26 Feb
HIV Testing Key Points HIV testing shows whether a person is infected with HIV. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends... read more
27 Aug
Useful knowledge about hydrocolloid Dressings By Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, MBA, WOC, WCC, DWC, OMS
Each month, Apple Bites brings you a tool you can apply in your daily practice.
Description
A hydrocolloid dressing is a wafer type of dressing that contains gel-forming agents in an adhesive compound laminated onto a... read more
28 Aug
IS SILICONE SHEETING OR GEL BETTER FOR SCARS? Topical silicone products represent a safe and effective treatment option for healing scars. Two of the most popular formulations are topical silicone gel and silicone gel sheeting. Both have been studied in numerous clinical evaluations that have... read more
28 Aug
Treating Wounds with Absorbent Alginate Dressings Alginate dressings can absorb up to 20 times their own weight for optimal wound healing. Various types of wounds can affect bedridden patients, those with… Alginate dressings can absorb up to 20 times their own weight for optimal wound healing.
Various... read more
12 Apr
KN95 Respirator Disposable Protective Face Mask (2)
KN95 Respirator Disposable Protective Face Mask (3)In summary, different countries use different codes and numbers to name their respiratory face mask. They are all very similar. Please use the table below to compare, in summary, they are almost... read more
14 Apr
KN95 Mask Face Protective Mask (1)
N95 vs. KN95 Mask
Due to the shortage of N95 masks, we have to consider using equally effective alternate options. N95 is a certification issued by US authorities. Masks that have equally effective properties as N95 masks go by different... read more
28 Aug
How to Measure Your pH with pH test strips
It’s ridiculously easy and cheap to measure your pH. All you need is a box of pH test strips. Testing your pH takes less than a minute.
Testing your pH value is important because it instantly indicates your healthlevel. Healthy... read more
03 Dec
Hamilton 300ul Automation Filter Pipette Tips
Labs across the country are facing shortages of pipette tips (such as Hamilton Tips), which are needed to quickly and precisely move liquid between vials during the COVID-19 testing process, The New York Times reported.
Tecan, a Swiss company that supplies pipette... read more
27 Aug
Microscope slides are pieces of transparent glass or plastic that support a sample so that it can be viewed using a light microscope. There are different types of microscopes and also different types of samples, so there is more than one way to prepare a... read more
26 Feb
Author
Sukhveer (Sukhi) Bains, MD, MA Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Clinical Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
Diagnosis Dengue virus infection is largely a clinical diagnosis. The WHO-TDR has developed a simplified and binary system of classification for dengue infection. They classify infection as... read more