Reference no: EM133855117
By some mechanism as yet not fully understood, when taken together consistently over time, it appears that the Mediterranean diet (MeDi) enhances cardiovascular health, reduces inflammation, and protects against degeneration related to oxidation. In particular, consuming less inflammatory foods (many dairy products contribute to an inflammatory response in the body) and keeping tissues in more youthful tone with protective antioxidants are recognized ways to minimize risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Even the probability of developing Alzheimer's has been lowered among adults who live by the MeDi.
1. How can cranial arteritis be diagnosed in the absence of any physical symptom or feature of the disease other than headache?
2. Do pulmonary manifestations in Behçet's syndrome present with pulmonary infiltrates in the upper zone of the lung?
3. 1. Is Behçet's disease accompanied by an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)? If so, how often?
2. Can Behçet's disease be diagnosed in a young adult with an ischaemic stroke and a history of almost weekly mouth ulcers that heal quickly, but with no other symptoms of Behçet's disease?
4. Mouth ulcers are too common to be a cardinal feature in the diagnosis of Behçet's disease. Are there any distinguishing features other than mouth ulcers that would confirm diagnosis?
5. Please explain how to diagnose familial Mediterranean fever. Is a diagnosis of exclusion still used or are there now more up-to-date tools for the diagnosis?
6. Is a leucocytoclastic reaction in a tissue biopsy specific for Henoch-Schönlein purpura or is it also associated with other problems?
7. What are the anatomical, histological and radiological differences between: 1. physis 2. metaphysis 3. epiphyseal disc 4. epiphyseal line?
8. Why does the serum alkaline phosphatase increase in bone disorders and in some other disorders?
9. What is the normal amount of calcium excreted in the urine in a 24-hour period?
10 Does hydrochlorothiazide have a prophylactic effect against osteoporosis?