratch may be stronger at night.
Scabies is contagious and can spread quickly through close person-to-person contact in a family, child care group, school clas... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Scabies? | Scabies symptoms include:
• Itching, often severe and usually worse at night
• Thin, wavy tunnels made up of tiny blisters or bumps on the skin
Scabies is often found in the skin folds. But scabies can appear on many parts of the body. In adults and older children, scabies is most often found:
• Between the fingers... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Scabies? | Scabies is caused by a tiny, eight-legged mite. The female mite burrows just under the skin and makes a tunnel where it lays eggs.
The eggs hatch, and the mite larvae travel to the surface of the skin, where they mature. These mites can then spread to other areas of the skin or to the skin of other people. Itching is ... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Scabies? | Scratching too much can break your skin and cause an infection, such as impetigo. Impetigo is an infection on the skin's surface that's caused most often by staph bacteria (staphylococci) or sometimes by strep bacteria (streptococci).
A more severe type of scabies, called crusted scabies, may affect certain people, in... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What is the prevention of Scabies? | To prevent scabies from coming back and to keep the mites from spreading to other people, take these steps:
• Wash all clothes and linen.Heat kills the mites and their eggs. Use hot, soapy water to wash all clothing, towels and bedding used in the last three days before beginning treatment. Dry with high heat. Dry-cle... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Schizoaffective disorder? | Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania. Hallucinations involve seeing things or hearing voices that others don't obser... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Schizoaffective disorder? | Schizoaffective disorder symptoms may vary from person to person. People with the condition have psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions. They also can have symptoms of a mood disorder. This type of schizophrenia could be the bipolar type, which features bouts of mania and sometimes depression. Or it c... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Schizoaffective disorder? | While it isn't known what causes schizoaffective disorder, genes that are passed down through families likely play a part. | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Schizoaffective disorder? | Factors that raise the risk of developing schizoaffective disorder include:
• Having a close blood relative, such as a parent or sibling, who has schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
• Stressful events that may cause symptoms.
• Taking mind-altering drugs, which may make symptoms worse when a... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Schizoaffective disorder? | People with schizoaffective disorder are at a greater risk of:
• Suicide, suicide attempts and thoughts about suicide.
• Social isolation.
• Conflicts with others and within families.
• Unemployment.
• Anxiety disorders.
• Alcohol or other substance misuse.
• Health conditions, such as heart disease, stroke and ... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the Overview of Schizophrenia? | Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that affects how people think, feel and behave. It may result in a mix of hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking and behavior. Hallucinations involve seeing things or hearing voices that aren't observed by others. Delusions involve firm beliefs about thin... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the symptoms of Schizophrenia? | Schizophrenia involves a range of problems in how people think, feel and behave. Symptoms may include:
• Delusions.This is when people believe in things that aren't real or true. For example, people with schizophrenia could think that they're being harmed or harassed when they aren't. They could think that they're the... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the causes of Schizophrenia? | It isn't known what causes schizophrenia. But researchers believe that a mix of genetics, brain chemistry and environment can play a part.
Changes in certain naturally occurring brain chemicals, including neurotransmitters called dopamine and glutamate, may play a part in schizophrenia. Neuroimaging studies show chang... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the risk factors of Schizophrenia? | Although the cause of schizophrenia is not known, these factors seem to make schizophrenia more likely:
• A family history of schizophrenia.
• Life experiences, such as living in poverty, stress or danger.
• Some pregnancy and birth issues, such as not getting enough nutrition before or after birth, low birth weight... | local_scraped |
Please answer the question as a medical doctor. | What are the complications of Schizophrenia? | Left untreated, schizophrenia can lead to severe problems that affect every area of life.
Complications that schizophrenia may cause or be related to include:
• Suicide, suicide attempts and thoughts of suicide.
• Anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder, also known as OCD.
• Depression.
• Misuse of alc... | local_scraped |
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