Among all the biogenic macroelements of the human body, the proportion of calcium – in the form of hydroxyapatite crystals in bone tissue – is the most significant, although blood, cell membranes and extracellular fluid also contain calcium.
In endocrinology, myxedema is considered the most severe form of thyroid dysfunction and severe hypothyroidism with a critically low level of thyroid hormone synthesis or its complete cessation.
Humans are homeothermic, that is, warm-blooded, and have a constant temperature, which can fluctuate between +36.5°C and +37°C during the day. But any temperature above or below this range is abnormal.
A hormonally active tumor of the anterior pituitary gland is a prolactinoma. Let's consider the reasons for its occurrence, risk factors, symptoms, diagnostic and treatment methods.
Ochronosis is a relatively rare hereditary disease that is associated with metabolic disorders in the body. A person diagnosed with ochronosis has a deficiency of the enzyme homogentisinase: this causes intra-tissue deposits of homogentisic acid. Externally, this is manifested by a change in the shade of the skin, cornea, etc.
How often, when we feel unwell, we look for reasons where there are none. We try to blame our problems on the polluted environment, bad weather, careless and conflict-prone employees, etc., etc.
A pathologically small thyroid gland size is not very common in life, but this “small” defect, practically invisible externally, becomes a problem of noticeable proportions and is worth talking about.
If a person has no health problems, then his urine should not have any unpleasant foreign smell. Therefore, the smell of acetone in urine should always be a warning sign.
At different times, there were different standards of body aesthetics. One recalls the naked bodies of women in Rubens' paintings - plump beauties with carefully drawn cellulite.
