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An umbilical hernia is a health condition where the abdominal wall behind the navel is damaged. It may cause the navel to bulge outwards—the bulge consisting of abdominal fat from the greater omentum or occasionally parts of the small intestine. The bulge can often be pressed back through the hole in the abdominal wall, and may "pop out" when ...
Symptoms include projectile vomiting without the presence of bile. [1] This most often occurs after the baby is fed. [1] The typical age that symptoms become obvious is two to twelve weeks old. [1] The cause of pyloric stenosis is unclear. [2] Risk factors in babies include birth by cesarean section, preterm birth, bottle feeding, and being ...
Signs and symptoms [ edit ] Clinically, neonates with omphalitis present within the first two weeks of life with signs and symptoms of a skin infection ( cellulitis ) around the umbilical stump (redness, warmth, swelling, pain), pus from the umbilical stump, fever , fast heart rate ( tachycardia ), low blood pressure ( hypotension ), somnolence ...
The term childhood disease refers to disease that is contracted or becomes symptomatic before the age of 18 or 21 years old. Many of these diseases can also be contracted by adults. Some childhood diseases include:
One 2019 study confirmed acute appendicitis in 70% of children with abdominal pain who had worsening symptoms after jumping. Anyone can get appendicitis, but it is most common in people in their ...
Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) is a nerve entrapment condition that causes chronic pain of the abdominal wall. [1] It occurs when nerve endings of the lower thoracic intercostal nerves (7–12) are 'entrapped' in abdominal muscles, causing a severe localized nerve (neuropathic) pain that is usually experienced at the front of the abdomen.
When a person has kidney problems or kidney disease, these toxins build up in the body and circulate in the bloodstream, says Hoss. “This can make your breath smell like ammonia or urine,” he ...
Acute abdomen is a condition where there is a sudden onset of severe abdominal pain requiring immediate recognition and management of the underlying cause. [7] The underlying cause may involve infection, inflammation, vascular occlusion or bowel obstruction. [7] The pain may elicit nausea and vomiting, abdominal distention, fever and signs of ...