DISEASES AND DISORDERS

• INTRODUCTION

• Causes

• Symptoms

• Treatment

• INTRODUCTION

• Anemia

• Angina Pectoris

• Aortic Aneurysm

• Aortic Dissection

• Aortic Valve Insufficiency

• Aortic Valve Stenosis

• Arteriosclerosis - Hardening of the Arteries

• Arthritis

• Atrial Ectopic Beats

• Atrial Fibrillation

• Atrial Flutter

• Atrial Septal Defect

• Cocaine Abuse

• Congestive Heart Failure

• Coronary Heart Disease

• Dementia Medication

• Diabetes

• Heart and Lung Transplant

• Heart Attack

• Heart Rhythm Disorders

• Heartburn

• High Blood Pressure

• High Cholesterol

• Mitral Valve Prolapse

• Peripheral Vascular Disease

• Phlebitis

• Raynaud Phenomenon

• Renal Cell Cancer

• Sepsis (Blood Infection)

• Subungual Hematoma

• Supraventricular Tachycardia

• Tetralogy of Fallot

• Varicose Veins

• Venous Insufficiency

• Ventricular Aneurysm

• Ventricular Ectopic Beats

• Ventricular Septal Defect

• Ventricular Tachycardia

• Vesicoureteral Reflux

Hiatal Hernia

Hiatal hernia is a condition in which the upper portion of the stomach protrudes into the chest cavity through an opening of the diaphragm called the esophageal hiatus. This opening usually is large enough to accommodate the esophagus alone. With weakening and enlargement however, the opening (or herniation) can allow upward passage or even entrapment of the upper stomach above the diaphragm.

Hiatal hernia is a common condition. By age 60, up to 60% of people have it to some degree. There are 2 types of hiatal hernia.
The sliding type, as its name implies, occurs when the junction between the stomach and esophagus slides up through the esophageal hiatus during moments of increased pressure in the abdominal cavity. When the pressure is relieved, the stomach falls back down with gravity to its normal position.
The fixed type (or paraesophageal) implies that there is no sliding up and down. A portion of the stomach remains stuck in the chest cavity.