What is public health? Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. It focuses on improving and protecting these communities’ well-being. This aim is achieved by promoting healthy lifestyles, keeping a check on child wellness, researching the disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing, and responding to …
Abortion Abortion is the termination of pregnancy or the loss of a foetus/embryo. The rate of miscarriage risk is high at the start of pregnancy. Mostly, miscarriages happen in the first trimester i.e., the first 12 weeks of gestation period. The earliest weeks of pregnancy before the 20th week is the time when a woman …
Fanconi Anaemia Overview Fanconi anaemia, or FA, is a rare, inherited blood disorder that leads to bone marrow failure. FA is a type of aplastic anaemia that prevents your bone marrow from making enough new blood cells for your body to work normally. FA can also cause your bone marrow to make many abnormal blood …
The CARDIAC CYCLE The cardiac cycle describes the series of event that occurs during a complete heartbeat- the contraction and the relaxation of both the atria and the ventricle. The atria serve to receive the blood that enters the heart and passes it to the ventricle. One cardiac cycle is completed when the heart fills …
BLACK EYES A black eye is a bruising around the eye commonly due to an injury or trauma to the face or head. Another name for a black eye is shiner, and the medical name for it is a periorbital hematoma. The black colour associated with the condition occurs as a result of blood and …
IRRITANT DIAPER DERMATITIS Irritant diaper dermatitis refers to skin inflammation in the diaper area that is caused by various skin disorders and/or irritants, which commonly occurs on a baby’s bottom It is one of the most common skin problems in infants and children. Irritant diaper dermatitis occurs mostly in babies, though anyone who wears diaper …
FEBRILE SEIZURE A febrile seizure is a convulsion or seizure in a child associated with a high body temperature above 100 F. It usually happens during the first few hours of a fever. Febrile seizures occur in children between six months and five years of age, but more prevalently children around twelve to eighteen months …
ANGIOMYOLIPOMA Angiomyolipoma are the common noncancerous (benign) tumours of the kidney. They are composed of three types of cells: the vascular cells, fat cells, and immature smooth muscle cells. Although they are benign, angiomyolipoma may grow to impair kidney function or may cause the blood vessels to dilate and burst, causing bleeding. They are mostly …
Carbuncle INTRODUCTION We define carbuncle as a cluster of boils under the skin which appear red, swollen, and painful, and they connect under the skin. A boil is specifically an infection involving a hair follicle, and it has pus on it, which is dead neutrophils, phagocytized bacteria, and other cellular components. As it involves hair follicles, it …
SWOLLEN ANKLES AND SWOLLEN FEET Swollen ankles and swollen feet are conditions characterized by abnormal distention of the ankles and feet. The bones of the ankle and foot form the distal region of the lower limb. These bones are responsible for balance, and support of the body’s weight through many activities, such as walking, running, …
