Being that sleep apnea causes frequent low oxygen levels overnight, could a finger pulse oximeter by itself detect sleep apnea? When sleep apnea is suspected, the patient is encouraged to undergo a “sleep study” (polysomnography) [...]
Being that it’s not acute and can be caught in time, how is it that sometimes people die from a chronic subdural hematoma? After all, this condition is relatively very easy to treat. Now in [...]
Sleep apnea may not always occur every single night and in fact may be sporadic in some cases. This can be referred to as intermittent sleep apnea, in which the intermittency is measured in days [...]
Diabetes can lead to dangerous conditions that cause pain in the calves and overall legs when walking. Those with type 2 diabetes are particularly vulnerable to an arterial condition, though the risk is still increased [...]
Asymptomatic people with sleep apnea should use a CPAP—and they shouldn’t, too; the answer depends on more specific data as well as the doctor treating the patient. […]
If you wait for nodular melanoma to go from flat to pencil eraser height before seeing a doctor, you could be dead a short time later. Nodular melanoma goes from zero to metastasis in zip [...]
“Extragenital endometriosis” refers to endometriosis that affects areas beyond the genitals, such as various nerves. “Endometriosis is a condition where the tissue that lines the uterine cavity -- glandular tissue -- is misplaced and studs [...]
It’s unsettling: Even a young woman who doesn’t drink can get cirrhosis of the liver. The risk of non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis does not equally apply to men. […]
Low back pain can definitely radiate or “spread” to the groin, even though the source of the pain is only in the back rather than the groin. Can Low Back Pain Spread to the Groin? [...]
Endometriosis not only can cause damage to the kidneys, but it can cause kidney loss. The type of endometriosis that damages kidneys is called ureteral endometriosis. […]
The so-called pinched nerve, which for many people requires surgery to correct, can actually heal without any surgery and go away on its own. In fact, there are people who’ve had a minor degree of [...]
Which is more tolerable for preventing sleep apnea: sleeping upright or sleeping lying down with a CPAP machine on? This is a million-dollar question to people diagnosed with sleep apnea who can’t stand using a [...]
Who’d want to fake sleep apnea and try to fool the sleep study test? A person wanting to scam an insurance company. A young man wanted to know if he could fool a sleep study [...]
People who find the CPAP device very uncomfortable may end up using it inconsistently and wonder how bad their sleep apnea can still be with this approach. Some people can’t tolerate sleeping with a mask [...]
This isn’t about deliberately nasty comments to those with acne, but so-called well-meaning comments that are actually quite hurtful, rude and thoughtless. […]
There are numerous causes of fishy smelling urine, and you may be wondering if cancer is one of them if you’re suffering from this situation. If your urine has a fishy odor, it’s exceedingly unlikely [...]
It may seem that the most plausible explanation for Stephen Paddock’s Vegas shooting rampage is a brain tumor. The idea of a brain tumor causing Stephen Paddock’s premeditated savagery has not been broached by the [...]
Numbness on one side of a large portion of the body is not normally caused by diabetes. Other causes can be an emergency. It also depends on how much of the body you’re referring to. [...]
One of the classic signs of anemia is a feeling of overall weakness and fatigue that may seem to originate from the muscles. Symptoms of anemia can be anything from mild to severe, and there’s [...]
Have you tried Amitzia as a treatment for your IBS-C? Many people who suffer from IBS-C notice that over time, laxatives that once worked begin to lose their steam. They ultimately become ineffective and the [...]
If one pupil is dilated this CAN be from an aneurysm. One dilated pupil usually represents a recent change in the aneurysm or possible small sentinel (early warning) bleed. In the case of bleeding, usually [...]
“A CT scan can show signs of Crohn’s disease,” says Alan Gingold, DO, a board certified gastroenterologist with Central Jersey Ambulatory Surgical Center. A CT scan can easily show the thickened bowel wall that comes [...]
People are misdiagnosed with stroke more often than you think because stroke mimics so many conditions – including cancer. […]
Some melanoma mimickers are other forms of cancer, but most are benign. Many people will present to a doctor with what they fear is melanoma, when in fact, it turns out to be a benign [...]
Relentless lip picking is a habit of anxiety, as is nail biting. However, people will usually notice lips a lot more than nails when they interact with you. […]
Frequent picking of acne scars will do a number on your skin — and a very unsightly one. Is there any hope ? Even if you don't have the money or insurance to pay for [...]
A mole gets removed, then a long time later it starts itching like mad. One woman feared this meant a few mole cells were left behind and turned into cancer. And that the cancer was [...]
Rather than worry that scratching a mole raises melanoma risk, you should be concerned that a mole that bleeds from the lightest scratch IS melanoma. However, this is not likely since often, scratching can cause [...]
At what point should you stop waiting and waiting and finally get a suspicious looking mole checked by a dermatologist? It’s easy to just say, “You know you should get that suspicious mole checked when [...]
Do you have a relative just diagnosed with a brain aneurysm and are wondering if you should get a screening MRI every year? There is a type of brain aneurysm called familial aneurysm. And it’s [...]
Both sciatica and deep vein thrombosis can cause a lot of calf pain. What’s troubling is that not all DVT pain comes with visible symptoms that strongly point towards this condition. So the patient is [...]
Frequent diarrhea can result after gallbladder removal and persist for months. But there is no clear answer as to how common this problem is, especially the longer the time lapse following the surgery. [...]
It’s not unheard of for a man to wonder if the change in the way food tastes is somehow connected to his recent radical prostatectomy. The patient needs to make sure that this is not [...]
Do not put off having a CT scan if your doctor wants this done just because you fear getting diarrhea. The diarrhea after a CT scan happens to many people, a well-documented side effect of [...]
Some of your flares of seborrheic dermatitis can be made worse by stress, but stress can actually cause this condition as well. […]
You may fear you have multiple sclerosis only to learn that it’s actually cancer; there are over 100 mimickers of MS and here are 44 of them. […]
When pancreatic cancer is suspected, a CT scan is the first imaging study done. There are three types of CT scan for pancreatic cancer detection. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most vicious cancers because [...]
If you’ve been noticing a weaker grip lately, this doesn’t necessarily point to carpal tunnel syndrome, though this condition CAN cause a weakened grip. In fact, carpal tunnel syndrome can weaken the grip enough to [...]
Your suspicion is correct: A hard lump inside your nose can be cancer — and there are numerous different kinds of cancers that can cause a self-detected lump or bump inside the nose. [...]
You may be wondering if a sinus headache is necessarily accompanied by excess mucus from your nose. Perhaps the absence of mucus has you worrying that your “sinus feeling” headache is actually a brain tumor. [...]
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