You can see why people call it “toenail rot,” even though that is not the correct medical term for the condition. Nail fungus can make your toe nails and even your fingernails look like they are rotting away when the nails turn an unsightly yellow and become unnaturally thick. An infection of the nails by…
The Wise use of antibiotics The antibiotic period has been a golden era in health care. Before antibiotics a simple cut or sniffle was serious and often life threatening. Consumption (tuberculosis) was rampant and during World War I disease and infection (and not the battle wound itself) were the primary causes of death. With the…
The clinical features of respiratory failures are hypoxia and hypercapnia. The manifestations of hypoxia and hypercapnia vary from each other. Manifestations of hypoxiaHypoxia is more harmful to tissues than hypercapnia. Vital organs such as the brain, heart, liver and kidney and the pulmonary vessels are adversely affected. Neurological symptoms include headache, irritability, insomnia, drowsiness, mental…
Omeprazole medication is a drug used to treat ulcers (including stomach ulcers) and symptoms of GERD. It is the generic name for the brand Prilosec and Prilosec OTC. Omeprazole medication is in the proton pump inhibitor class of drugs which blocks production of stomach acid to reduce symptoms of acid reflux. Omeprazole medication is doctor…
Dyspnea Difficulty or shortness of breath associated with marked awareness of the effort of respiration is called dyspnea. In the left-sided heart failure and in hypoventilatory states, the patient becomes more dypsneic in the recumbent posture and considerable relief is obtained by sitting up. This is referred to as orthopnea. Attacks of severe breathlessness occurring…