Mrs. Adaramola rushed in to find her son salivating and his eyes rolling upwards and downwards in a rather disturbing fashion and she got alarmed. She screamed for help and eventually got him to the hospital which thankfully became a timely intervention. On careful history taking, the emergency department doctors got a history of medication…
What is G6PD deficiency? It is a genetic abnormality that results in an inadequate amount of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in the blood, which is a very important enzyme involved in the regulation of various biochemical reactions in the body. This deficiency occurs due to a genetic mutation. G6PD plays a significant role in the health…
Sometimes, knowledge hurts. If you’ve never been aware of this bit of ‘a 1000 ways to die’, then you’re sure to be shocked. How would any air get into the vagina in the first place? Think about it. In the midst of all that licking, sucking that happens in yes, oral sex, can some air…
For an age group that takes so much delight in munching, chewing, and swallowing the sweet things in life, one can imagine how distressing the inability to swallow would be in children. Quite commonly, this is due to the swelling of two small lumps of tissues at the back of the throat, that is, tonsillitis.…
Debby was in the hospital again, in Room V4. Seems to be her assigned room now. Why wouldn’t it be? When she lands in the hospital almost every week. You would wonder why of course. But she’s not sick, she’s not pregnant, nothing of the sort. But she could die from broken bones soon. Not…
Do you have or see a child with some of the following symptoms: * crying * irritability * sleeplessness * pulling on the ears in pain * fluid drainage from the ear * Fever * vomiting * irritability * hearing loss Then, suspicion of an infection of the ear can be raised, known as Acute…
Most Nigerian women prefer to deliver vaginally. Traditionally, that’s considered the proper way to do things. Out of choice, some women decide to go under the knife, and for the vast majority of the others, a medical indication(s) necessitates their presentation to the theatre, at times in emergency cases. It’s often assumed that having one…
In light of the unfortunate events that have plagued our nation in the past few days, a discussion like this feels quite appropriate. The golden advice now is to remain home, where one is guaranteed a good measure of safety, at least for the time being. However, we’ve seen many unconfirmed reports of bullets finding…
It’s quite likely that this is for most people, the first encounter with the term, ‘cold laser therapy’. Let’s have a bit of introduction then. What does cold laser treatment do? Cold laser therapy(also known as low-level laser therapy) is a way of applying low levels of light to a targeted area in a way…
Does this scenario sound familiar to you? A crying newborn, its mother and grandmother in the same room. There is a kerosene lantern, a small piece of Ankara material rolled into a pulp, and then used to dab the anterior abdomen of the infant, in the navel area. Of course, this is a grandmother’s assignment…