There are many types of skin diseases that can affect a person irrespective of their HIV status. Similarly, HIV-positive patients are prone to various skin diseases that are unrelated to HIV infection. However, there are number of HIV-related skin diseases that have to be considered as these conditions are more likely to >> Read More ...
The change in CD4 T-lymphocyte levels associated with HIV infection is an indication of the immune system defense capability. As the CD4 cell count declines the body becomes susceptible to infections. Some of these infections are common and short-lived (acute) when contracted by a person with a healthy immune system >> Read More ...
Normal CD4 Count The CD4+ T-lymphocyte is only one type of white blood cell and is named so due to the presence of CD4 receptors on its surface. It is these surface receptors that allows HIV to bind to the cell and infect it. Read more on HIV and AIDS. Therefore HIV has an affinity for CD4+ T-lymphocytes. The level of CD4+ >> Read More ...
Definitions HIV and AIDS HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. These are the scientific names to describe a virus that destroys the immune system and leads to a syndrome of immune deficiency. HIV/AIDS is also known by several common names that vary not only in >> Read More ...
The heart beats about 70 to 80 times per minute in the average adult and the rhythm is usually regular. The rate, however, may rise during activity and lowers during rest. Usually a person is not aware of their beating heart unless they feel their pulse. During periods of exercise, the heart beat may become more prominent >> Read More ...
What is Cardiomyopathy? Cardiomyopathy is disease of the heart muscle (myocardium). There are several types of cardiomyopathies but all affect heart functioning to varying degrees. Cardiomyopathy is a weakening of the heart often associated with enlargement and is sometimes referred to by common names like enlarged heart >> Read More ...
What is hypoparathyroidism? Hypoparathyroidism is the term for a low levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) due to underactivity of the parathyroid gland. Since PTH is an important regulator of calcium and phosphate levels in the body, a deficiency will lead to low calcium and high phosphate levels. This may result in a >> Read More ...
What are heart sounds? The heart sounds are the normal sounds that is made by the activity of the heart and heard with a stethoscope placed on the chest wall (auscultation). This sounds like a “lub, dub” and is associated with the beating heart (contraction and relaxation) and the flow of blood through the >> Read More ...
What is endocarditis? Endocarditis is the medical term for inflammation of the inner heart wall (endocardium) and heart valves. The middle muscular layer of the heart known as the myocardium may also be affected (myocarditis). When the endocardium and myocardium are both inflamed, the condition is known as endomyocarditis. >> Read More ...
What is hyperparathyroidism? Hyperparathyroidism is the medical term for overactivity of the parathyroid gland, the four small glands located on the posterior surface of the thyroid gland. Since the parathyroid gland regulates the calcium and phosphate in the body, any abnormal functioning will ultimately impact on these >> Read More ...
