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How Much Salt Do Humans Need?
How Much Salt Do Humans Need? samer kareem 3,963 Views • 2 years ago

1500 mg of sodium amounts to 0.75 teaspoons or 3.75 grams of salt per day, while 2300 mg amounts to one teaspoon or 6 grams of salt per day. Most people today are eating much more than that. The average intake of sodium is about 3400 mg, most of it coming from processed foods.

Great White Cataract Surgery Video
Great White Cataract Surgery Video samer kareem 56,396 Views • 2 years ago

A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Most cataracts are related to aging. Cataracts are very common in older people. By age 80, more than half of all Americans either have a cataract or have had cataract surgery. A cataract can occur in either or both eyes. It cannot spread from one eye to the other.

The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone samer kareem 5,152 Views • 2 years ago

The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion (SIADH) is defined by the hyponatremia and hypo-osmolality resulting from inappropriate, continued secretion or action of the hormone despite normal or increased plasma volume, which results in impaired water excretion.

Glucagonoma
Glucagonoma samer kareem 7,975 Views • 2 years ago

A glucagonoma is a rare tumor of the alpha cells of the pancreas that results in the overproduction of the hormone glucagon. Alpha cell tumors are commonly associated with glucagonoma syndrome, though similar symptoms are present in cases of pseudoglucagonoma syndrome in the absence of a glucagon-secreting tumor.

Diabetes & Associated Complications
Diabetes & Associated Complications samer kareem 17,207 Views • 2 years ago

Possible complications include: Cardiovascular disease. ... Nerve damage (neuropathy). ... Kidney damage (nephropathy). ... Eye damage (retinopathy). ... Foot damage. ... Skin conditions. ... Hearing impairment. ... Alzheimer's disease.

Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy samer kareem 10,774 Views • 2 years ago

Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep. People with narcolepsy often find it difficult to stay awake for long periods of time, regardless of the circumstances. Narcolepsy can cause serious disruptions in your daily routine. Sometimes, narcolepsy can be accompanied by a sudden loss of muscle tone (cataplexy) that leads to weakness and loss of muscle control. Cataplexy is often triggered by a strong emotion, most commonly laughter. Narcolepsy is a chronic condition for which there's no cure. However, medications and lifestyle changes can help you manage the symptoms. Support from others — family, friends, employer, teachers — can help you cope with narcolepsy.

How HIV Causes Disease
How HIV Causes Disease samer kareem 13,648 Views • 2 years ago

CD4 T-cells (a type of white blood cell) are important to your body's defence against infections. This animation describes how your immune system is weakened by the HIV virus, which targets CD4 T-cells and leads to their gradual decline in number. Low to very low levels of CD4 cells put you at risk for 'opportunistic infections' that take advantage of the body's weakened immune system.

Necrotizing Fasciitis Management
Necrotizing Fasciitis Management samer kareem 5,663 Views • 2 years ago

patient has fever, hypotension, swelling, and erythema of his left leg. Notably, his leg is more painful to palpation than might be expected after visual inspection. These symptoms are very concerning for necrotizing fasciitis. Necrotizing fasciitis is a fulminant infection of the subcutaneous tissue that spreads rapidly along the fascial planes and leads to extensive tissue necrosis and shock. Treatment • Requires surgical debridement & broad-spectrum antibiotics

How is HIV Transmitted?
How is HIV Transmitted? samer kareem 1,512 Views • 2 years ago

-Almost all the cases of occupational transmission of HIV have been due to transmission via exposure to blood and certain body fluids. The body fluids wherein standard precautions have been recommended include semen, vaginal secretions, and any other body fluid containing visible blood. Other standard precautions, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), also apply to cerebrospinal, peritoneal, pleural, pericardia!, synovial fluid, or any other tissue, even though the epidemiologic data regarding the risk of HIV transmission from these fluids is insufficient. Standard precautions do not apply to urine, sweat, tears, sputum, vomitus, and nasal secretions or feces, as long as there is no gross visible blood. The occupational transmission of HIV has never been documented from the above sources.

Vegetarian or Vegan? Can I recover?
Vegetarian or Vegan? Can I recover? samer kareem 3,199 Views • 2 years ago

Vegetarian or Vegan? Can I recover?

Valsalva Maneuver Uses
Valsalva Maneuver Uses samer kareem 12,626 Views • 2 years ago

The maneuver is commonly used during some activities: Straining to have a bowel movement Blowing a stuffy nose Certain medical tests or exams As a pressure equalization technique by scuba divers, sky divers and airplane passengers The effect of the Valsalva Maneuver is a drastic increase in the pressure within the thoracic cavity.

fingerprints and sweat glands
fingerprints and sweat glands samer kareem 8,882 Views • 2 years ago

fingerprints and sweat glands

First Aid: Severed Body Part
First Aid: Severed Body Part samer kareem 7,888 Views • 2 years ago

-Traumatic amputation of a body part requires rapid transport of the appendage, which should be wrapped in a saline-moistened gauze, placed in a plastic bag, and transported in a container filled with ice mixed with either saline or sterile water to best preserve the body part and attempt replantation.

New breast cancer screening guidelines
New breast cancer screening guidelines samer kareem 1,579 Views • 2 years ago

American Cancer Society release new breast cancer screening guidelines

Eyelid Surgery Lower
Eyelid Surgery Lower samer kareem 5,735 Views • 2 years ago

Eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty, is a surgical procedure to improve the appearance of the eyelids. Surgery can be performed on either the upper and lower lids, or both. Whether you want to improve your appearance or are experiencing functional problems with your eyelids, eyelid surgery can rejuvenate the area surrounding your eyes.

Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder samer kareem 6,049 Views • 2 years ago

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. There are four basic types of bipolar disorder; all of them involve clear changes in mood, energy, and activity levels.

Sliced Fingertip Makeup
Sliced Fingertip Makeup samer kareem 3,060 Views • 2 years ago

Sliced Fingertip Makeup Tutorial

The Importance of Correcting your Overbite
The Importance of Correcting your Overbite samer kareem 9,848 Views • 2 years ago

Overbite is a type or malocclusion or an overjet. A lot of people don’t realize that they have an overbite, as they believe their condition is not serious enough to obtain dental attention. This could also for the reason that other cases of overbites are so minor to be noticeable. However, others have serious overbite condition that can make the person’s top jaw look much larger or the bottom jaw significantly smaller. But one thing to remember, overbite can actually cause some dental problems. This condition can change the structure of your face and affect the way you talk. The most popular form of overbite correction is orthodontic treatment. Your dentist will fix the overbite with the help of rubber bands and dental braces to pull the upper teeth back. Tooth extraction may be suggested if overcrowding complicates the overbite so as to provide room for your front teeth. In extreme conditions, overbite surgery may be needed to place your jaw backwards or forwards. Furthermore, if severe overbite is not corrected during adulthood, the teeth may continue to shift and trigger dental issues such as gum disease.

Diagnosing and Treating Pituitary Tumors
Diagnosing and Treating Pituitary Tumors samer kareem 3,837 Views • 2 years ago

The pituitary is a small gland found inside the skull just below the brain and above the nasal passages, which are above the fleshy back part of the roof of the mouth (known as the soft palate). The pituitary sits in a tiny bony space called the sella turcica. The nerves that connect the eyes to the brain, called the optic nerves, pass close by it.

Snuff Box Tenderness
Snuff Box Tenderness samer kareem 15,490 Views • 2 years ago

Anatomical snuff box tenderness due to probable scaphoid wrist bone fracture.

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