Hypersensitivity reactions are exaggerated immune and inflammatory responses that result in adverse outcomes.
Heart Failure
Introduction Congestive heart failure (CHF), as defined by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), is “a complex clinical syndrome that results from any structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood.” Acute precipitating factors of heart failure Aetiology of Heart Failure Classification of Heart failure Using… Continue reading Heart Failure
Pressure Ulcers in the Hospitalized Elderly; Risk Factors and Prevention
Pressure ulcers (also known as pressure injuries, bed sores, pressure sores and decubitus ulcers) are localised injury to the skin, underlying tissue or both, usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure or pressure in combination with shear. It is found on the sacrum, heels, over the greater trochanters, occiput, shoulders, etc. Pressure… Continue reading Pressure Ulcers in the Hospitalized Elderly; Risk Factors and Prevention
Tetanus
Tetanus is a neurological disease characterized by an acute onset of hypertonia, painful muscular contractions (usually of the muscles of the jaw and neck), and generalized muscle spasms without other apparent medical causes.
Neonatal Polycythaemia
Introduction Polycythaemia can be defined as a venous haematocrit of 65% or more OR a venous haemoglobin concentration in excess of 22 g/dL. Hyper viscosity is defined as a viscosity greater than 14.6 centipoise at a shear rate of 11.5 per second[1] Risk Factors Aetiology The causes are classified as having active (increased fetal erythropoiesis)… Continue reading Neonatal Polycythaemia
Araoye Criteria for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Introduction Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a progressive structural change involving the left ventricular myocardium. LVH is characterized by increase in the size and workload of the cardiac chambers. LVH, which is assessed by electrocardiogram or echocardiogram, is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. LVH is also a major factor in the… Continue reading Araoye Criteria for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Ovarian Cancer
By: Dr. Abiye Whyte An elderly woman sat in a consulting room watching the door. Her appearance was neat and tidy: white blouse, fair hair tucked behind her ears. She glanced at the screen of her phone, on which displayed a messaging interface, and then looked back at the door again. It was four minutes… Continue reading Ovarian Cancer
Endometrial Polyps
An endometrial polyp or uterine polyp is an abnormal growth containing glands, stroma and blood vessels projecting from the lining of the uterus (endometrium) that occupies spaces small or large enough to fill the uterine cavity. Endometrial polyps are the most frequently observed pathological finding in the uterus and are usually benign lesions. Endometrial polyps… Continue reading Endometrial Polyps
Blindness And Visual Impairment
Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a near or distance vision impairment. In at least 1 billion of these, vision impairment could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. The leading causes of vision impairment and blindness at a global level are refractive errors and cataracts. Total blindness is a term used to… Continue reading Blindness And Visual Impairment
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer is the 2nd most common cancer affecting men worldwide