Diabetic patients need to know their target blood sugars. When the target blood sugars are known, modifications in diet, exercise routine and changes in medications become easy. Normalization of plasma glucose is difficult and maintaining a euglycemic state for a longer period of time is extremely difficult. Regardless of the level of hyperglycemia, improvement in the …
Diabetes Mellitus, an incurable disease, is known to be a silent killer. Most of the complications of diabetes and deaths result from advancing disease status and progressing target end-organ damage. Diabetes is not just about numbers but preventing one’s self from acquiring the dreadful Complications of diabetes mellitus. People who are compliant to the diabetic …
I have already published the WHO updated vaccination schedule for children. Since vaccination in adults is often neglected, this article focuses on the updated CDC vaccine schedule for adults. Vaccination should be an integral part of the health affairs of a country. The primary focus of all the vaccination campaigns is revolving around children. This …
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Vaccination plays a pivotal role in the prevention of deadly infectious diseases. Parents, institutions, and governments should follow the WHO updated vaccination schedule for children and adults. What is a vaccine? A vaccine is an antigenic substance that induces immunity when given to a person as an injection or in oral form. The antigenic substance …
Chronic illnesses and depression, when present together, lead to worst clinical outcomes. Because of the close interrelationship between depression and medical illnesses, it is very important to recognize and treat depressive symptoms in medically ill patients and vice versa. What is depression? The cardinal features of depression is a low mood. This is manifested by …
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EMA (European medicine agency’s) PRAC (pharmacovigilance risk assessment committee) has recommended restricting the use of systemic and inhaled fluoroquinolones because of the disabling and serious adverse effects of quinolones, following a safety review. EMA/ PRAC recommends avoiding quinolones! The EMA in a news release emphasized the potentially long-lasting and disabling side effects of fluoroquinolones on …
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Cervical cancer is a preventable cancer via the timely use of the HPV vaccine. Since HPV is the culprit causative agent for cervical cancer, prevention via early vaccination is of utmost importance. Cervical cancer – the second most common gynecologic cancer Cervical cancer is a common cancer affecting women of reproductive age group. In fact, …
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This is a “mock exam” question scenario. This question was prepared after we encountered a patient with a bleeding disorder in our ward and was diagnosed with this disease. This question assesses a student’s knowledge of hematology. The answer will be posted later. Question – patient with a bleeding disorder A 20 years old male …
Essential Vitamins for good health – A to Z. This article covers almost all aspects of essential vitamins required for a good health, their sources, daily requirements and toxicities. Essential vitamins for good health – a brief intro … Vitamins are essential components of the human body. These organic substances are not synthesized by the …
The department of medicine celebrated “world heart day” today i.e. the 29th of September, 2018. Speakers talked about important risk factors for heart diseases. Dr.Rizwan Aziz Qazi was invited by the head of department Dr.Shajee Ahmed Siddiqui as a chief guest. The participants stressed to identify the risk factors for heart diseases. Heart diseases are …
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