Jaundice is not an illness but a medical condition in which too much of bilirubin is circulating in the blood. This excess of bilirubin causes the skin, eyes and the mucus membrane to turn yellowish in color. While in newborns, jaundice is common and gets cured by itself in adults if the condition is left untreated it can lead to liver failure.

Causes of Jaundice

Jaundice can be caused by a lot of factors namely

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The term, blood pressure usually refers to arterial pressure, which is the pressure in the larger arteries, veins and capillaries. The systolic arterial pressure is the peak pressure in the arteries, and this takes place near the beginning of the cardiac cycle – the diastolic arterial pressure is the lowest pressure which occurs at the resting phase of the cardiac cycle. Hypertension is when the arterial pressure is abnormally high. The healthy adult should have a pressure of 120/80.

Causes of Blood Pressure

In about 10% of people, high blood pressure is caused by a disease called secondary hypertension. When the basic cause is treated, the blood pressure usually returns to normal. These secondary causes include

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Definition

Abetalipoproteinemia or Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome is a disease which is inherited and is very rare. In this disease the person is unable to completely absorb the dietary fats via the intestines.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

This syndrome is an autosomal recessive one which means that this trait, disease or disorder can be passed down generations in a family through several ways and this is just one of them. Two of an abnormal gene should be present for this trait to build up. This disorder usually affects

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Definition

Aneurysms are ballooning of the artery in one part which causes the walls in this area to become weak. This abnormal swelling in the artery makes the walls of the artery thin and there is a possibility of its rupturing. The legs, pelvic area and abdomen are supplied with blood through the aorta which is a large artery.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Though the exact cause of the disease, aneurysm cannot be pin pointed, the risks factors are many. This especially affects the male gender. Other factors, which lead to Abdominal aortic aneurysm are genetic factors and emphysema, obesity, high cholesterol, smoking and hyper tension or high blood pressure. The abdominal aortic aneurysm, which can

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Definition

A rare disorder Aase syndrome is also known as Congenital Anemia or Triphalangeal Thumb syndrome. Though the genetic root of this disease is not known, the under development of the bone marrow causes anemia. There are also skeletal deformities and the growth during childhood is poor. However, there is no mental retardation or neurological problem associated with this problem.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

There is no known cause or reason for this disease which is very rare. Though it is not passed down generations in the same family, it shows some traits that are

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Aarskog syndrome is a disease which is hereditary and can be passed down generations in a family. This affects the appearance, genitals, skeleton, muscles and height of the person. This syndrome is also referred to as facio genital dysplasia, shawl scrotum syndrome and Aarskog-Scott syndrome. This is a genetic disorder which affects mostly males, while females may be affected in a milder way. This is a condition which is brought on because of mutation in a gene which is the FGDY1 or “faciogenital dysplasia”.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

This syndrome is passed on in a manner which is described as X linked, which means

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