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
26 Feb
Malaria: Symptoms, treatment, and prevention Last updated Mon 10 July 2017 By Peter Lam Reviewed by Jill Seladi-Schulman, PhD Malaria is a life-threatening mosquito-borne blood disease caused by a Plasmodium parasite.
It is transmitted to humans through the bite of the Anopheles mosquito.
Once an infected mosquito bites a human,... read more
27 Aug
Understanding urine tests Most people will have already given a urine sample at some point in their lives. A sample can be analyzed using a number of different tests. These tests can help doctors diagnose certain diseases or to monitor their progress. For example, urine... 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
19 Dec
How to prevent vacuum blood collection tubes back flow
Why can cause blood reflux: Vacuum blood collection tubes “vacuum” refers to a state of no air, which is lower than the atmospheric pressure state. Vacuum vessel pressure (negative pressure) is based on the increase or... 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
26 Feb
How pregnancy tests work
Think you might be pregnant ?
Even with the most effective birth control methods, there’s always a chance for error. After all, it takes just one sperm to fertilize the egg. Finding out whether or not that’s happened is as easy as... read more
19 Dec
History and meaning of Vacutainer
Vacutainer is a registered brand of test tube specifically designed for venipuncture. It was developed in 1947 by Joseph Kleiner, and is currently marketed by Becton, Dickinson and company. Nowdays, people are accustomed to use ‘vacutainer’ or ‘vacutainer tubes‘ which means... read more
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
28 Aug
HOW DO HYDROCOLLOID BANDAGES AND ACNE PATCHES WORK? An ugly pimple crops up on your face and you have an interview the next day? You could put a little tea tree oil or benzoyl peroxide on it, but the spot treatment of the moment are acne patches. Long... read more
