Sleep Disorders
The normal sleep cycle consists 4 stages of non-REM sleep cycles and 1 cycle of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep throughout the night.
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TELE-CONSULTATION: WHAT AND HOW EFFECTIVE IS IT
We often have a mental image of a person walking into a clinic when someone says that they’re “visiting the doctor”. We’d imagine that the doctor will…
Hydrocoele and Inguinal Hernias In Children
Hernias and hydrocoeles are the commonest conditions seen by paediatric surgeons as they occur in about 3-5% of children. The cause for both these conditions is the failure of the processus vaginalis to close before or just after birth
Biliary Atresia
Biliary Atresia is a progressive inflammatory fibrosis of the biliary tract and the disease starts in the extra hepatic bile ducts and extends into the…
Hypospadias
Hypospadias is a congenital birth defect whereby the opening of the urethra (where the urine comes out off) is on the underside of the penis instead of…
Painful Testicle In Children (Acute Scrotum)
Testicular pain known as acute scrotum can occur with or with our scrotal swelling or in the absence of redness. The common causes in children are as…
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) occurs when there is a cholesterol plaque on the blood vessel walls causing them to narrow resulting in reduced circulation to the upper and more commonly lower limbs.
Arterio-Venous Fistula: What To Expect
Arterio-Venous Fistula (AVF) are created for patients with end-stage (stage 5) renal failure so their veins can be used for haemodialysis.
Meal Planning Strategies For Diabetes
Timing of meals and snacks. In general, diabetic should take more frequent but smaller sized meals. Patients on insulin may need a bed time snack to…
A Diet For Hypertension
The healthy DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet plan was developed to lower blood pressure without medication in research sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health.