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Aneuploidy is a genetic condition in which a cell or organism has an irregular number of chromosomes other than the typical or diploid (2n) set of chromosomes for the species.

Anetoderma. Causes. Symptoms. Diagnosis. Treatment

Anetoderma (synonym: macular cutaneous atrophy) is a type of skin atrophy characterized by the absence of elastic tissue.

Anesthesia in childbirth

All women admitted to the maternity ward are potential candidates for planned or emergency anaesthesia during childbirth. In this regard, the anaesthetist must know the following minimum about each pregnant woman in the ward: age, number of pregnancies and deliveries, duration of the current pregnancy, concomitant diseases and complicating factors.

Anesthesia for tooth extraction: the main methods and preparations

Throughout the history of medicine, dentists have used all sorts of things to provide anesthesia when extracting teeth: the Aztecs used mandrake root extract, the Egyptians applied the fat of the sacred crocodile that lived in the waters of the Nile to the skin.

Anemic syndrome

Anemic syndrome is a pathological condition caused by a decrease in red blood cells and hemoglobin in a unit of circulating blood. True anemic syndrome must be distinguished from hemodilution, which is caused by massive transfusion of blood substitutes and is accompanied by either an absolute decrease in the number of circulating red blood cells or a decrease in their hemoglobin content.

Anemia of prematurity

The main factors contributing to the development of anemia in the first year of life in premature or low birth weight infants are cessation of erythropoiesis, iron deficiency, folate deficiency, and vitamin E deficiency.

Anemia in pregnancy

Anemia during pregnancy is a pathological condition characterized by a decrease in the number of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin per unit volume of blood. The frequency of this pregnancy complication is observed, according to various sources, in 18-75% (on average 56%) of women.

Anemia in myelophthisis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Anemia in myelophthisis is normochromic-normocytic and develops with infiltration or replacement of normal bone marrow space by non-hematopoietic or abnormal cells.

Anemia in chronic disease: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Anemia of chronic disease (anemia due to impaired iron reutilization) is multifactorial and is often accompanied by iron deficiency.

Anemia in children

Symptoms of anemia in children are classified depending on the type and severity of the disease. A number of signs are common to all types of anemia. At the same time, its individual types can cause various accompanying symptoms.

Androsteroma

Androsteromas - virilizing tumors - are a rare pathology (1-3% of all tumors). They mostly affect women, mainly under 35 years of age. The researchers' indication of the rarity of androsteromas in men is possibly due to the difficulty of diagnosis - in adult men, virilization is less noticeable and, apparently, some of their androsteromas pass under the guise of hormonally inactive tumors of the adrenal glands.

Anarthria

Anaplastic meningioma

Anaplasmosis

Anaplasmosis has polymorphic symptoms and characteristic seasonality (mainly spring-summer), associated with periods of natural tick activity.

Anaphylaxis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Anaphylaxis is an acute, life-threatening, IgE-mediated allergic reaction that occurs in previously sensitized patients upon re-exposure to a familiar antigen.

Anaphylactic shock in children

Anaphylactic shock develops acutely after the patient comes into contact with an intolerable allergen and is a life-threatening condition that is accompanied by a violation of hemodynamics, leading to circulatory failure and hypoxia in all vital organs.

Anancastic personality disorder

One of the types of anxiety personality disorder is anankastic disorder. Let's consider the features of this condition, its symptoms, causes, and treatment methods.

Analysis of anticonvulsant medications in children with symptomatic epilepsy

Epilepsy has been and remains an extremely important medical and socially significant problem of pediatric neurology. According to some authors, the average annual incidence of epilepsy in economically developed countries of the world is 17.3 cases per 100 thousand population per year.

Anal itching: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Anal pruritus is a pathology characterized by itching in the anal and perianal areas. Perianal skin pruritus can be a consequence of various causes.

Anal fissure

An anal fissure is a linear or triangular defect in the anal canal wall, 1 to 1.5 cm long, located near the transitional fold above the Hilton line. The origin of the fissure is associated with many reasons, but the most important factor is trauma to the mucous membrane of the anal canal by feces, foreign bodies, or damage during childbirth.

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