Bleeding from nose is a common symptom. Although frightening, only rarely is it serious and can be controlled easily. In patients of high blood pressure, it frequently acts as a safety valve. Causes of Bleeding from nose Common causes are: Local infection of the nose; fevers, especially typhoid fever; drying of the nasal mucosa of […]
Enuresis, bed-wetting as we call it, is involuntary passing of urine, especially at night. It is quite normal for infants and small children to wet their beds, but most bed-wetting stops by age of three years. In some children, it may persist into teenage and occasionally into adult life. Excessive water drinking is contributory factor.
Heimlich manoeuvre is an emergency technique used when food gets stuck in the airways. Choking on food is a common emergency that can cause acute respiratory obstruction. Inadequately chewed food, e.g. a piece of meat or other solid foods like peanuts may be swallowed inadvertently. The usual result is panic, accompanied by the inability to speak, noisy breathing
Difficult or laboured breathing (dyspnoea) is a common symptom and signifies obstruction to flow of air into and out of lungs in asthma, or disease of the lungs, e.g. emphysema, or a disease of the heart. Dyspnoea at rest has greater significance than the one which appears only on exertion. The severest degree of dyspnoea
Adolescence is period of teenage child becomes sexually mature adult. Adolescence this slow and gradual process that lasted over two to five years in the early years of puberty. It involves the body changes that occur development of secondary sexual characteristics. In girls, breast development, the hair appears in armpits and pubic area, fat deposition seems to
Any serious home accident, like falls and fractures or burns, will require the help a general surgeon or orthopedic doctor. If due to a blunt trauma or fall, pain and swelling are present, it could be a fracture. There should be no movement of the affected area until the doctor examined the rays X, if necessary. Follow the
Child Accident is a common cause of death and injury in children. Most of these accidents occur at in the house. With a little care, Child Accident can be prevented. However, it should be noted that there is a good idea to completely isolate the children from the danger zone. Of course, exposure to risk should be carefully calculated
