When you have chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), it’s important to have a sick-day plan to help manage pain or an illness, like the flu. If you have diarrhea, vomiting, or a fever, you can lose a lot of fluids and...
Polycystic liver disease is a condition in which fluid-filled sacs (cysts) form in the liver. These cysts are not cancerous. In many cases, the liver works normally, helping the body process nutrients and filter waste. This condition often runs in...
Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) is a type of diabetes that can occur in some people who have cystic fibrosis (CF). CF causes mucus in the body to become thick and sticky. This mucus builds up and causes problems in many of the body’s organs,
Geographic tongue is an inflammatory condition. It causes bald, irregular, red patches surrounded by white borders on the tongue. The patches usually appear on the top and sides of the tongue, on areas where the tongue has lost its papillae.
You may get a cut, scrape, or puncture wound from an accident. You may have a wound because of a condition like diabetes. Or you may have a cut that needs care after surgery. No matter what kind of wound you have, the healing process for it happens...
Angioectasia (also called angiodysplasia) of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a condition in which abnormal blood vessels form in your GI tract. The GI tract includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and...
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) with congenital absence of skin is a very rare inherited skin condition. It is usually diagnosed at birth. Sometimes it’s also called Bart syndrome. It causes missing patches of skin on the lower legs, arms, or hands. It...
Pancolitis is a type of ulcerative colitis. It causes swelling and sores (ulcers) in the large intestine, also called the colon. In ulcerative colitis, the immune system attacks healthy tissue instead of protecting the body from infection. This...
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) is a serious problem that can happen when you have diabetes. Diabetes is a condition in which sugar (glucose) stays in the blood instead of entering the body's cells, where it can be used for energy. This...
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) is a serious problem that can happen when you have diabetes. HHS can happen if your blood sugar (glucose) gets very high. This is usually blood sugar levels of 600 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or more.