Low Blood Volume (Anemia)
Introduction Low blood volume or anemia as it is called medically, is the occurrence of insufficient amount of red blood cells circu...
Kerosine Ingestion: What You Should Know
Kerosine ingestion is also known as paraffin ingestion. Kerosine is an oily petroleum product used domestically as fuel for lamps, h...
Joint Infection (Septic Arthritis)
Joint infection is a condition where disease-causing germs like bacteria, viruses, or fungi find their way into one or more joints o...
Jaundice in Pregnancy: What you should know
Jaundice is the yellowing of the skin and eyes due to high levels of a yellow pigment in the blood called bilirubin. It is usually p...
Intestinal Obstruction (Blocked Food Pipe)
What is a Blocked Food Pipe? A blocked food pipe is a condition that occurs when the food pipe is blocked leading to the stoppage of...
Hypoglycaemia
Hypoglycaemia refers to low blood glucose levels of less than 2.2 mmol/l in the general population and less than 3 mmol/l in diabeti...
Fetal Distress: What You Should Know
This is defined as the changes in the baby’s heart rate, movement, or oxygen level during the period of pregnancy, before delive...
Ectopic Pregnancy
Introduction The word ectopic means abnormally sited. Ectopic pregnancy is therefore a pregnancy that is abnormally sited. It theref...
Diabetes in Pregnancy
Introduction Diabetes, or high blood and body sugar accumulation, can also occur in pregnancy. It is called gestational diabetes mel...
Drowning: What you need to know
Drowning is the condition of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion in liquid, in most cases, water. Children, teenager...
Convulsion In Children
Convulsion is a sudden, involuntary shaking of one or all parts of the body due to muscle contraction caused by an abnormal activity...
Common Reasons For Cesarean Section
Cesarean section is simply the surgical procedure that involves cutting through the abdomen of a pregnant woman to bring out the bab...