WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR KIDNEYS
aborashyd83There are two kidneys, each about the size of a fistThe kidneys located on either side of the spine at the lowest level of the rib cage.Due to the asymmetry…
CHILDREN CAN BE TREATED WITH DIALYSIS
Children can be treated with hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. As in adult patients, more children are begun on hemodialysis than on peritoneal dialysis.Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment in children.…
CERUMEN IMPACTION
Cerumen is a protective secretion produced by the outer portion of the ear canalIn most persons, the ear canal is selfcleansingRecommended hygiene consists of cleaning the external opening only with…
CONTAMINATED EYE MEDICATIONS
Ophthalmic solutions are prepared with the same degree of care as fluids intended for intravenous administration, but once bottles are opened there is always a risk of contamination, particularly with…
NASAL POLYPS
are pale, edematous, mucosally covered masses commonly seen in patients with allergic rhinitisThey may result in chronic nasal obstruction and a diminished sense of smellIn patients with nasal polyps and…
NASAL VESTIBULITIS S AUREUS NASAL COLONIZATION
Inflammation of the nasal vestibule may result from fol- liculitis of the hairs that line this orifice and is usually the result of nasal manipulation or hair trimmingSystemic antibiotics effective…
APHTHOUS ULCER CANKER SORE ULCERATIVE STOMATITIS
Aphthous ulcers are very common and easy to recognizeTheir cause remains uncertain, although an association with human herpesvirus 6 has been suggestedFound on freely moving, nonkeratinized mucosa (eg, buccal and…
THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYSTS
Thyroglossal duct cysts occur along the embryologic course of the thyroid’s descent from the tuberculum impar of the tongue base to its usual position in the low neckAlthough they may…
CERVICAL VERTIGO
Position receptors located in the facets of the cervical spine are important physiologically in the coordination of head and eye movementsCervical proprioceptive dysfunction is a common cause of vertigo triggered…
MIDDLE EAR NEOPLASIA
Primary middle ear tumors are rareGlomus tumors arise either in the middle ear (glomus tympanicum) or in the jugular bulb with upward erosion into the hypotympanum (glomus jugulare)They present clinically…