Thyroid Problems?
Thyroid Problems? By Marcos Otero, Gulf Coast Immediate Care Center, Fort Walton Beach What is the Thyroid? The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland found in the neck below the Adam’s; apple wrapped around the trachea. The thyroid has two…
What Is Diabetes?
What Is Diabetes and How Does It Affect Our Lives? By Ahmet Ergin, MD, CCE, ECNU, Institute of Endocrinology, Panama City & Destin, FL, http://www.iedhh.com Translated by: Lessie Correa Diabetes is a disease state where the body’s blood glucose control…
Congestive Heart Failure
Mrs. Esperanza thought, "Oh, how tired and weak I feel today." She noticed that the simple fact of going outside to water the flowers caused her to need to sit down to rest. She was short of breath with a…
DAVID SNORES! Sleep Apnea.
DAVID SNORES! Sleep Apnea. “David snores so loud I cannot sleep” complaint his wife. David came to the clinic because he is always fatigued and tired. He falls asleep while driving or at work, and wanted to be examined. David…
Eliana is so sick and tired.
Eliana is so sick and tired. Mononucleosis. Eliana is a young adolescent of 14 years. She comes home one day complaining to her parents that she has headache, fever, and very bad sore throat. Her mother tells her to take…
Anemia – Fatigue Why is Linda is tired?
Anemia is a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin