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- Truck Driver DOT Exam - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from John LaurusonisCommercial drivers are required by 49CFR391.43 to have on their person at all times a valid medical certificate which is obtained by a standardized physical examination. This means when the D.O.T. the officer asks to see your license, he will want to see your medical certificate. If no ...
Views: 1593 - Skin tags - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from John LaurusonisSkin tags Skin tags are odd little conglomerations of skin which usually hang from a small stalk that forms a connection to the surface of the skin. These cutaneous tags are relatively common and occur after middle age.. The skin cells themselves appear totally normal under a microscope ...
Views: 1041 - GYNECOLOGY PROBLEMS - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from John LaurusonisGYNECOLOGY PROBLEMS The female reproductive tract is a complex and intricate system. It must stay balanced in order to remain healthy. When the vaginal, ovarian, uterine, and hormonal aspects work to "factory standards" the female tract is a self sustaining, self cleaning, and self regulating ...
Views: 1198 - Earache and ear Infections - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from John LaurusonisEarache and ear Infections Love is a many splendored thing. An earache however is not. On the human misery scale, ear pain probably ranks right up there with a severe toothache, a beesting, or a severeg migraine. Earaches can have many causes and are usually defined by whether they are on, or ...
Views: 1156(1 vote) - CORNEAL ABRASION - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from John LaurusonisCORNEAL ABRASION The eye is made up of various layers that surround and keep in place the fluid within the eyeball and various elements serve to protect the intricate cells that detect and transmit light and images to the brain for processing. No other problem causes more aggravation and ...
Views: 1510 - Dental Cavities and Abscess - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from John LaurusonisDental Cavities and Abscess The teeth gums and the circulatory system to the teeth and gums are an extremely important part of our health. The circulatory system brings arterial blood into the central base of the jaw. Branches of the arteries puncture the tips of the teeth at the roots and ...
Views: 1221 - Methods of Vein Treatment - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from John LaurusonisMethods of Vein Treatment Veins usually generally follow patterns but they can also often do as they wish. Arteries rigidly follow these patterns much more. In treating veins, the physician should carefully inspect the problematic area, often with an ultrasound or the use of light ...
Views: 1018 - Facial Fillers: Juvederm and Restylane - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from John LaurusonisFacial Fillers: Juvederm and Restylane Remember, a grape and a raisin are exactly the same thing-- a raisin has just lost volume. With age, most faces lose fat and fluid volume which is why the skin appears thinner and wrinkles occur. Facial fillers, which are much like pancake syrup in a ...
Views: 2384 - Intraluminal Venous Laser Treatment - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from John LaurusonisIntraluminal Venous Laser Treatment Intra (inside) Luminal (hole inside the structure) Venous (vein) Laser therapy is a procedure that uses a highly focused beam of light at a particular wave length with all the energy going in the same direction. The purpose of directing this light is to ...
Views: 1267 - Botox- How it works and how long it works? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from John LaurusonisBotox- How it works and how long it works? Your brain sends signals down to the nerves to make the muscles react. At the very end of the nerve, acetylcholine is stored, which when stimulated by an electrical impulse down the nerve, releases the acetylcholine on the target; the muscle then ...
Views: 1166 - Anesthesia - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from John LaurusonisAnesthesia Pain medications come in different forms and have been used for thousands of years. The most common methods of relieving pain today are by taking a pill, patch, injection, or through intravenous access. All of these methods significantly reduce or remove pain from the body. ...
Views: 991 - Headaches and New Treatments - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from John LaurusonisBotox and Headaches In October of 2010, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Botox injection (onabotulinumtoxin A) to treat headaches in the adult patient. Thermal imaging and various other studies have determined an increase in the activity of musculature of the ...
Views: 886 - The knee joint - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from John LaurusonisThe knee joint The knee joint is one of the largest, most complex, and easiest injured joints in the body. The mechanism allows for bending, stretching, and slight rotation. It is the joint which ultimately allows us to walk with a typical human gait, and allows sprinting and running, ...
Views: 933 - Stroke - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from John LaurusonisSTROKE The cells of the brain which form every thought, every movement, sensation, and every function of organs throughout the body. They are exquisitely sensitive to the blood which flows to them. Brain function falls off in a matter of seconds when it is deprived of oxygen, and minutes ...
Views: 766 - Sinus and Headache - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from John LaurusonisSinus and Headache Almost everyone can identify with the discomfort of ailing sinuses. A typical patient might present with pain behind his cheek bones, his nose, and above his eyes. It hurts more when he leans forward, and it really got bad on a plane flight last week. The pain goes up in ...
Views: 861 - Seizures - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from John LaurusonisSeizure The terms “seizure” and “epilepsy” are interchangeably used more or less. Perhaps when the seizure is more visibly evident by muscle jerking and loss of consciousness, the more it might be said, “That person has epilepsy.” In any case, the process is caused by repetitive and abnormal ...
Views: 791 - Pneumonia/ Bronchitis, Asthma/Allergy - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from John LaurusonisPneumonia/ Bronchitis, Asthma/Allergy Bronchitis is an infection/inflammation that can be viral, bacterial, mycoplasmic, rickettsiae, parasitic or allergic in origin that affects the big, main air carrying tube systems of the lungs. Pneumonia is the infective, inflammatory or obstructive ...
Views: 2975 - ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES FACTS ABOUT HOME CONTROL - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from John LaurusonisASTHMA AND ALLERGIES: FACTS ABOUT HOME CONTROL WHAT’S IN THE AIR? Your home is a very busy place. People are always working, playing, cooking, washing, cleaning and moving things around. All that activity is perfectly normal, but it can release small particles and ...
Views: 1590 - HEART ATTACK: MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from John LaurusonisHEART ATTACK: MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION No one wants to think about heart attack. It’s the boogey man that causes more deaths worldwide than any other medical condition. In the U.S. alone there are 1.2 million heart attacks every year: somewhere around 25% to 30% end in fatality. Around 20% of ...
Views: 994(1 vote) - DIABETES MELLITUS - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from John LaurusonisDIABETES MELLITUS It pays to know about diabetes. Did you know that over twenty-four million Americans are diabetic, and that over five million have not been diagnosed yet? Diabetes is a major cause of medical disability and retirement, of people having premature strokes and heart attacks, ...
Views: 810 - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from John LaurusonisAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ADHD is one of the most talked about topics children’s contemporary health and education. Sometimes called ADD, a recent television news show reported that ADHD is being found in up to one in seven males today under the age of seven; a one in ...
Views: 1359 - Asthma - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from John LaurusonisASTHMA DESCRIPTION: A chronic disorder with recurrent attacks of wheezing and shortness of breath. It affects all ages but 50% of the cases are in children under the age of 10 boys with asthma outnumber girls. In adult-onset asthma, women are more often affected than men are. FREQUENT ...
Views: 1013 - Anemia - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from John LaurusonisAnemia Anemia is the condition where there is too little of the biologic molecule called hemoglobin in the blood. Hemoglobin contains the central care iron. It carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and helps bring carbon dioxide back to the lungs. In a healthy red blood cell there are ...
Views: 748 - YOUR COLON: AT PEACE AND AT WAR - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from John LaurusonisYOUR COLON: AT PEACE AND AT WAR There are basically two kinds of human colons: happy colons and unhappy colons. When it’s happy, all five feet of it, it is the terminal end of the digestive tract and functions to remove water and salts from the foods digested above it, and it is the structure ...
Views: 929 - Yeast Infection - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from John LaurusonisYeast Infection Yeast infections can occur almost anywhere in an immune- compromised person (such as one with H.I.V.): in the throat and esophagus, in the bloodstream, etc. In a person with a normal immune system, when we say “yeast infection”, we are usually referring to a yeast growth in the ...
Views: 829(1 vote) - WHEN TO SUTURE LACERATIONS - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from John LaurusonisWHEN TO SUTURE LACERATIONS Part of the art of medicine is to know when to assist natural healing and when to leave well enough alone. This especially applies to suture closing of lacerations of the skin. Sometimes the actual suturing itself can leave undesirable scarring which wouldn’t have ...
Views: 2701 - Warts - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from John LaurusonisWarts Everybody, from school children on can recognize a wart. The ones on the bottom of the feet are a bit tricky and are called Plantar warts. They are hard and thick, callous, and feel like a painful pebble in the shoe. Kids can get cauliflower-like, fleshy growths on their hands and ...
Views: 958 - Vertigo - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from John LaurusonisVertigo Vertigo is a distressing condition which can accompany several medical conditions. It can be mildly uncomfortable, or it can be severe and totally disabling. It can accompany the common cold, or it can be due to other underlying problems. By definition, it is the sensation of a ...
Views: 881(1 vote) - Varicose Veins - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from John LaurusonisVeins Veins can be so ugly and unsightly, so confusing that they seen to have a mind of their own. Veins often do what they want to do in response to genetics, hormones, trauma, disease, pressure, and pregnancy. Varicose veins are the larger rubbery, knotty, huge convoluting vessels on ...
Views: 1127(1 vote) - Urinary Tract Infection and Bladder Infections - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from John LaurusonisUrinary Tract Infection Bladder Infection Urinary tract or bladder infections (UTI) develop in the lower urinary tract area which includes the urinary bladder itself. Bladder infections are often caused by bacteria, rickettsiae, mycoplasma, and sometimes by a virus. Most common are the ...
Views: 1927(2 votes) - Types and Treatment of Bone Fractures - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from John LaurusonisTypes and Treatment of Bone Fractures Did you know that each of us, on average, will have two bone fractures over the course of our lifetime? Naturally, some people, on account of their vocations, avocations and lifestyles, will have more. Human activity can generate fractures of every bone ...
Views: 1142 - Traumatic Injuries - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from John LaurusonisTraumatic Injuries Traumatic injuries cause damage to tissues. The incidental rupturing of ancillary and primary blood vessels supplying these tissues causes internal bleeding at the site of injury. The blood supplies normally bring nutrients and oxygen to the tissues and remove waste ...
Views: 739(1 vote) - Trauma - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from John LaurusonisTrauma The elevation of a traumatized area is one of the most important initial treatments of an injury. It should be elevated as soon as possible twelve to sixteen inches above the level of the heart to decrease bleeding and capillary pressure. This is critical the first three to seven days ...
Views: 749(1 vote) - Total Knee Replacement - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from John LaurusonisTotal Knee Replacement I had a patient in the office today that was being seen for a general medical problem. I noticed the classic knee replacement surgical scar on his left leg, and asked him how he liked his new knee. His glowing report of loving the formerly cantankerous knee became the ...
Views: 826 - Therapy of Trauma - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from John LaurusonisTherapy of Trauma The elevation of a traumatized area is the most important initial treatment of an injury. It should be elevated as soon as possible twelve to sixteen inches above the level of the heart to decrease bleeding and capillary pressure. This is critical the first three to seven days ...
Views: 925(1 vote) - The Menstrual Cycle - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from John LaurusonisThe Menstrual Cycle Very few women truly understand how complex their bodies are. Amongst the myriad of signals, hormones, and sequential steps that need to happen in conditions that are just right, lay some key aspects to understanding your menstrual cycle. The basic function of a cycle is ...
Views: 878 - The colon - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from John LaurusonisThe colon The colon is the last five feet or so of intestine, and is called the large intestine. Its function is two-fold: it stores wastes which have passed out of the small intestine it absorbs water, certain salts such as sodium and potassium, and certain fat-soluble vitamins such as ...
Views: 905 - Flu: The Undercover Killer - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from John LaurusonisFlu: The Undercover Killer The 2009-2010 flu seasons was supposed to be "routine." Usually, patients take their seasonal flu shot. Those people who had flu symptoms normally go to the doctor's office for an exam and testing. It is usually easy to spot the flu patients. Among the usual nasal ...
Views: 1307 - Tetanus - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from John LaurusonisTetanus Clostridium tetani is a bacteria. Tetanus bacterium is usually found in the stomach and intestines of horses. It does not bother horses. Wherever horses defecate on the ground, there is tetanus that is virile for probably thousands of years. Spores from the sealed pyramids in Egypt ...
Views: 1491 - Strep Throat - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from John LaurusonisStrep Throat A lot of people sat they have a strep throat when their throat is sore. The fact of the matter is that most have a sore throat along with the nasal congestion, post nasal drip from allergy or sinusitis, sneezing, and cough of a cold, or strep as it is inaccurately called, a viral ...
Views: 882 - SPRAINS, STRAIN, FRACTURE, AND DISLOCATIONS - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from John LaurusonisSPRAINS, STRAIN, FRACTURE, AND DISLOCATIONS Traumatic injuries cause damage to tissues. The incidental rupturing of ancillary and primary blood vessels supplying these tissues internally bleed at the site of trauma. The blood supplies normally bring nutrients, oxygen, and remove waste ...
Views: 1296 - Splinters - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from John LaurusonisSplinters A splinter is a small, firm foreign body embedded in the skin or soft tissue. The most common type of splinter is wooden, either as an irregular fragment, or perhaps a thorn or a fragment of a toothpick. Other types of splinters could include various metals, glass, fiber glass, ...
Views: 2607(1 vote) - Skin Rejuvination - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from John LaurusonisSkin resurfacing Precise Computerized Erbium laser skin resurfacing is a very exact procedure. It is designed to precisely remove superficial and moderately deep and deep lines, imperfections, scars, pigments and wrinkles on the face, neck and virtually all parts of the body. The laser is ...
Views: 976(2 votes) - Sinusitis, Rhinitis and Allergies - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from John LaurusonisSinusitis, Rhinitis and Allergies Rhinitis is an inflammation or infection of the nose. The infection can be bacterial such as a sinus infection, or viral such as a cold or an allergic reaction with inflammation. The nasal passageway is like a main hallway in which air is constantly ...
Views: 1300(1 vote) - Sinusitis and Allergies - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from John LaurusonisSinusitis and Allergies Nasal congestion is an inflammation or infection of the inside of the nose and nasal passageways. The infection can be bacterial such as part of a sinus infection. It could be viral such as a cold or an allergic reaction with inflammation and nasal congestion. The ...
Views: 903(1 vote) - Shingles - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from John LaurusonisShingles Shingles, or Herpes Zoster as it is sometimes called, is a painful reactivation of the Chickenpox virus. These outbreaks usually appears as a local rash to one specific area of the body, what doctors call a dermatome distribution. It usually does not cross the midline of the body (i.e. ...
Views: 3573(2 votes) - Rosacea - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from John LaurusonisRosacea Rosacea is a chronic skin inflammation that primarily affects the central face. It occurs in about fourteen million American adults, with a preponderance of them being of northern European descent (hence, the nickname: “the Celt’s curse”). It causes a rash that occurs primarily on the ...
Views: 823(2 votes) - Reyes syndrome - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from John LaurusonisReyes syndrome Being stricken with Reye's syndrome is basically like being struck by lightning. It does not happen very often, but when it does, the consequences can be disastrous. For example, you would not send your child or teenager out to play on the beach with an aluminum baseball bat ...
Views: 1584(1 vote) - Restylane And Skin Fillers - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from John LaurusonisRestylane And Skin Fillers Restylane is a gel volume filler using dextrose and a non-animal based hyluronic acid. Restylane is designed to correct skin imperfections as wrinkles and lines. It enhances lip volume, a little or a lot. It is used to pump up, fill, and restore fullness to pits, ...
Views: 1513(1 vote) - Psoriasis: Is it Just Dry Skin or Something Else - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from John LaurusonisPsoriasis: Is it Just Dry Skin or Something Else Psoriasis is generally an inherited skin condition by genetic testing there is a HLA-B27 or B28 gene that people with psoriasis posses. Psoriasis is often noted in children as white scaly patches on the knees, elbows, or scalp, but virtually ...
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