What are Sutures in Surgery? Sutures are surgical thread like materials used for stitching tissues in surgery. They used to tie, ligate or appose tissue together. There are various types of sutures used during surgical operations and are suited for different purposes depending on the specific type of operation and the type …
What is Cellulitis? Cellulitis is a non-suppurative, superficial, spreading inflammation of connective tissue. It is a diffuse inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue resulting from invasion by pyogenic bacteria. It spreads along subcutaneous tissues and fascial planes. Streptococcus pyogenes is the commonest cause; less frequently Staphylococcus aureus is responsible and occasionally both species …
The differences between Hypertrophic scar and Keloid can distinguished by their location, borders (edge), their course, age at which the scar is common, the gender commonly affected, the race mostly affected and the genetic makeup of the individual. Differences between Keloid and Hypertrophic scar Keloid mostly occur at the ear, head, neck, …
Bursting of appendix is a surgical emergency that requires immediate surgery and prompt treatment to prevent complications and death from occurring. The Signs and Symptoms of a perforated appendix (ruptured appendix) are easy to understand and will help you present to the hospital immediately. There is no specific time that it takes …
Signs of Appendicitis are easy to elicit during the physical examination of the patient, especially the pointing sign of appendicitis; these signs are useful in the assessment and calculation of the Alvarado score using the MANTREEL Mnemonic. The Alvarado score helps in the clinical diagnosis of Appendicitis or if you need to …
The symptoms and signs of Sickle Cell Anemia Crisis are usually caused by exacerbation of the sickling effects of the red blood cells. Sickle cell anemia crisis is a manifestation of the deformation of the red blood cells leading to the different types of Sickle cell crisis. There are factors that trigger …
This is a list of recommended Medical Textbooks for use by Medical students in the course of their studies from 100 Level (First year) to 600 Level (Final year). I compiled the list based on the textbooks we used and based on what some of our lecturers were using; this list may …
Your body can easily gain weight through what you do and the amount of energy you consume from foods because more energy is stored in the body when there are no activities to carry out, this weight gain can be in moderate size , more or overweightand in most cases may leads …