As an anesthesiologist or more famously known as anesthetist or even “mah sui”, we are behind the scene all the time. Even my spouse wasn’t aware what I really do until she came to the operation theatre and saw with her own two eyes what I really do.
Continue readingAssessment of organ damage has become the standard outcome measure for morbidity and mortality in patients with lupus. Ethnicity is thought to be a marker for genetic, environmental, behavioral, and other variables that may affect disease outcomes.
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Continue readingYou have been fitted with a cast or splint to protect your bone and reduce pain as you heal. It is important to take care of your cast or splint.
Continue readingAlmost all women experiences pain during the process of labor and delivery. In some societies, pain during labor is considered as natural phenomenon and should be tolerated by women
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Continue readingHernia repair operations are commonly performed by the conventional “open” method in Malaysia. Some are performed laparoscopically. Laparoscopic hernia repair is a relatively new surgical technique to fix tears in the abdominal wall (muscle) using small incisions, a patch (mesh), and special cameras to view inside the body.
Continue readingThe exact function of the appendix is essentially unknown.The appendix produces a bacteria-destroying protein called Immunoglobulins which help fight infection in the body. This function, however, is not major. People who have had appendectomies do not have an increased risk towards infection. Other organs in the body like the Liver and the Spleen produce a lot more Immunoglobulins to serve this function.
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