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LEUKEMIA-WHITE BLOOD ABNORMALITIES

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Hello readers,  Today I am with second most leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease.                              LEUKEMIA                                   OR                          BLOOD CANCER  In 2015, 2.3 million people was present with leukemia,caused 353,500 deaths. It is most common in children ,age 2 to 9 years. As per data, in US ,in 2019 every minute 3 new cases of leukemia is registered and every minute one dies due to blood cancer. In India, one million cases per year are registered.  First let see what cancer is..... A disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue which are normal. Now, blood cancer is cancer of blood forming tissues including bone marrow.  ...

MENINGITIS

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Hello Readers,  Hope you all are enjoying blogs on medical knowledge.. In this blog,I would like to discuss about what is MENINGES  and what is MENINGITIS...                    MENINGES  The meninges are type of tissue (connective tissue) which covers brain and spinal chord. There are layer of meninges from outer to inner named DURAMATER,ARACHNOID MATER, PIAMATER respectively.  The Duramater is dense ,tough tissue that is exactly known as periosteom of skull.  The Arachnoid mater is a network of loose connective tissue that lacks of blood vessels.  The Piamater is closely attached to arachnoid mater which is innermost layer contains of blood vessels.  FUNCTION OF MENINGES  - Protect nervous system of body  - Production of Cerebrospinal fluid  Cerebrospinal fluid protects CNS tissue by acting as shock absorber by circulating nutrients and by getting rid off the was...

CONGENITAL TALLIPO EQUINOVARUS

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Greetings to all, Here I am with 5th most common congenital malformation worldwide.                                   CTEV    CONGENITAL TALLIPO EQUINO VARUS CONGENITAL-BY BIRTH TALLIPO-ANKLE AND FOOT EQUINO-INDICATES THE HEEL IS ELEVATED (LIKE HORSE) VARUS-INDICATES IT IS TURN INWARD  The condition present at birth which involve foot,lower leg.The deformity in which foot points downward and inward.  The CAUSE is unknown in 80% of cases.There are also many associated disorder syndromes such as spina bifida, dysplasia.  There are some PREDISPOSING factors which lead to CTEV.The factors are intrauterine compression, large baby,abnormally or small uterus, abnormal intrauterine fluids. Sometimes calf muscle are rigid and smaller, foot may be smaller or talus bone deformity.  SYMPTOMS  - The top of foot twist downward and inward. - The arch ...

PHYSIOTHERAPY IN RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS

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Greetings to all, In medical field,there is vast range of therapies,Allopathy,Homeopathy, Ayurveda, PHYSIOTHERAPY, Surgery...,, etc. In this blog I want to  discuss what's physiotherapy and physiotherapy , specifically in respiratory conditions. Physiotherapy is treatment of disease, injury, deformity or disability to improve the quality of life.Physiotherapists uses exercise,hands on techniques and various modalities to treat the patients. Now,various respiratory conditions e.g... Pneumonia,Bhronchitis,Asthma,TB,Emphysema,Lung surgeries, etc... There is protocol in physiotherapy for every condition which almost same. First of all I would like to discuss the problems of respiratory conditions. - Breathlessness i.e. Dysponea - Cough production which is abnormal - Fatigue - Decrease in exercise tolerance - Postural changes due to overuse of accessory muscles for respiration and decrease use of diaphragm - Decrease in lung volumes Goals for a Physiotherapi...