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Hypercalcaemia
Hypercalcaemia refers to high blood calcium levels. It can be mild or severe, and is a common and life threatening cause of bone pain in…
15 Sep 2005
Full blood count (FBC; full blood test; complete blood count; CBC)
A full blood count (FBC) is a very common procedure and often the starting point for medical investigations. FBCs test for blood disorders or abnormalities, and…
30 Aug 2005
Full Physical Examination (A Check-Up)
A physical examination or health check up is performed by a doctor who looks, feel and listens to detect early signs of disease.
30 Aug 2005
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
MRI scans use radio waves and magnetic fields to produce images of internal body structures. These can be used to diagnose medical conditions.
30 Aug 2005
Obliterative bronchiolitis (OB)
Obliterative bronchiolitis refers to organ rejection (chronic allograft rejection) after lung transplantation. It affects 50% of lung transplant patients.
28 Aug 2005
Perinatal stroke
Perinatal stroke refers to impaired blood flow to the brain which occurs shortly before, after or during childbirth. It may occur in the mother or…
24 Aug 2005
Cardiac tamponade
Cardiac tamponade is a heart condition in which fluid accumulation compresses the heart chambers. It is a medical emergency and often fatal if untreated.
18 Aug 2005
Neutropaenic sepsis
Neutropaenic sepsis is a systemic infection which affects 1 in 5 neutropaenic cancers patients. It is often fatal.
18 Aug 2005
Juvenile-onset ankylosing spondylitis
Juvenile-onset ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis of the spine) is an inflammatory condition which begins in childhood. The joints of the spine stiffen.
18 Aug 2005
