Category: Medicine
Mallet finger
Overview Mallet finger is a very common type of injury. It is also known as a baseball finger or drop finger. The reason behind it being called a baseball finger is because it often occurs to baseball players. Anyone who plays sports like volleyball, football, basketball may fall prey to this injury. In the case…
How To Use Acupressure To Reduce Pain And Headache?
Acupressure Headache is one of the common problems that most people face. Headaches are excruciating and act as blockers to your concentration levels. It is also impossible for you to concentrate on your work properly if you have a headache due to pain. There are many ways to reduce the pain, such as massage with…
Turner Syndrome Karyotype and Other Details
Turner syndrome Turner syndrome karyotype is 45XO. It means someone with Turner syndrome has a total of 45 chromosomes instead of 46. The missing chromosome is a sex chromosome that could either be an X chromosome or a Y chromosome. Since in Turner syndrome, one has a solitary X chromosome the person is always a…
Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum
Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD) Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum are the skin lesions usually associated with diabetes mellitus, often painless, and found over both shins. Occasionally these lesions can be painful. well-circumscribed oval plaques on the anterior surface of lower legs with shiny surface, yellow, waxy and atrophic center and telangiectasias with red-brown margins. It is a…
Catheter-related bloodstream infection – CRBSI
What is CRBSI? CRBSI often confused with CLABSI (Central line associated bloodstream infection) is the one in which a patient clinically shows the signs of bloodstream infection with precise laboratory findings where the source of infection is clearly identified as the intravenous catheter placed into the patient’s body at any time and is still on.…
Central-line associated bloodstream infection – CLABSI
What is CLABSI? CLABSI- “Central line associated bloodstream infection” is a type of HAI (Hospital Acquired Infection) that occurs through a central venous catheter inserted into the human body provided that the patient had had a central line within 48 hours prior to the development of bloodstream infection. Central Venous Catheter is an intravascular device…
3 Pros and Cons of Taking a Supplement to Lose weight
Weight loss suppliments When it comes to supplements, weight loss is among the most popular, with a significant number of ones trying different pills and potions to lose a few pounds fast. You need to know about supplements because they are not tested for safety, and any federal authority does not regulate their ingredients. It…
CAUTI – Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections
CAUTI CAUTI means Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection. The name is self-explanatory. It is an infection associated with urinary catheters and is most commonly seen in patients who wear urinary catheters frequently and/ or for a long time. Among the hospital-acquired urinary tract infections, 75% are CAUTI. Therefore, urinary catheters should ideally be used for the…
Septicaemia (blood infection) – Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
What is septicaemia? When bacteria or other infectious organisms spread into the bloodstream it is called septicaemia. The non-medical terminology for septicaemia is \’blood infection\’ or \’blood poisoning\’. It requires hospitalization and treatment with a multidisciplinary medical team. When the septicaemia causes dangerous and potentially life-threatening symptoms it is called \’sepsis\’. Many people use both…
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy overview Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive disease which means the defect is present in the X chromosome. Therefore, this medical condition is transmitted from the mother to the male child. Let me explain a bit, we know males have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. Males always get…