In more than 15% of people with benign adrenal tumors, the growths produce clinically relevant levels of serum cortisol that are significantly linked with an increased prevalence of hypertension and, ...

Benign intracranial hypertension, also called Pseudotumour Cerebri, literally means "false brain tumour." It is caused by increased pressure within the brain and is most common in young, obese females ...

THE hypertension seen in all reported cases of primary aldosteronism caused by an adrenal adenoma has been of a benign and not rapidly progressive nature. 1 On the other hand, an increased secretion ...

The importance of WCH has been increasingly recognised. For too long has WCH been regarded as a Cinderella condition, being the result of stern doctors (or nurses) in pristine starched white coats, ...

Objective: It remains controversial whether non-malignant ‘benign’ hypertension causes renal dysfunction. The effect of lowering blood pressure on the incidence of renal dysfunction among patients ...

For people whose blood pressure rises when measured at the doctor's office — a condition known as "white coat hypertension" — there may be a real reason to worry, new research shows. White coat ...

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disorder associated with increased fluid pressure around your brain. This can cause symptoms such as headaches or vision problems. The word “idiopathic” ...

The answer would be easy if the diagnosis of chronic pyelonephritis were clinically obvious. Unfortunately, it is not; frequently, it is reserved for the autopsy table. If some reliable, simple ...

Diagnosis coding is the forgotten stepchild in medical practices. Physician coding has focused on Current Procedural Terminology codes, which drives revenue when services are provided under a ...