Dizziness

Dizziness is a term  used to describe a range of sensations like feeling of spinning, swaying, tilting, floating or woozy. You may also feel that you might faint (lightheadedness) or sometimes you may have difficulty walking straight. When dizziness is associated with a feeling of  yo

Palpitation

  Palpitation is a condition where you become  abnormally aware of your own heartbeat. You may feel a sensation of skipped heartbeat, rapid and irregular heartbeat, a forceful thumping or fluttering sensation in your chest. Palpitation,

Acute Kidney Failure

Kidney failure means the kidneys become unable to filter the blood and remove waste and excess salt and water from body. Kidney failure can occur acutely over hours and days or develop gradually over a period. When kidney stops working abruptly, it is called acute kidney failure (injury) . When kidney function

Excess Urination

Excess urination can be frequent urination (with normal total  urine output) or  urinating abnormally large volume of urine (usually more than 3 liter/24 hours in adults) called polyuria.  It is a common problem in men and women of all ages but more common in middle age or older indiv

Vitamin Deficiency

Vitamins are a group of substances that are needed, in very small amounts, for your body to grow and develop normally.  There are two broad categories of Vitamins based upon how they are absorbed:

• Fat-soluble vitamins

Protein Energy Malnutrition

Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is a potentially fatal disorder of undernutrition in children. It is a leading cause of death in developing countries. It refers to a form of malnutrition where there is inadequate

Diarrhea

Diarrhea is defined as increased frequency of defection (more than 3 per day) with excessive or abnormally loose consistency. Stool weights more than 200g/day are sometimes used to define diarrhoea but in the absence of abnormal consistency, weight alone is not an ideal indicator as bowel weight is influenced by high f

Atrial Fibrillation (AF)

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a disorder of heart rhythm that manifests as an irregular heartbeat. Usually, it is associated with rapid heart rate ranging from 100 to  170 beats per minute.  But you can have atrial fibrillation with normal heart rate specially if you are treated with med