Virtual Clinic v5
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aortic unfolding and calcificationOriginally posted by ceecookie:hey doc may i know what is:
Aortic unfolding and calcification
Mild scoliosis
Pleural thickening and associated blunting of the costophrenic angle?
The aorta is the main artery of the body and has diameter of about 2cm.
With ageing the bend in the aorta as it curls around from the top
of the heart to run down the back of the chest becomes a less sharp
bend. The aorta does not fold over on itself as much as it did before.
The process of aorta calcification is started by an irritation of the outer cell-layer of the innermost tissue of the artery – the endothelium. Once this irritation is detected, various mechanisms of the immune system take over. White blood cells (monocytes) rush to the injured tissue and infiltrate the wall of the artery, the blood cells undergo a metamorphic process while they infiltrate and become now macrophages. This leads to the appearance of macrophage-derived foam cells, which are laden with lipids, i.e., fatty elements.
When the white blood cells keep on rushing to the irritated tissue, the lipid-core that has accumulated underneath the endothelium, increases in size and causes eventually the swelling to rupture. This rupturing in turn triggers another process of the defensive mechanisms – platelet aggregation. Platelets play a major role in wound healing, since they possess the ability to glue themselves to wounded tissue and to each other, thereby forming a platelet plug. This form for plug is formed shortly after the just mentioned rupturing, closing the wound. The negative kickback of this process is that parts of this plug can break away from the artery wall and cause smaller blood vessels to be blocked.
Aorta calcification should be taken seriously, it might lead to heart attack.
mild scoliosis
When you see the spine from behind, it should be straigt. If it's curved, this is called scoliosis - lateral or sideways curve in the spine. The severity of scoliosis is measured in degrees. Mild scoliosis is less then 20 degrees, many people have it, I think around 50% of the population.
pleural thickening and associated blunting of the costophrenic angle
The pleural angle is the curving in the place where the ribs and pleura meet or touch each other. Pleural thickening is scarring (replacement and disruption of the normal cellular pattern by fibrous tissue) in the pleura usually after a variety of inflammatory processes involving the pleura. This involves the pleural membrane which covers the lungs. Usually affecting both lungs although not necessarily to the same extent. This thickening leads to constriction of the lung with consequent loss of lung volume and increasing breathlessness. Due to the more mass of the tissue, the costophrenic angle gets blunted. -
Reno might not be here for a while, let's hope it's not forever.Originally posted by subarugal:Reno
Funny today a co-work is diagn with hospital diease which can be fatal..
He keep sneezing..
Errhhh but i am ???? abt the illness he is suffering from..
Any idea what kind of illness is prone in hospital ?
What kind of disease that is so serious ?
Well, you can get many infectious diseases in hospitals, usually bacterial infections. These are very dangerous because these "hospital" bacterias can be resistant to the antibiotics and treatment, that's why they can be fatal. -
Do you feel better or still have to run?Originally posted by browniebaobao:banana and rice?
no la.. i took for every meal.
im in sch now lor.. bobian..cannot afford to take too many mc.. -
still having the run..Originally posted by thinkdifferent:Do you feel better or still have to run?
actually my mum also..
i believe we gt food poisoning.
we are gg to see another doc later.. -
VERY NICE PLACE.
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It can be also infectious, viral. Keep the diet and drink mineral water. The body loses minerals and water with each "run".Originally posted by browniebaobao:still having the run..
actually my mum also..
i believe we gt food poisoning.
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Just stay away from the patients.Originally posted by Devil1976:VERY NICE PLACE. 
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The virus could be in your home. Water tap........drinking mugs........drinking cups.......... try to find out where the source starts from.Originally posted by browniebaobao:still having the run..
actually my mum also..
i believe we gt food poisoning.
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The hospital would not let her go home if they think she has leukaemia. Apart from the total white cell count, which as reno says, should be between 4000 to 11,000/ml, the differential count is also important. In other words, which type of white cells is elevated. An acute infection such as tonsillitis etc, will raise the number of neutrophils. If it is the eosinophils that is predominantly raised, one might think of a parasitic or allergic condition, etc..Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:She wasn't sick when she had this checked.
She is at home resting now...
She doesn't have most of the symptoms describe here though. Just got worried when she tells me the white blood cell count.
The white cell count should return to normal after her recent illness...if it remains elevated at 21,000 then yes, it should be investigated to make sure there is no underlying cause. -
Guess you are reading the comments on a chest X-ray report. Aortic unfolding and calcification is often seen with aging...thinkdifferent has dealt with that already. It is quite common and nothing needs or can be done about it in most cases. Scoliosis is quite common in the Asian population, particularly among girls. Mild scoliosis will not give rise to any problems in most instances...nothing to qorry about. Pleural thickening may indicate previous infection that has resolved. If it is mild, it won't affect lung function much as there is a good deal of reserves in our respiratory function.Originally posted by ceecookie:hey doc may i know what is:
Aortic unfolding and calcification
Mild scoliosis
Pleural thickening and associated blunting of the costophrenic angle? -
Hmm....not enough information to guess what disease you are referring to...There are indeed a number of so-called hospital acquired infections that patients who are already ill tend to pick up in the hospitals. These are mostly bacterial infections that are resistant to common antibiotics...you may have heard the media hype about MRSA (methicillin resistant Staph. aureus) in UK hospitals. However, sneezing is not quite right as a symptom...I might have expected coughing or fever instead.Originally posted by subarugal:Reno
Funny today a co-work is diagn with hospital diease which can be fatal..
He keep sneezing..
Errhhh but i am ???? abt the illness he is suffering from..
Any idea what kind of illness is prone in hospital ?
What kind of disease that is so serious ?
Anyway, don't get too worried about it at this point. If he is your co-worker, why should he pick up a 'hospital disease'? If you have more information, perhaps I might be able to help you more. -
i can't describe my headache. it happens when i don't know. it likes to come when it likes to come but don't go till i take a panadol or sleep n wakes up in the morning.( sleep at nignt)Originally posted by thinkdifferent:For nth = for nothing, right?
Can you please describe your headaches? When do you usually get them, how often, which part of your head, how long do they take, do you take some painkillers, how strong are they, do you have any other symptoms during the headaches (nausea, blurred sigh)?
Some headaches are still a "mystery" , we can explain some kinds of headaches, but there are also headaches for which the explanation seems to be difficult.
Please, answer my questions and write your own comments too, let's see what we can figure out from your description. -
u all dun make it sound so scary leh... makes me pa pa de leh..Originally posted by Manager433:The virus could be in your home. Water tap........drinking mugs........drinking cups.......... try to find out where the source starts from.
but me and my mum ok liao..
thanks for all ur concern.
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The white blood cells have dropped, but I don't know how much. I think it has gone back to normal levels, and she is feeling fine.Originally posted by oxford mushroom:The hospital would not let her go home if they think she has leukaemia. Apart from the total white cell count, which as reno says, should be between 4000 to 11,000/ml, the differential count is also important. In other words, which type of white cells is elevated. An acute infection such as tonsillitis etc, will raise the number of neutrophils. If it is the eosinophils that is predominantly raised, one might think of a parasitic or allergic condition, etc..
The white cell count should return to normal after her recent illness...if it remains elevated at 21,000 then yes, it should be investigated to make sure there is no underlying cause. -
It's hard to solve your headaches when you can't give me more details.Originally posted by ahce911991:i can't describe my headache. it happens when i don't know. it likes to come when it likes to come but don't go till i take a panadol or sleep n wakes up in the morning.( sleep at nignt)
Does it like to come in the evening, afternoon, morning, when you are tired, after you have been sitting for a long time.... or is there no such factor and it comes any time? Does your whole head hurts or for example just the forehead?
What kind of lights are used in the rooms where you spend most of your time?
Do you wear glasses? Do you play computer games? Is your life stressful?
How long have you been having the headaches (for year, months, past weeks)?
The possible causes which are in my mind are: wrong glasses, fast blinking lights in the rooms, cervical spine (scoliosis or stiff neck muscles due to wrong body posture), stress.
It would be really helpful if you could provide me with more details. -
help!
i suddenly feel numbs and pins in my left arm....first it was pins then gradually the numbness set in......
cross my fingers, hope nothing serious....
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just wondering could it be those related to keyboard 'injury' thing??
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What keyboard injuries?Originally posted by a_splash:just wondering could it be those related to keyboard 'injury' thing??
Anyway, spend less time in front of the computer. It will help. -
keyboard as in the musical keyboard or computer one?Originally posted by a_splash:just wondering could it be those related to keyboard 'injury' thing??
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that will break my rice bowl....Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:What keyboard injuries?
Anyway, spend less time in front of the computer. It will help. -
hav no much time for the piano...so can't be that.....Originally posted by alexkusu:keyboard as in the musical keyboard or computer one?
i work at the computer day long....possible? -
possible... Economy Class syndrome also possible. But dont let that scare you. Happens to middle aged females onlyOriginally posted by a_splash:hav no much time for the piano...so can't be that.....
i work at the computer day long....possible?
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dear mods, do reply to a_splash enquiy soon. thanks
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Originally posted by alfagal:
thanks alfagal,
[b]dear mods, do reply to a_splash enquiy soon. thanks
saw a_splash posting it in CC...asked to post it here...[/b]
hv to go home now....will check out here (noted page 19) for any answer/help...
thanks
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Btw splashy, i dont think anything to worry about. Its just that you stay in a certain position for long periods of inactivity. Just need to move around once in a while