Tachycardia (fast heart rate) Description A normal adult heart beats between 60 and 100 times a minute. A heart rate over 100 beats a minute is called…
Takayasu's arteritis (Giant cell arteritis of the young) Description A rare disease that causes inflammation in the medium and large arteries of the body. The disease is more co…
Tape worm infection Description Tapeworms are parasites that take up residence in the gut. The infection is acquired by eating undercooked m…
Tarantula bite Description Tarantulas are a group of spiders with over 900 species. Some are big enough to kill mice or lizards but mos…
Tarsal tunnel syndrome (foot nerve damage) Description A tunnel is formed by the fascia along the side of the ankle. The tibial nerve passes through this tunnel al…
Tay-Sachs disease Description Tay-Sachs disease is a fatal inherited disorder that results in nerve cell damage in the brain. Individuals …
Tear duct infection (Dacryocystitis) Description An infection of the tear sac at the corner of the eye near the nose. The infection is usually caused by bact…
Teething Description Babies generally get their first teeth between 3 and 7 months. Experts disagree whether the appearance of te…
Temporal arteritis (inflamed scalp artery) Description A type of vasculitis that causes inflammation of the arteries, primarily in the head. It most commonly affec…
Temporal lobe epilepsy (non-convulsive seizure) Description This type of seizure arises from abnormal electrical activity in the temporal lobe on one or both sides of t…
Temporomandibular disorders Description Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are problems that can affect the jaw joint or the muscles of the face use…
Temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ, jaw joint pain) Description Persistent pain in the jaw joint and/or headaches related to a problem in one or both temporomandibular join…
Tendon laceration (tendon cut) Description A partial or complete laceration of the tendon. Tendons connect muscles to bones and enable movement of the …
Tendonitis (tendon inflammation) Description Painful inflammation of a tendon. Tendons are the fibrous attachments of the muscles to the bones. The infla…
Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) Description A type of tendonitis (inflammation of a tendon) that causes pain in the elbow and arm. It is also called ten…
Tenosynovitis (tendon sheath inflammation) Description Painful inflammation of a tendon and surround sheath. The inflammation can result from: overuse or over stre…
Tension headache (stress headache) Description Stress headaches, also called tension headaches, are very common with 30-80% of adults experiencing this typ…
Tension pneumothorax (dangerous lung collapse) Description Occurs when air leaks into the area between the lungs and chest wall (pleural space). At times air can only …
Testicular cancer (tumor) Description An abnormal growth of cells in the testicle. There are many different types of testicular cancer. The abilit…
Testicular hypofunction Description Testicular hypofunction occurs when the testicles produce less than normal amounts of testosterone. Hypofunc…
