Before pregnancy, women should have normal body weights. This is to ensure well-being of the pregnant mother and for the healthy development of the fetus. This is the same reason why couples need to plan for a pregnancy—not only financially or emotionally but more importantly, physically. Continue reading
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or GERD is a chronic disease in which food or liquid contents from the stomach (gastric contents) regurgitate as reflux to the esophagus. Some degree of back-flow of gastric or duodenal contents into the esophagus is normal in both adults and children but excessive reflux occurs due to incompetent lower esophageal sphincter (LES) or the opening from the esophagus going to the stomach. GERD can also be caused by pyloric stenosis, or motility disorder wherein the gastric emptying time of the stomach contents to the duodenum is slower than the normal. GERD can also be caused by impaired digestion and infection such as peptic ulcer. Gastroesophageal reflux disease can be transient or permanent in nature. Continue reading
Constipation is a very irritating condition of the digestive tract wherein the stools that are formed become very hard and firm. Many individuals experience this, especially if they have a change in diet or have eaten something different from what they usually do. As an adult, you have experienced constipation on many occasions and may have found it as a very serious experience. When you are constipated, your stool becomes so hardened that it cannot be expelled. There may be times when you just break wind and spend almost an hour on the toilet just to defecate.
Everyday, all over the world, people experience body aches and pains. The most common of these pains are those located in the lower back and hips. Simultaneous pain in the lower back and hips should be given much attention because this may very well be a sign of some underlying condition. There are many possible apparent causes of lower back and hip pain. Gaining weight gives additional pressure on your lower back muscles. This presses on the nerves and the circulation in that area. Weak abdominal muscles are unable to support the lower back muscles. Abdominal muscles are our body’s natural belt. If this part is weak, then the lower back suffers. Increased wheat and meat intake in your diet cause increased pain and inflammation. Other similar causes of lower back and hip pain are lack of water in your body, and a very soggy, droopy bed.
Acne has always been a problem for so many people all over the world. The pores of your skin are constantly blocked by sediments and impurities that is why blackheads, whiteheads, and pimples never leave your skin. The face is the common area where acne takes residence. But for some people, it is not only the face that they have acne problems with. There are actually people who go to the dermatologists they trust to get rid of their body acne. Body acne can grow on places that really cause discomfort and one of these is the back. When you have acne on your back, you cannot really relax very well. This is why there are specialists who formulated an effective back acne treatment.
Being pregnant with your baby is a very different thing from actually taking care of your baby after giving birth. The moment that umbilical cord is cut, your baby is independently living in the outside world. Your baby’s body systems are already fully functioning and no longer depend on you to directly supply the protection and nutrition from the life cord attached to you. The safety of your womb is no longer there for your baby so you now have to strengthen every ounce of protection that you can possibly provide. You can do this by giving baby vitamins.
A foley catheter is a flexible tube that is inserted to the urinary meatus to be indwelled in the urinary bladder in order to drain urine. Catheters are sized in units called French, wherein one French is equal to 0.33 millimeter. Sizes vary to cater pediatric and adult sizes of urinary passages. A very large diameter of a foley catheter may post a trauma when inserted to a small urethral passage while a very thin catheter may have leaks and may have inaccurate urine output measurement for patients requiring intake and output measurements. Catheter sizes vary from French 9 (smallest diameter) to French 48 (largest diameter). Continue reading
Avian flu virus or avian influenza is also known as HiN1, H5N1, or Bird flu. It is named “avian†because it basically a flu that infects birds. But humans have no form of immunity against this virus. Like all other pathogenic organisms, the avian flu virus changed to completely infect humans as well, resulting to a worldwide epidemic. You may contract avian flu if you get in contact with an infected bird, getting in contact with contaminated objects and surfaces, or if you eat the uncooked eggs, meat, or blood of the infected bird. These carriers could shed the virus through their saliva and feces for 10 days. Usually, those who work closely with poultry, those in contact with avian flu patients, and backpackers usually get infected easily. In diagnosing a patient, the doctor subjects the patient to chest x-ray, white blood cell (WBC) differential, auscultation to hear breath sounds, and nasopharyngeal culture.
Anxiety makes you very unsettled and very distracted in your everyday activities. At some point, it has taken a toll out of your personality as a whole. Somehow, anxiety has really changes you. With this, the various anxiety issues should be given attention. This is to be able to deal with anxiety on various levels and eventually, be able to recognize and prevent anxiety in any scenario you’re in.
Acne also known as acne vulgaris is a skin disease associated with a scaly red skin, clogged pores which appeared as blackheads or whiteheads, pimples and large nodules. It appeared when the hair follicles found in the face, chest and back secretes a fatty substances which clog the pores gradually producing a bump that commonly develop during adolescence. Acne is the most common problem during puberty which often continues into adulthood. Continue reading