Anaphylaxis due to bee sting

Hi everyone...
Its been a real long time since my last update here...
I'm really sorry about that... please do apologize me...

So, this time i will share another interesting topic with all of you...
Anaphylaxis (hypersensitivity type 1) and i will explain it with a feature of a patient who was stung by a bee...

Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that occurs rapidly and may be fatal. It can lead to respiratory failure, vascular collapse etc.

This hypersensitivity reaction takes place when a person is already exposed to certain antigen.
*Antigen is an external particle that when enter the body will cause immune response by production of antibody.

In this situation, a person who was stung by a bee for the first time will not face this problem but another bee sting after that may lead to this reaction. This reaction takes place within seconds or minutes after the exposure to the shocking amount of the antigen.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANAPHYLAXIS IS NEVER RELATED TO HEREDITY.

Now all of you can notice how dangerous this reaction can be. For those who want to know about the mechanism of this reaction, please comment here and i will respond to your request. Shortly, this reaction involves antigen, IgE antibody, mast cells and basophils (their receptors and mediators).

HOW TO MANAGE A PATIENT WITH SUCH REACTION?

Rapid diagnosis, assessment and early initiation of therapy is extremely important.
Next, epinephrine administration should be given to the patient.
Besides, the patient can have additional interventious such as:
-oxygen therapy
-fluid resuscitation
-beta agonists and
-corticosteroids.

One of the chemical mediators released in this reaction is histamine.
Histamine will cause vasodilation, increased capillary permeability and contraction of smooth muscle.
So, another important thing to do in managing the patient with anaphylactic shock is by giving antihistamines.

***Medical advices from doctors and physicians are a compulsory before taking such drugs***

Thats all... thanks for your time.. 

S.O.R.R.Y.

Hi everyone, its been a long time since my last post rite...im really sorry for this...
The schedule is very pack right now...i do really wanna ask for an apology to all of you..
I will share more disease after this including either pathological and pharmacological aspects....
By the way, you can ask me anything about 'medic' here and i'll try my best to respond as fast as i can...
take care...bye2

Anemia

Hello everyone...
Its time for another topic related to health and we will discuss about anemia this time.
Firstly, as you can notice i already made some changes to this blog. I hope all of the viewers like it and i do really want to encourage all of you to follow this blog,...thanks.

So, lets proceed with anemia.
It is a disease related with blood.
Blood as we know contain lots of important features such as the red blood cells (RBC), the white blood cells (WBC), platelets and other constituents of plasma.

Anemia is a clinical condition in which the RBC count or hemoglobin (Hb) percentage or both of them are decreased. In this case, oxygen capacity of blood is reduced. Now you can understand how serious this disease can be as it effects the entire body functions.

Classification:
# anemia due to decreased RBC formation
# anemia due to increased RBC destruction
# anemia due to blood loss

Anemia due to decreased RBC formation is further divided into 4:

i) Iron-deficiency anemia : as the name suggested, it is due to lack supply of iron in the body. Iron is an important nutrition required for the formation of hemoglobin thus, low iron level decrease Hb level as well.
Treatment : Iron supplement.

ii) Vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency : Vit B12 and Folic Acid are used for the development and maturation of RBC.
Treatment : supplement of both nutrition. Vitamin B12 is very high in food like oysters, fish, lobster, beef,  lamb, cheese and eggs.

iii) Aplastic anemia : This is due to suppression of bone marrow. As we know, bone marrow is the site where RBC formation take place thus suppression of bone marrow will decrease the RBC count.
Treatment : Suppression of bone marrow is due to the action of drugs, toxins and exposure to X-rays. So, it is a must to avoid all of them and for x-ray, try to minimize it.

iv) Pernicious anemia : This is due to deficiency of the intrinsic factor that will absorb vitamin B12.
Treatment : Supplement of Vitamin B12 until its level reach normal in the blood.

Anemia due to increased RBC destruction is further divided into 4 but i think these 2 are the most common nowadays :

i) Thalassemia : This is due to a defect in synthesis of Hb.
Treatment : Blood transfusion, iron chelation therapy or folic acid supplement.

ii) Sickle cell anemia : The RBC structure turn into a sickle-shaped which will later result in early rupture and destruction.
Treatment : It has no widely available cure. The treatments are only for minimizing pain and prevent infections. There are medicine used for this purpose such as hydroxyurea but the patient must first meet the doctor for prescription.

Thats all for this time. Those are the simplest form and i hope all of you can understand them well. Have a great day. Do become a follower here. Just leave a comment here if you have any doubt. Thanks for your time.

CHICKENPOX

Hi everyone...
Its been a week since my last update...
This time, i wanna share some information about chickenpox.
So, what is chickenpox ?
What cause this disease and how to overcome it?

I'm so excited to share this topic coz i had one a few months back.
First of all, chickenpox is a viral infection of varicella-zoster sp.
This disease is very popular in the entire world since a long time ago.
Chickenpox often occur at children below the age of 10 but there is no exception for adult as it may happen sometime. Children whose mothers have had chickenpox or have received the chickenpox vaccine are not very likely to catch it before they are 1 year old.

Chickenpox can be separated easily trough coughs, sneezes and also by touching the fluid of the blister.
That explain the reason why people who got infected by this virus have to quarantine himself/herself from the public.

Now we will proceed to the symptoms.

# HEADACHE
# EASILY EXHAUSTED
# FEVER
# DEVELOPMENT OF EXTREMELY ITCHY BLISTERS

Precautions:

# AVOID SCRATCHING THE BLISTERS  AS THEY WILL LEAVE SCARS.
# KEEP YOUR FINGERNAILS SHORT
# WEAR LOOSE CLOTHES
# AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY
# TAKE WARM BATHS
*SOME PEOPLE BELIEVED THAT THEY MUST NOT TAKE ANY BATH DURING THIS PERIOD BUT IN MEDICAL VIEW, I SUGGEST INFECTED PEOPLE TO TAKE BATHS TO SUSTAIN THEIR PERSONAL HYGIENE.

There are lots of medicine, either tablet and cream-type used for the treatment but it must first be described by the doctor. Don't use medicine without any further details regarding the product as it may be very harmful to certain disease if it is not properly taken.

Thats all for this time. I hope it benefit us. As usual, any question can be asked here. Thanks for your time. 

DIABETES MELLITUS

RITE, NOW WE JUMP STRAIGHT AWAY TO ANOTHER FAMOUS PROBLEM IN THE WORLD OF MEDICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS (DM).

FIRST OF ALL, WE MUST KNOW A FEW IMPORTANT COMPONENTS THAT ARE RELATED WITH DM. THEY ARE:

-INSULIN
-GLUCOSE
-PANCREAS

PS: I TRY TO GIVE THE INFORMATION IN THE SIMPLEST FORM, SO ANY QUESTION THAT NEED FURTHER ELABORATION CAN BE ASKED LATER.

SO, DM IS A GLUCOSE RELATED DISEASE. YET,INSULIN IS A HORMONE PRODUCED BY BETA CELL ISLET OF LANGERHAND AT THE TAIL OF PANCREAS. INSULIN ACT ON HIGH LEVEL OF GLUCOSE IN THE BODY. NOW, YOU CAN RELATE ALL THOSE 3 COMPONENTS ALREADY.

THE PROBLEM IS HERE,..

DM OCCUR DUE TO 2 POSSIBLE REASONS,
-LOW PRODUCTION OF INSULIN OR,
-LOW SENSITIVITY OF OUR OWN TISSUE TO INSULIN.

SYMPTOMS:
-POLYURIA (INCREASED URINATION)
-POLYDIPSIA (INCREASED FLUID INTAKE)
-POLYPHAGIA (INCREASED FOOD INTAKE)
-WEIGHT LOSS
-DELAYED WOUND HEALING

TREATMENT:
-INTAKE OF INSULIN
-LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION.

YET, ONCE AGAIN WE CAN NOTICE THAT LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION CAN BE A GREAT TREATMENT FOR SUCH DISEASES. ITS VERY SIMPLE. STAY HEALTHY, HAVE A GOOD DIET AND EXERCISE AS RECOMMENDED. FOR PATIENTS OF DM, IT IS A COMPULSORY TO SUSTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AS DM CAN BE WORST IF IT IS NOT WELL MANAGED. THOSE WHO HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF DM MUST ALSO TAKE THE SAME STEP AS THEY HAVE A VERY HIGH CHANCE TO HAVE THIS DISEASE.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

ABOUT HEART

SO, WE BEGIN WITH THE MOST FAMOUS 'KILLER' IN THE WORLD ; HEART ATTACK OR ALSO KNOWN AS MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.

FIRSTLY, WE HAVE TO KNOW SOME IMPORTANT PART OF HEART.
THE LABELLED DIAGRAM MAY HELP A LITTLE AND PLEASE NOTICE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT CORONARY ARTERIES DOWN THERE. THEY ARE THE HIGHLIGHT COMPONENTS IN THIS TOPIC..

   MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (MI) OCCUR DUE TO LACK SUPPLY OF OXYGEN TO THE HEART'S MUSCLE WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE PUMPING ACTION OF THE ORGAN.

   AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THE CORONARY ARTERIES ARE THE MAIN ARTERIAL SUPPLY TO THE HEART. SO,YOU GOT THE POINT ALREADY RIGHT? YES,THESE ARTERIES ARE THE MAIN SITE FOR DEFECTS TO TAKE PLACE THUS LEADING TO MI.

MOST HEART ATTACKS ARE CAUSED BY A BLOOD CLOT THAT BLOCKS ONE OF THE CORONARY ARTERIES. IF THE BOOD FLOW IS BLOCKED, THE HEART IS STARVED OF OXYGEN AND HEART CELLS DIE. BESIDES, A HARD SUBSTANCE CALLED PLAQUE CAN BUILD UP IN THE WALLS OF THE CORONARY ARTERIES. THIS PLAQUE IS MADE UP OF CHOLESTEROL AND OTHER CELLS. A HEART 

ATTACK CAN OCCUR AS A RESULT OF PLAQYE BUILDUP.

HOW TO PREVENT IT?

FOLLOWING A HEALTHY DIET IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF A HEART HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. A HEALTHY DIET INCLUDES A VARIETY OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND WHOLE GRAINS. IT ALSO INCLUDES LEAN MEATS, POULTRY, FISH, BEANS AND FAT-FREE OR LOW-FAT MILK OR MILK PRODUCTS. A HEALTHY DIET IS LOW IN SATURATED FAT, TRANS FAT, CHOLESTEROL, SODIUM (SALT) AND ADDED SUGARS.

IF YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE, WORK WITH YOUR DOCTOR TO CREATE A REASONABLE WEIGHT-LOSS PLAN THAT INVOLVES DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. CONTROLLING YOUR WEIGHT HELPS YOU CONTROL RISK FACTORS FOR HEART ATTACK. BE AS PHYSICAL ACTIVE AS YOU CAN. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CAN IMPROVE YOUR FITNESS LEVEL AND YOUR HEALTH.

IF YOU SMOKE, QUIT. SMOKING CAN RAISE YOUR RISK OF HEART ATTACK. TALK WITH YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT PROGRAMS AND PRODUCTS THAT CAN HELP YOU 

QUIT. ALSO, TRY TO AVOID SECONDHAND SMOKE.

SO, ANY DOUBT?

IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD OR ASK, PLEASE DO IT HERE STRAIGHT AWAY.

SEE YOU SOON...HAVE A HEALTHY LIFE....

INTRO

HELLO EVERYONE...
SEEMS THIS BLOG NEED NO FURTHER INTRODUCTION ABOUT ITS PURPOSE ISNT IT...
YEAH,..MEDICAL IS A FORMAL THING BUT I CHOOSE NOT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY SO THAT ITS EASIER FOR ALL OF US TO COMMUNICATE...
SO HERE IT IS,..THIS BLOG WILL GIVE LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT MEDICAL ASPECTS (DISEASE, SIGNS, SYMPTOMS AND HOW TO OVERCOME IT). ALL OF YOU CAN ASK THE ADMIN STRAIGHT AWAY IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT...
THANK YOU...ENJOY AND I HOPE THIS BLOG BENEFIT ALL OF US...