http://www.livinghealthfully.com/ Living Healthfully en Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:47:00 GMT Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:47:00 GMT info@livinghealthfully.com info@livinghealthfully.com http://www.livinghealthfully.com/emphysema/ Emphysema belongs to a group of diseases known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases. Such condition may be genetically predisposed due to a defect or lack in alpha1 anti-trypsin, which (simple... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/emphysema/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/emphysema/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:47:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/animal-bite-and-cellulitispart3/ Going back, how could we manage our patient's condition? The table below can aide us in our choice of antibiotics (Harrison's Principle of Internal Medicine, 17th ediction): Animal bite (established... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/animal-bite-and-cellulitispart3/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/animal-bite-and-cellulitispart3/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:52:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/animal-bite-and-cellulitispart2/ Patient's environmental history revealed that people in their neighbourhood have reported sighting of snakes in their area. Patient lies on a matted floor at night. We therefore cannot remove the... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/animal-bite-and-cellulitispart2/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/animal-bite-and-cellulitispart2/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:23:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/animal-bite-and-cellulitispart-1/ RD, a 49 year-old male came in with complaints of pain and swelling at the pretibial aspect of the left leg, following a seemingly infected wound site. The wound apparently... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/animal-bite-and-cellulitispart-1/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/animal-bite-and-cellulitispart-1/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:52:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/acute-gastroenteritispart-2/ In this case we are pretty much sure that this is acute gastroenteritis, especially if it is clear in our history that the condition is food-related (though not all gastroenteritis... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/acute-gastroenteritispart-2/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/acute-gastroenteritispart-2/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:28:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/acute-gastroenteritis/ AE, 33 years old, female came in with complaints of 6 to 8 episodes of vomiting of previously ingested food and watery lined stool after eating shellfish. No fever was... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/acute-gastroenteritis/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/acute-gastroenteritis/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:22:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/on-respiratory-infections-a-case-discussion-part-2/ At this point, we would like to comment on the use of chest x-ray in diagnosing respiratory problems. We have to be reminded that x-ray is just an adjunct to... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/on-respiratory-infections-a-case-discussion-part-2/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/on-respiratory-infections-a-case-discussion-part-2/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:12:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/on-respiratory-infections-a-case-discussion/ Hello everyone! I would like to share to you a case which is very common in our medical practice. I hope I can impart something. And further look forward to... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/on-respiratory-infections-a-case-discussion/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/on-respiratory-infections-a-case-discussion/ Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:11:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/what-vitamins-are-not/ I remember way back in my biochemistry class- not so long ago- my Doctor-Professor use to say the following facts about vitamins. And I guess this may help readers to... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/what-vitamins-are-not/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/what-vitamins-are-not/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:22:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/dietary-recommendations-regarding-fats-intake/ HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! I never really wanted to spoil your eating and party-ing...well here I am just the same for reminders...We don't want to get ourselves in trouble as... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/dietary-recommendations-regarding-fats-intake/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/dietary-recommendations-regarding-fats-intake/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:08:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/cerebrovascular-disease-2/ What are the signs and symptoms of this condition? A patient could experience half-sided or whole-sided paralysis, depending on the parts of the brain affected. sensory impairment is also a... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/cerebrovascular-disease-2/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/cerebrovascular-disease-2/ Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:53:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/cerebrovascular-disease/ Lately I have been seeing a tremendous number of individuals suffering from stroke. Cerebrovascular disease or more popularly known as stroke, has been a major killer worldwide. But what is... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/cerebrovascular-disease/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/cerebrovascular-disease/ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:08:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/the-last-part-of-my-elbow-discussion/ The nerve roots as we all know pass through the intervertebral foramen of the spine. The inferior articular process of the upper vertebra, when joined to the superior articular process... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/the-last-part-of-my-elbow-discussion/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/the-last-part-of-my-elbow-discussion/ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:35:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/continuation-of-my-elbow-pain-discussion/ To further emphasize the greater vulnerability to injury of the wrist extensors over the flexors, Matthijs and colleagues mention how these muscles become fatigued easily. They state that the extensors... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/continuation-of-my-elbow-pain-discussion/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/continuation-of-my-elbow-pain-discussion/ Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:42:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/lateral-epicondylalgia/ Introduction "Lateral epicondylalgia" as the name implies is a condition characterized by pain over the lateral epicondyle. Classically clinicians use the terms "tennis elbow" and "lateral epicondylitis" when referring to... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/lateral-epicondylalgia/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/lateral-epicondylalgia/ Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:39:00 GMT