Articles on family medicine

Treatment of long-term dry cough without fever in an adult Cough is a protective reflex that helps clear the respiratory tract of irritants: mucus, foreign particles, microbes. A nagging cough usually indicates a disease. Many viruses and bacteria make you cough, which helps spread the disease to ot

How to treat candidal glossitis - causes, symptoms, methods of treatment Glossitis is an inflammation of tongue tissues, which can be both an independent disease and a symptom of another pathology. Read more about the causes of folded glossitis in children, methods of diagnosis and medical therapy.

Symptoms of hemophilia. Is there a gene for hemophilia Hemophilia is a hereditary disorder of blood clotting. You may hear the term "blood hemophilia", but it is incorrect - the name of the disease already contains a blood problem. The first descriptions of hemophilia symptoms observed in boys date

Symptoms of viral hepatitis A, its treatment and prevention Viral damage to the liver of an acute nature is Botkin's disease, which in official medicine is classified as viral hepatitis A. The signs of pathology are pronounced and specific, so there are no problems with diagnosis. The disease can le

Treatment of acute myocarditis in adults and children: clinical recommendations Myocarditis is a lesion of the myocardium (heart muscle) of an inflammatory nature. The classification of myocarditis is developed taking into account the causes, pathogenesis, development of the disease and some other f

Symptoms and treatment of flatulence in adults and children Increased gas formation, which leads to flatulence, is called flatulence. Often, a diet for flatulence and flatulence helps to get rid of these unpleasant phenomena, without using medication. But in many cases, a doctor's intervention is ne

Diabetes and alcoholA person with diabetes daily faces many everyday difficulties, which not only need to be understood, but also need to be able to solve correctly. In particular, there is often a myth about the need to completely exclude alcohol from the diet of a diabetic. Therefore, attention is

Types of angina: effective treatment Treatment of angina is one of the most urgent tasks of district doctors, pediatricians and infectious disease specialists. Every person has been ill with this disease at least once in their life. The medical term "angina" (a private case of acute tonsillitis) com

Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of dysbiosis in adults and children Intestinal dysbacteriosis is a common disease in which the quantity and quality of microflora changes. The symptoms of dysbacteriosis are quite specific - if you pay attention to them in time, you can quickly restore the functioni

Anemia: causes and consequences of low hemoglobin Anemia is a blood disease caused by insufficient intake of some microelements in the body. The most common type of this pathology is iron deficiency anemia, which is associated with a lack of iron in the body. According to statistics, it is more ofte

Epstein-Barr virus symptoms, treatment According to statistics, 90% of people over the age of 40 have the Epstein-Barr virus in their bodies. Most develop immunity to the virus, but in some cases special treatment (especially supportive) should be carried out. The symptoms of the Epstein-Barr virus

Treatment of bronchitis in adults and children Bronchitis is an inflammatory disease of the bronchi caused by bacteria and viruses. Depending on the clinical symptoms, bronchitis can be acute or chronic. Experts distinguish another form of the disease - obstructive bronchitis. It requires particular

Symptoms and treatment of vegetative-vascular dystonia The restless 21st century provokes a large number of diseases "from nerves". Therefore, patients are often interested in the question of the symptoms and treatment of vegetative-vascular dystonia (VSD), which belongs to this group of diseases.

Tetanus vaccination for children: why vaccination is necessary Tetanus is an acute infectious disease caused by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, which is usually found in soil, dust, and manure. Spores of the pathogen, as a rule, enter the body through a wound. Tetanus bacillus produces t

Even babies can take tests at home Taking tests at home is not a luxury, but a necessity dictated by the modern rhythm of life. Time constraints, long queues, tight schedule and the physical impossibility of the patient to reach the district polyclinic are obstacles that can arise for everyone. Cons

Diphtheria and vaccination against it Diphtheria is a dangerous infectious disease, the only way to prevent it is vaccination. For many, vaccination against diphtheria is something scary and dangerous, but in fact it is part of the mandatory disease prevention program. Doctors do not give a full gua

Causes of fainting in children and adults, first aid Fainting is a short-term loss of consciousness that lasts from 5 seconds to 10 minutes. Prolonged unconsciousness is dangerous for a person and requires resuscitation measures by qualified specialists. But providing first aid in case of fainting i

Why do we get sick? The cause of a seasonal cold is hypothermia - local or general. If you dress out of season and get cold, you can easily get sick by catching a virus. Diseases of the upper respiratory tract are caused by viruses, more than two hundred of them are known. They are transmitted quit