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Cardiology. Frequency. 5-10 out of 100,000 (From 1 in 10,000-20,000) Inferior vena cava syndrome ( IVCS) is a very rare constellation of symptoms resulting from either an obstruction, or stenosis of the inferior vena cava. It can be caused by physical invasion or compression by a pathological process or by thrombosis within the vein itself.
Liddle's syndrome, also called Liddle syndrome, [ 1] is a genetic disorder inherited in an autosomal dominant manner that is characterized by early, and frequently severe, high blood pressure associated with low plasma renin activity, metabolic alkalosis, low blood potassium, and normal to low levels of aldosterone. [ 1]
Chronic hypertension is a type of high blood pressure in a pregnant woman that is pre-existing before conception, diagnosed early in pregnancy, or persists significantly after the end of pregnancy. It affects about 5% of all pregnancies and can be a primary disorder of essential hypertension or secondary to another condition; it is not caused ...
Obstructed defecation syndrome (abbreviated as ODS, with many synonymous terms) is a major cause of functional constipation (primary constipation), [ 16] of which it is considered a subtype. [ 17] It is characterized by difficult and/or incomplete emptying of the rectum with or without an actual reduction in the number of bowel movements per ...
Obstetrics. Gestational hypertension or pregnancy-induced hypertension ( PIH) is the development of new hypertension in a pregnant woman after 20 weeks' gestation without the presence of protein in the urine or other signs of pre-eclampsia. [ 1] Gestational hypertension is defined as having a blood pressure greater than 140/90 on two occasions ...
Dumping syndrome occurs when food, especially sugar, moves too quickly from the stomach to the duodenum —the first part of the small intestine—in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This condition is also called rapid gastric emptying. [ 1] It is mostly associated with conditions following gastric or esophageal surgery, though it can ...
a variety of causes; most commonly due to buildup of gas in the stomach, small intestine, or colon. Abdominal distension occurs when substances, such as air (gas) or fluid, accumulate in the abdomen causing its expansion. [ 1] It is typically a symptom of an underlying disease or dysfunction in the body, rather than an illness in its own right.
Women who have chronic hypertension before their pregnancy are at increased risk of complications such as premature birth, low birthweight or stillbirth. [26] Women who have high blood pressure and had complications in their pregnancy have three times the risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to women with normal blood pressure who ...