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We have relationships with any and everything in our lives. You have a relationship with your favourite chair your pillow, thats why you carry it with you whenever you sleep over with friends or in hotels a child carries its blanket, favourite toy or whatever it loves, with where ever heshe goes...
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The topic of accessibility is far more complex than we think. Most people take it for granted that they are able to get out of bed, hold a fork or pick up something from the floor, while their thoughts are somewhere far from the actions they are performing. For others even the simplest task can beco...
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What Is An ECG Or EKG Test
The EKG test is a medical device used to assess electrical and muscular functions of the heart. It is painless and takes 10-15 minutes to perform. This simple test takes experts in the cardiac environment to interpret its results. Blood and urine tests may be performed...
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What Is An ECG Or EKG Test
The EKG test is a medical device used to assess electrical and muscular functions of the heart. It is painless and takes 10-15 minutes to perform. This simple test takes experts in the cardiac environment to interpret its results. Blood and urine tests may be performed...
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What Is An ECG Or EKG Test
The EKG test is a medical device used to assess electrical and muscular functions of the heart. It is painless and takes 10-15 minutes to perform. This simple test takes experts in the cardiac environment to interpret its results. Blood and urine tests may be performed...
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Preparing for a holiday should be exciting and interesting. As soon as you decided where to go and for how long, remember the following
Do Your Homework
1. Compile a list of emergency contact telephone numbers - this include emergency services as well as family or friends. Also ensure that som...
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Whether you call it a walking stick or a cane, there is more to it than most of us may think. Even the material it is made from varies according to the users need.
In ancient days it was used by Sheppards to control and lead their sheep. No traveller went on the road without a hefty cane for pr...
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I had to think about this question a few months ago. My son suffers from bipolar disorder and tried to commit suicide. Not an easy topic to talk about but nonetheless real in his life, thereby effecting us as his parents too.
What is ETC - electroconvulsive therapy
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You moved to a new city and need to find a new GP your doctor closed his practise or moved to another town. Where to start
Doctor patient relationship
This is one of the more important relationships in your life. If you dont have a trust and confidential relationship with your doctor, it wil...
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If you are a parent or teacher dealing with a child living with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), you know all about the frustration, sometimes despair and urge to help the child diagnosed with ADHD! No matter how much you love the child, you may be drained at the end of the day. It o...
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What is an EEG test
An electroencephalogram (EEG) is done in a hospital or in a doctor's office by an EEG technologist. The EEG record is read and interpreted by a neurologist specially trained to diagnose and treat disorders affecting the nervous system ().
Your brain is not a stagnant organ...
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Your text goes hereAt some time or other we all, or at least a family member, needs to have certain medical tests done. Many doctors explain the procedure and expected results to their patients and others dont do that. In the following series we will look at some of these tests and endeavour to ex...
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We are living in a world with other human beings around us. This is fantastic as no one lives on an island all by themselves. It is also true that the modern living has become so sophisticated and self-sufficient that we are not as close to one another than people were some decades ago.
Neuromus...
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What is Restless Leg Syndrome
Ever went to bed tired and looking forward to a peaceful nights sleep only to find that sleep is far from you due to your legs, or sometimes your complete body, twitching and moving with a will of their own If you are plagued with this irritating syndrome, you will...
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We have relationships with any and everything in our lives. You have a relationship with your favourite chair; your pillow, that’s why you carry it with you whenever you sleep over with friends or in hotels; a child carries its blanket, favourite toy or whatever it loves, with where ever he/she goes. We have relationships with people around us. Many years ago I had a “street” relationship. Different sidewalks were easy, uncomfortable or downright difficult to walk together with my guide dog... Then there were the people who travelled on the same bus each morning; people I met regularly on the street on or from work to the bus stop, shop attendants where I often did my shopping, lift attendants, etc.
What does this all have to do with my health? Everything.
Relationship before birth
Relationships are formed with the foetus even before birth. The mother’s emotions and feelings have either a positive or negative effect on the unborn baby. If she is tensed, depressed or anxious the baby is directly affected.
Not only the mother but also the father of the unborn child will have an effect on it for the rest of the unborn baby’s life. I am sure you have heard of a baby become restless when it hears the father’s voice when daddy-to-be comes home. What and how daddy says it, can either make baby kick with joy when he touches mummy’s belly or the foetus may even stop moving or doesn’t fall asleep in the womb when the relationship between its parents is harsh, or even abusive. Therefore daddy-to-be should also talk calmly to the pregnant mother. A loving relationship between the most important people in a child’s life, even before birth, will give direction to its entire life. Psychiatrists and psychologist are realizing this fact and do go back to a patient’s life in the womb to resolve certain problems and phobias in the adult’s life.
Compliments, false and true
Compliments can have a negative effect on a child too. If the compliment is false, the child can sense it in your voice, body language or eyes. Such lies undermine a child’s trust in the person lying to him/her. This lack of trust is often the cause of a child, even adult’s, problems upholding relationships with the people in their lives.
Some people think it is a compliment to tell a person who passes exams that their efforts rendered great results and then encourages the student to try and do even better in the next one. There was a brilliant medical student who passed all her exams at the university with above-average results. When she completed her studies and had less than 95% in one of her subjects, she committed suicide. The letter she left her parents read, “Sorry mum and dad, I weren’t good enough. I failed your trust in my abilities.”
Do we give our Undivided Attention to our children, spouses, friends and colleagues? We are running through life without ever realizing that a moment wasted is wasted for ever; the sad results last forever too. We all know that feeling of tenseness as we experience that there is so much to be done and so little time to do it! What we don’t realize is that we are depriving ourselves, children, friends and families of precious moments in all of our lives. Because we don’t listen or pay full attention, we miss what we are told. Children feel neglected or rejected; not good enough therefore not living up to the parent’s expectations. Unfortunately SMS’s, mix it and other modern technology becomes more important than face-to-face conversations. Communication skills are therefore of the utmost importance. These skills are part and parcel of our children’s up bringing but unfortunately also the most neglected because “there is not enough time” resulting in people drifting further away from one another.
The short and the long are: Never pass a compliment if you don’t feel like passing it on. Never withhold a compliment where it is earned. Whether you realise it or not, you do have a positive or negative influence on other people’s lives.
I hope you now understand how important relationships are for us to live a healthy, happy, fulfilling and thankful life. Agree? Disagree? Tell me about it.
The topic of accessibility is far more complex than we think. Most people take it for granted that they are able to get out of bed, hold a fork or pick up something from the floor, while their thoughts are somewhere far from the actions they are performing. For others even the simplest task can become tedious and frustrating. Especially for a person living with a disease where their muscles are either deteriorating slowly or rather quickly, forever finding new ways to perform tasks they were able to do a short while ago. A person’s attitude plays a major role in handling life’s situations if you experience each obstacle in life as a pain in itself, life will never be worth living. On the other hand being willing to see life as one big challenge, makes it easier for yourself and everyone else in your family friends, and even the man on the street.
Mothers pushing baby prams, people on crutches, elderly people using a walking stick as well as wheel chair users all benefit from ramps into buildings, at street corners and wherever there are only a few steps up or down and no lifts available.
Talking about ramps, I’ve been in buildings where the ramp supposed to be used by a wheel chair user, or a person walking on crutches is so steep that those same persons to whose advantage the ramp was constructed has difficulty navigating up or down that ramp. Instead of assisting a person, it more likely proves to be a dangerous slope where someone can easily be hurt or injured. If architects and builders stick to the proven specifications as prescribed by law, the public will be able to use such facilities with ease and without the risk of landing at the doctor’s surgery or in hospital.
Blind and partially sighted people have problems distinguishing the edge of the sidewalk and the start of the road of the intersection. The blind appreciates a little roughness in the texture of the sidewalk to indicate the difference. Wheel chair users can still comfortably navigate their chairs and visually impaired people can also tell when they reach the edge of the sidewalk by recognising the different surface. This proves the complexity of accessibility to accommodate all people involved in such a small thing as ramps and sidewalk edges.
Modern buildings with beautiful glass doors may let in the light into foyers but how many people land up in doctor’s consulting rooms with cuts in their faces, arms or even legs where they walked right through these doors realising too late that it were closed. After such an incident the glass needs to be replaced and the injured person has to stay away from work because of their injuries. Only then will the owner of the building hire someone to paint or do some cut glass art work so people can see when the doors are closed.
The romantic candle lights in restaurants may attribute to the atmosphere while couples are having a drink and a delicious meal. A deaf person cannot function in such soft light as it prevents them from reading the lips of their companions. I remember an incident where a deaf friend called out in the utmost frustration for someone to switch on the stronger lamp so he could see what the other man was telling him.
Well meaning people leave room for wheel chair user’s right at the back of a hall or church without thinking of placing normal chairs there too so family and friends can sit with them. I went to a funeral where the son of the deceased could not sit with his mother as there were not enough room for his chair.
In future articles we are going to look into specific tools and aids which make life easier as far as accessibility goes.
We will also look into the cost involved to utilise technology available in ordinary stores as well as articles manufactured for people with slight to severe disabilities as result of neuromuscular diseases.
What Is An ECG Or EKG Test?
The EKG test is a medical device used to assess electrical and muscular functions of the heart. It is painless and takes 10-15 minutes to perform. This simple test takes experts in the cardiac environment to interpret its results. Blood and urine tests may be performed before the EKG test to supply the specialist with as much information as possible.
What conditions are diagnosed with an ECG (EKG) Test?
1. Cause of abnormally fast or too slow or irregular heart rhythms;
2. The reason for palpitations;
3. Abnormal conduction of cardiac impulses, which may suggest underlying cardiac or metabolic disorders;
4. Are the patient’s symptoms the result of a prior heart attack (myocardial infarction);
5. Is the patient in danger of a threatening, acute heart attack;
6. Severe chest pain pointing to the possibility of angina;
7. Adverse effects on the heart from various heart, lung or systemic conditions such as high blood pressure, thyroid conditions, emphysema, lung or other pulmonary embolus (blood clots);
8. History of congenital heart abnormalities;
9. Abnormal blood electrolytes such as potassium, calcium, or magnesium;
10. Certain insurance companies or employers to ensure that the client or employees are suitable for specific life or other policies or work situations.
Some Results Of An EKG include:
1. The Electrocardiogram (EKG) reports the electrical activity of the heart;
2. Shows the exact size and position of the heart chambers;
3. Indicates blood flow to the heart muscle;
4. Reports any heart damage
The working of prescribed drugs or a pacemaker should be tested regularly.
What Happens During An EKG Test?
The heart is a two stage electrical pump. During an EKG test the heart’s electrical activity is measured via electrodes placed on the skin. These electrodes are placed according to a standardized system developed for the ideal electrode placement for a routine ECG.
The electrocardiogram’s results are either printed onto paper or shown on a computer monitor. Ten leads are necessary to report 12 electrical views of the heart.
Anyone who underwent surgery or had EKG tests done, is familiar with the vervat electrode leads. These leads are placed on the patient’s arms, legs and six are placed across the chest wall. During the test the skin must be completely dry as correct information cannot be gained if the skin is wet or sweaty. some clear gel is applied to the skin before the leads or patches are put in place. Electrical cables are then connected to the leads and the EKG machine or computer.
A Little History
According to Wikipedia “During his studies as Doctor of Science in 1872 at the St Bartholomew's Hospital, Alexander Muirhead is reported to have attached wires to a feverish patient's wrist to obtain a record of the patient's heartbeat. the British physiologist John Burdon Sanderson, recorded and visualized the procedure using a Lippmann capillary electrometer (a device for detecting small rushes of electric current).
“His electrocardiograph machine consisted of a Lippmann capillary electrometer fixed to a projector. The trace from the heartbeat was projected onto a photographic plate which was fixed to a toy train. This allowed a heartbeat to be recorded in real time. In 1911 he still saw little clinical application for his work.
“An initial breakthrough came when Willem Einthoven, working in Leiden, Netherlands, used the string galvanometer that he invented in 1903. This device was much more sensitive than both the capillary electrometer that Waller used and the string galvanometer that had been invented separately in 1897 by the French engineer Clément Ader. Rather than using today's self-adhesive electrodes Einthoven's subjects would immerse each of their limbs into containers of salt solutions from which the EKG was recorded.
“Though the basic principles of that era are still in use today, there have been many advances in electrocardiography over the years. The instrumentation, for example, has evolved from a cumbersome laboratory apparatus to compact electronic systems that often include computerized interpretation of the electrocardiogram.”
The next time you need to be hooked up for an EKG test, appreciate the comfort of computerised technology and that you needn’t place your limbs in a container with a salt solution!
What Is An ECG Or EKG Test?
The EKG test is a medical device used to assess electrical and muscular functions of the heart. It is painless and takes 10-15 minutes to perform. This simple test takes experts in the cardiac environment to interpret its results. Blood and urine tests may be performed before the EKG test to supply the specialist with as much information as possible.
What conditions are diagnosed with an ECG (EKG) Test?
1. Cause of abnormally fast or too slow or irregular heart rhythms;
2. The reason for palpitations;
3. Abnormal conduction of cardiac impulses, which may suggest underlying cardiac or metabolic disorders;
4. Are the patient’s symptoms the result of a prior heart attack (myocardial infarction);
5. Is the patient in danger of a threatening, acute heart attack;
6. Severe chest pain pointing to the possibility of angina;
7. Adverse effects on the heart from various heart, lung or systemic conditions such as high blood pressure, thyroid conditions, emphysema, lung or other pulmonary embolus (blood clots);
8. History of congenital heart abnormalities;
9. Abnormal blood electrolytes such as potassium, calcium, or magnesium;
10. Certain insurance companies or employers to ensure that the client or employees are suitable for specific life or other policies or work situations.
Some Results Of An EKG include:
1. The Electrocardiogram (EKG) reports the electrical activity of the heart;
2. Shows the exact size and position of the heart chambers;
3. Indicates blood flow to the heart muscle;
4. Reports any heart damage
The working of prescribed drugs or a pacemaker should be tested regularly.
What Happens During An EKG Test?
The heart is a two stage electrical pump. During an EKG test the heart’s electrical activity is measured via electrodes placed on the skin. These electrodes are placed according to a standardized system developed for the ideal electrode placement for a routine ECG.
The electrocardiogram’s results are either printed onto paper or shown on a computer monitor. Ten leads are necessary to report 12 electrical views of the heart.
Anyone who underwent surgery or had EKG tests done, is familiar with the vervat electrode leads. These leads are placed on the patient’s arms, legs and six are placed across the chest wall. During the test the skin must be completely dry as correct information cannot be gained if the skin is wet or sweaty. some clear gel is applied to the skin before the leads or patches are put in place. Electrical cables are then connected to the leads and the EKG machine or computer.
A Little History
According to Wikipedia “During his studies as Doctor of Science in 1872 at the St Bartholomew's Hospital, Alexander Muirhead is reported to have attached wires to a feverish patient's wrist to obtain a record of the patient's heartbeat. the British physiologist John Burdon Sanderson, recorded and visualized the procedure using a Lippmann capillary electrometer (a device for detecting small rushes of electric current).
“His electrocardiograph machine consisted of a Lippmann capillary electrometer fixed to a projector. The trace from the heartbeat was projected onto a photographic plate which was fixed to a toy train. This allowed a heartbeat to be recorded in real time. In 1911 he still saw little clinical application for his work.
“An initial breakthrough came when Willem Einthoven, working in Leiden, Netherlands, used the string galvanometer that he invented in 1903. This device was much more sensitive than both the capillary electrometer that Waller used and the string galvanometer that had been invented separately in 1897 by the French engineer Clément Ader. Rather than using today's self-adhesive electrodes Einthoven's subjects would immerse each of their limbs into containers of salt solutions from which the EKG was recorded.
“Though the basic principles of that era are still in use today, there have been many advances in electrocardiography over the years. The instrumentation, for example, has evolved from a cumbersome laboratory apparatus to compact electronic systems that often include computerized interpretation of the electrocardiogram.”
The next time you need to be hooked up for an EKG test, appreciate the comfort of computerised technology and that you needn’t place your limbs in a container with a salt solution!
What Is An ECG Or EKG Test?
The EKG test is a medical device used to assess electrical and muscular functions of the heart. It is painless and takes 10-15 minutes to perform. This simple test takes experts in the cardiac environment to interpret its results. Blood and urine tests may be performed before the EKG test to supply the specialist with as much information as possible.
What conditions are diagnosed with an ECG (EKG) Test
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Preparing for a holiday should be exciting and interesting. As soon as you decided where to go and for how long, remember the following:
Do Your Homework:
1. Compile a list of emergency contact telephone numbers - this include emergency services as well as family or friends. Also ensure that someone has a copy of your travel plan in case they need to contact you urgently
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Whether you call it a walking stick or a cane, there is more to it than most of us may think. Even the material it is made from varies according to the user’s need.
In ancient days it was used by Sheppard’s to control and lead their sheep. No traveller went on the road without a hefty cane for protection against thieves and to keep animals in line. This plain stick later became a token of authority and prestige carried by kings and heads of states. It is said that Egyptian rulers have carried staffs varying from three to six feet in length. These were often topped by an ornamental knob in the shape of a lotus, a symbol of long life. (It seems to be more of a burden than a pleasure to walk with such a long stick, imagine your cane being longer than yourself!)
Knew it matters in which hand you hold your cane
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]I had to think about this question a few months ago. My son suffers from bipolar disorder and tried to commit suicide. Not an easy topic to talk about but nonetheless real in his life, thereby effecting us as his parents too.
What is ETC - electroconvulsive therapy
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You moved to a new city and need to find a new GP; your doctor closed his practise or moved to another town. Where to start?
Doctor patient relationship
This is one of the more important relationships in your life. If you don’t have a trust and confidential relationship with your doctor, it will be difficult for both parties to talk openly. Know that feeling of weighing the doctor up to see whether you like him; whether or not he seems capable to treat you. If you cannot talk and discuss your medical problems openly with your doctor, you are going to keep certain information from him. This is a dangerous thing as, without all the relevant information, your doctor may not be able to correctly diagnose your illness
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If you are a parent or teacher dealing with a child living with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), you know all about the frustration, sometimes despair and urge to help the child diagnosed with ADHD! No matter how much you love the child, you may be drained at the end of the day. It often seems as though there is no end to all the endless arguments and ceaseless hostility. You also know that there is no cure for this condition, only managing the child and the ADHD effects on the child. That said, there are certain ways to ease the effects of the condition and attributes to the wellbeing of all parties..
The over-all health of the child is of the utmost importance. Before relying solely on medication with negative side-effects, invest in natural and structured means of dealing with an ADHD child.
Diet
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