Connective Tissue Disease

Connective tissue disease refers to a group of disorders involving the protein- rich tissue that supports organs and other parts of the body. Marfa...

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Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) is a series of blood tests that give your doctor a snapshot of your body’s chemistry and the way it’s using ene...

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Colles' Fracture

A Colles' fracture -- or distal radius fracture -- is often called a ''broken wrist.'' In France it’s sometimes called a “Pouteau-Colles” fracture....

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Cholera

Cholera is an infectious disease that causes severe watery diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration and even death if untreated. It is not likely yo...

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What is Chagas Disease?

But the bug’s bite isn’t what causes the infection -- it’s their poop. If a bug bites an infected animal or person, it becomes a carrier of T. Two ...

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What is Brucellosis?

Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria called Brucella. Brucellosis in humans occurs when a person comes into contact wi...

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Diamond-Blackfan Anemia

Children with DBA have a low number of red blood cells, but normal white blood cells and platelets. It can tell whether your child’s bone marrow is...

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What is Babesiosis?

They may also want to do other blood tests to rule out conditions with similar symptoms, such as anaplasmosis or Lyme disease, which is also caused...

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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

When you have AIHA, your immune system makes antibodies that mistakenly attack your own red blood cells. A low red blood cell count and low hemoglo...

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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

When you have AIHA, your immune system makes antibodies that mistakenly attack your own red blood cells. A low red blood cell count and low hemoglo...

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