Wednesday, January 30, 2008
"Ok, we have an urgent case," Dr. Andrew Tan exclaimed as he burst into the doctors resting room. Without hesitation, Dr. Kenny Ng and Dr. Mckenzie Lee stood up. Dr. Andrew briefed them quickly on Lenard's situation and then they followed him hurriedly into Operating Room 1.
Andrew began to make an incision near Lenard's heart. They needed to do an heart transpant as soon as possible. Delicately, Andrew with the help of Kenny cut and tied the various blood vessels that was required to remove the patient's heart.
Just as the last vessel was cut, Dr. Malcom came into the operating room and questioned, "Why didn't anyone answer the comms?"
"Ours ran out of battery already," Kenny quickly replied. "Ok, we need a cardio do
Andrew began to make an incision near Lenard's heart. They needed to do an heart transpant as soon as possible. Delicately, Andrew with the help of Kenny cut and tied the various blood vessels that was required to remove the patient's heart.
Just as the last vessel was cut, Dr. Malcom came into the operating room and questioned, "Why didn't anyone answer the comms?"
"Ours ran out of battery already," Kenny quickly replied. "Ok, we need a cardio do
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
The Email Involving Panadol
My husband was working in a hospital as an IT engineer, as the hospital is planning to set up a database of its patient. And he knows some of the doctor quite well. The doctors used to tell him that whenever they have a headache, they are not willing to take PANADOL PARACETMOL.
In fact, they will turn to Chinese Herbal Medicine or find other alternatives.
This is because Panadol is toxic to the body, and it harms the liver. According to the doctor, Panadol will reside in the body for at least 5 years. And according to the doctor, there used to be an incident where an air stewardess consumes a lot of Panadol during her menstrual as she needs to stand all the time. She's now in her early 30's, and she needs to wash her kidney (DIALYSIS) every month.
As said by the doctor that whenever we have a headache, that's because it is due to the electron / Ion imbalance in the brain. As an alternative solution to cope with this matter, they suggested that we buy 1 or 2 cans of isotonic drink ( eg.100PLUS), and mix it with drinking water according to a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 (simply, it means one cup 100plus, one cup water. or 2 cups water).
My husband and I have tried this on several occasions, and it seems to work well. Another method will be to submerge your feet in a basin of warm water so that it brings the blood pressure down from your throbbing head. As Panadol is a pain killer, the more Panadol you take, the lesser would be your threshold for pain (your endurance level for pain). We all will fall ill as we aged, for woman, we would need to go through childbirth.
Imagine that we had spent our entire life popping quite a substantial amount of Panadol (Pain Killer) when you need to have a surgery or operation, you will need a much more amount of general
If you have a very high intake of Panadol throughout your life (Migraine, Menstrual cramps ) it is very likely that normal general anesthetic will Have no effects on you as your body is Pumped full with Panadol and your body is so used to pain killer that you would need a much stronger pain killer, Morphine????
The thought is scary enough to turn me to Chinese Herbal Medicine or other healthier alternative. Value your health, value your life, THINK TWICE b4 you easily pop that familiar pill into your mouth again.
Please don't always PANADOL and try send this to people you care about.
In fact, they will turn to Chinese Herbal Medicine or find other alternatives.
This is because Panadol is toxic to the body, and it harms the liver. According to the doctor, Panadol will reside in the body for at least 5 years. And according to the doctor, there used to be an incident where an air stewardess consumes a lot of Panadol during her menstrual as she needs to stand all the time. She's now in her early 30's, and she needs to wash her kidney (DIALYSIS) every month.
As said by the doctor that whenever we have a headache, that's because it is due to the electron / Ion imbalance in the brain. As an alternative solution to cope with this matter, they suggested that we buy 1 or 2 cans of isotonic drink ( eg.100PLUS), and mix it with drinking water according to a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 (simply, it means one cup 100plus, one cup water. or 2 cups water).
My husband and I have tried this on several occasions, and it seems to work well. Another method will be to submerge your feet in a basin of warm water so that it brings the blood pressure down from your throbbing head. As Panadol is a pain killer, the more Panadol you take, the lesser would be your threshold for pain (your endurance level for pain). We all will fall ill as we aged, for woman, we would need to go through childbirth.
Imagine that we had spent our entire life popping quite a substantial amount of Panadol (Pain Killer) when you need to have a surgery or operation, you will need a much more amount of general
If you have a very high intake of Panadol throughout your life (Migraine, Menstrual cramps ) it is very likely that normal general anesthetic will Have no effects on you as your body is Pumped full with Panadol and your body is so used to pain killer that you would need a much stronger pain killer, Morphine????
The thought is scary enough to turn me to Chinese Herbal Medicine or other healthier alternative. Value your health, value your life, THINK TWICE b4 you easily pop that familiar pill into your mouth again.
Please don't always PANADOL and try send this to people you care about.
The Verdict
So after reading it, I decided to check the authenticity of the e-mail. In fact, as taken from the American Stroke Association (http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1020), they had a section which teaches people how to recognize a stroke.
So here is what they have wrote:
Stroke is a medical emergency. Know these warning signs of stroke and teach them to others. Every second counts:
- Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
- Sudden, severe headache with no known cause
So I believed the 3 steps mentioned in the e-mail is correct. However, about the information that the neurologist saying he could reverse the effects of a stroke - that I am not quite sure so I guess I need to do more research on this point :D
Thanks for visiting! Oh ya, and please feel free to tell me if you found out something which I missed out! Thanks
So here is what they have wrote:
Stroke is a medical emergency. Know these warning signs of stroke and teach them to others. Every second counts:
- Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
- Sudden, severe headache with no known cause
So I believed the 3 steps mentioned in the e-mail is correct. However, about the information that the neurologist saying he could reverse the effects of a stroke - that I am not quite sure so I guess I need to do more research on this point :D
Thanks for visiting! Oh ya, and please feel free to tell me if you found out something which I missed out! Thanks
The Email Involving Stroke Indentification
Some of you may receive this e-mail.. well actually there seems to be some typo around, but this is the e-mail that I got. haha.. not something new to me, so I suppose it must have been circulated for a period of time now... :)
STROKE IDENTIFICATION
During a BBQ a friend stumbled and took a little fall. She assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) as she tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.
Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm, Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ and had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.
It only takes a minute to read this. A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours, he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed an getting to the patient within 3 hours which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE.
Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps. Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.
2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. . . It is> > sunny out today)
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call> > 9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions. They presented their conclusions at the American Stroke Association's annual meeting last February. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10>people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved. BE A FRIEND AND SHARE THIS ARTICLE WITH AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE, you could save their lives.
STROKE IDENTIFICATION
During a BBQ a friend stumbled and took a little fall. She assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) as she tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.
Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm, Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ and had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.
It only takes a minute to read this. A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours, he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed an getting to the patient within 3 hours which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE.
Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps. Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.
2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. . . It is> > sunny out today)
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call> > 9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions. They presented their conclusions at the American Stroke Association's annual meeting last February. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10>people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved. BE A FRIEND AND SHARE THIS ARTICLE WITH AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE, you could save their lives.
Introduction!
Aloha everyone! Welcome to another blog of mine! haha.. well, I decided to put this blog up to actually clear some of the e-mails containing information about some dangers of certain medical stuff. Because they are forwarded, sometimes they could be fake so I decided to come up with a blog to list whether those e-mails are true. So.. ya.. that's all. haha. and I suppose there won't be frequent updates.. haha.. but anyway, the first case is the case on 'The Identification of Strokes'...
