Holistic Health: Understanding Well-being and Cardiovascular Risks
Health and Quality of Life: A Modern Perspective
Until the first half of the 20th century, infectious diseases caused the death of much of the population at any age. Under these conditions, being healthy meant not being ill. However, in the mid-20th century, the WHO defined health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Although this definition has been criticized, points of agreement remain: “the health of a person cannot be
Read MoreEssential Vocabulary for Progress and Transformation
Vocabulary for Progress, Change, and Achievement
Vocabulary for Improvement and Transformation
- Make improvements to: make changes to make something better.
- Influencing: having an effect on someone’s decisions or behavior.
- Make advances in + -ing: make progress in something.
- Turning point: a time when an important change takes place in a situation.
- Transform: make someone or something completely different.
- Inspire: give someone the enthusiasm to do or create something.
- Overcome difficulties: succeed in dealing
Medical Emergencies & Essential Drug Interventions
Medical Emergency Classification & Management
A medical emergency is an injury or illness that poses an immediate threat to a person’s life or long-term health, requiring prompt intervention.
System-Oriented Classification of Emergencies
This classification lists major organ systems and discusses life-threatening situations associated with those systems.
Broad Categories of Emergencies
- Cardiovascular: Conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels.
- Non-Cardiovascular: Emergencies not primarily
Ear Health Conditions: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
Acute Suppurative Otitis Media
- Definition & Age Group: ASOM is a painful bacterial infection of the middle ear, most common in infants aged 6–24 months.
- Causative Agents: The primary pathogens include Streptococcus pneumoniae (35%), Haemophilus influenzae (25%), and Moraxella catarrhalis (15%).
- Pathophysiology: Infection causes eustachian tube blockage, leading to fluid buildup, bacterial superinfection, pressure increase, and possibly tympanic membrane perforation.
- Clinical Features: Symptoms
Essential Medical Terminology Reference
Respiratory System Terminology
- URTI
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection.
- SOB
- Shortness of Breath; difficulty breathing.
- RR
- Respiratory Rate.
- CXR
- Chest X-ray.
- P/F
- Peak Flow.
- Pt Ed.
- Patient Education.
- PCA
- Patient-Controlled Analgesia.
- AE
- Air Entry.
- FBC
- Full Blood Count.
- Apnoea
- The patient isn’t breathing at all.
- Bradypnoea
- Abnormally slow breathing, less than 12 breaths per minute.
- Eupnoea
- Easy, free respiration under normal resting conditions (12-20 breaths per minute).
- Tachypnoea
- Abnormally fast breathing (20-30 breaths
Mastering Essential English Idioms & Vocabulary
Essential English Idioms & Vocabulary
- Take to heart: To take something seriously or be deeply affected by it. (Spanish: tomárselo a pecho)
- Have a heart-to-heart: To have a very sincere and intimate conversation.
- Fall out with someone: To have an argument or disagreement with someone.
- Miss the point: To fail to understand the main idea or most important part of something.
- Raise someone’s expectations: To increase someone’s hopes or probabilities regarding a future event.
- Run into difficulties: To