Category: Medical Topics
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic digestive disease. GERD occurs when stomach acid or, occasionally, stomach content, flows back into your food pipe (esophagus). …
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 is a very serious metabolic disorder that leads to diabetic symptoms such as increased thirst, increased hunger and frequent urination. This article focuses on Diabetes …
Steps of Glycolysis Reactions Glycolysis (glycose = glucose, -lysis = degradation) is the metabolic pathway that converts glucose, into pyruvate. The free energy released in this process is used …
Acute cholecystitis predominantly occurs as a complication of gallstone disease and typically develops in patients with a history of symptomatic gallstones. Acute cholecystitis refers to a syndrome of right …
Cellular Respiration – Electron Transport Chain Cellular respiration is the set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy from …
Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the medical term for an event commonly known as a heart attack. MI occurs when blood stops flowing properly to …
