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BARTTER`S SYNDROME (HYPOKALEMIA)

BARTTER`S SYNDROME (HYPOKALEMIA) Barter`s syndrome is due to Hypokalemia (low potassium levels in the body). CAUSES: • Renal potassium wasting - hyperplasia of the juxtamedular and medullary cells (inner linings of the kidney), renal tubular defects. • Alteration of blood pressure. SIGN AND SYMPTOMS: • Weakness. • Periodic paralysis. • Polyuria. DIETARY MANAGEMENT: Avoid: • Avoid tea and coffee and caffeinated drinks. • Avoid aerated drinks. CONSUME: • Have well balanced diet. • Consume sodium chloride (common table salt) generously, to maintain the balance between the intra cellular and extra cellular fluids: – Generously use salt in cooking. – Other sources of salts are - baking powder and baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), monosodium glutamate and sodium benzoate. These are commonly known as Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, onion salt, garlic salt and buillon salt. – Consume foods rich in sodium like- milk, egg white, meat, poultry, fish, green leafy ve...

CHIKUNGUNYA

Chikungunya  is caused due to a viral infection (CHIKV) and is transmitted when an infected female Aedes aegypti mosquito carries the virus from an infected human to a healthy person. The mosquitoes mostly attack during the day and are commonly seen breeding around clean water bodies. Chikungunya means ‘to distort’, directly relating to the stooped appearance of the patient due to extreme pain in and around the joints during the disease. The disease is characterised by an abrupt onset of fever frequently accompanied by severe muscle and joint pains. Once bitten, the patient will experience symptoms such as arthritis like pain around the joints, muscle aches, fever, malaise, headache, fatigue, nausea and in some cases vomiting within approximately two to 22 days. Chikungunya is a self-resolving disease. It gradually decreases in intensity in about a week after infection. But some people may experience arthritic pain and fatigue for a few weeks to a year after it has resolved...

thrombocytopenia controlled by homeopathic medicine

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