Razi Brown Medical school refers to the period of study of Medicine and Surgery as an undergraduate in some countries or as a graduate in other countries especially in USA and Canada. In order to get into any medical school, there are requirements needed to gain admission, this will serve as a guide to give you …
Resomal means Rehydation Solution for Malnutrition. It is a form of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) used for correcting dehydration specifically in malnourished people especially children. Resomal is prepared in such a way that it has low Sodium content compared to the normal ORS used for correction of dehydration in diarrhea and high potassium because …
What is Jadelle Implant? Jadelle is a reversible long acting contraceptive implant that is composed of two flexible silicone-based rod implants, each measuring 43mm long and 2.5mm wide. Each Jadelle implant contains 75mg levonorgestrel as active ingredient. Excipients are: polydimethyl siloxane, anhydrous colloidal silica. Jadelle is a long acting progestin only contraceptive …
Birth asphyxia is a medical emergency condition thatoccurs as a result of oxygen lack which is called hypoxia. The lack of oxygen could be caused by lack of blood flow to the brain (known as ischemia) or insufficient oxygenation of blood in the lungs. This lack of oxygen causes different harmful effects …
Kwashiorkor is a severe form of malnutrition known as protein-energy malnutrition or protein-calorie malnutrition that is caused mainly by an insufficient amount of protein needed by the body with the conservation of subcutaneous fat. Kwashiorkor is seen mostly in children of 1 to 3 years and affects mostly children in Africa, Latin …
The GCS was originally devised in 1974 to assess the level of consciousness after head injury, though now is used for almost all acutely presenting patients. It is widely used and accepted in Medicine as a very useful tool in determining the level of consciousness of patients with both traumatic and non-traumatic forms of …
Breastfeeding/Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) The breast milk is very important for the wellbeing of a newborn baby as it helps in protecting the baby from various infections and also provide energy and nutrients in their correct amount compared to other complementary foods/feeds given to babies that when introduced to babies would do …
Medicine is a field of study that studies the management of diseases affecting humans using scientific methods; there are so many branches of medicine and under each branch of medicine, there are subspecialties. In this article, I will briefly summarize what medicine is all about and then discuss each specialty of medicine …