As a medical student, some of us prefer to read through the books to check on some information or getting our preparation before classes. What if you are having classes in hospitals and you need to walk around to check…
Pernahkah anda terkebil-kebil berbaring di atas katil pada waktu tengah malam hingga ke dinihari kerana gigi anda sakit berdenyut-denyut? Puas berbaring, anda duduk. Puas duduk, anda berdiri. Namun sakit gigi tidak juga hilang, malah anda hampir saja menghantukkan kepala sendiri…
Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) ingin merujuk kepada kejadian wabak‘ swine flu’ atau influenza A (H1N1) yang dilaporkan berlaku di India pada masa ini. Merujuk kepada kenyataan oleh pihak Kementerian Kesihatan India, kes-kes yang dilaporkan pada masa ini adalah disahkan Influenza A…
How frequently should I clean my ears? How often should I do the following: place a cotton bud in my ear, push it in as far as possible, rotate it along the canal and extract as much muck as I…
We electrophysiologist like to create an illusory perception that we are akin to wiremen when it comes to troubleshooting heart rhythm problems. Usually when we first share our diagnosis to patients that they are suffering from complete heart block, the…
In the field of medicine, one cannot help but get a little over concerned when it comes to health related issues. A simple rash, pain or slightly prolonged cough is presumed as a serious symptom especially when you’ve learnt Pathology…
Heart problems in Orthopaedic Conditions What comes to your mind when you come across the word ‘Orthopaedics’? Let me guess, fractured bones? Elderly people with knee pain? Or perhaps diabetic patients with amputated limbs? Well, it is more than that.…
Serangan jantung akut atau kita sebut sebagai ‘Acute Myocardial Infarction’ adalah keadaan apabila pesakit akan mengalami sakit dada yang teruk dan selalunya diikuti oleh simptom-simptom lain seperti berpeluh yang banyak, kesusahan bernafas, loya serta muntah dan juga pening. Pesakit-pesakit ini…
Salah satu topik yang sering digaduhkan antara pegawai penjagaan kesihatan dan pesakit adalah keberatan pesakit untuk mengambil ubat yang telah diberikan. Kadar ketidakpatuhan berbeza antara seorang pesakit dari pesakit yang lain; dari yang langsung tidak mahu mengambilnya kepada yang memakan…
We are lucky in Malaysia we get to experience various festive celebrations. Not long ago we were wishing each other Selamat Hari Raya, exchanging Christmas gifts and now, the multicultural Malaysians will welcome the Year of the Goat for the…