Category Archives: Diseases

Unrecognized or inadequately treated asthmatics may suffer from sleep disruption, impaired concentration, fatigue and a general reduction in quality of life. Thankfully, in these days of greater awareness and better medicines, the rare complications of chest deformity and growth retardation ..

Hypostatic Pneumonia This is seen in elderly debilitated persons who are bed-ridden. It is a form of aspiration pneumonia. Inadequate cough reflex, excessive respiratory secretions and pulmonary congestion favor the development of hypostatic pneumonia. Microbial flora is derived from the ..