Medical
About My Hair Transplant – personal experience – DHI – the latest technique
13th November 2022
I recently did a Hair transplant after living for many years with a big baldness area on my head and I want to share with you my experience, how much I paid and where (as country). I will not mention [...]
Airway management for burn injury patients and Carbon Monoxide intoxication
10th October 2020
AIRWAY MANAGEMENT FOR BURN INJURY PATIENTS Maintain low threshold for intubation and high index of suspicion for airway injurySwelling is rapid and progressive in the first 24 hoursConsider rapid [...]
Human body skin and its functions
10th October 2020
IMPORTANCE OF SKIN The skin is the largest body organ. It is essential for thermoregulation, prevention of fluid loss by evaporation, barrier against infection and protection against the environme [...]
Burn Injuries – classification and management
3rd August 2020
Burn injuries can be classified in 4 categories depending on the factors dcproducing them: Thermal: through direct contact with heat ( flame, scald)Electrical: alternating current A.C. - resident [...]
Frostbite – “Ice Burn”
3rd August 2020
Frostbite is an injury to body tissue caused by exposure to extreme cold, typically affecting the nose, fingers or toes and often resulting in gangrene. They are a few PREDISPOSING/RISK FACTORS th [...]
Central venous cannulation – how to insert a central venous line
16th July 2020
ADVANTAGES OF CENTRAL VENOUS CANNULATION Rapid volume loadingCentral access for vasoconstrictors and parenteral nutritionContinuous central venous pressure monitoring to assess response to treatm [...]
Intraosseous cannulation – how to insert an intraosseous line
15th July 2020
Intraosseous cannulation is a quick needle insertion, a relatively safe technique, used to gain rapid vascular access in critical situations. It utilises the marrow space of long bones as a ''non-col [...]
Sclerotherapy for Spider and Varicose Veins
4th July 2020
Sclerotherapy (from Greek “skleros” meaning hard) is a non-surgical treatment procedure, minimally invasive, which treats vascular dilatations of the "spider veins" or reticular veins, smaller va [...]
Infant and child basic first aid mainly for breathing problems
26th June 2020
0 – 28 days NEONATE 28 days – 1 year INFANT 1 year – puberty CHILD 80 % of paediatric cardiac arrests are due to respiratory (breathing) problems Early recognition and treatment of respi [...]
Diabetic Neuropathy
25th June 2020
Diabetic Neuropathy refers to the complications of diabetes mellitus affecting the peripheral nerves, which mainly occur with sensitivity disorders, and often pain, in the parts of the body of th [...]