When Does Persistent Canker Sores or ‘Singaw’ Require Medical Attention?
Though it typically measures less than a centimeter, a canker sore (known by its medical term as aphthous ulcer and colloquially as singaw) can ruin your entire day. Found on the lips, cheeks, gums, or tongue, these non-contagious small, shallow, and white lesions with a white or red tip and red border are so painful, […]
Get to Know the Rare and Serious Condition “Mirror Syndrome” Among Women
As the parent designed by nature to carry a baby to full term in her womb, a mother has the great responsibility of taking good care of herself. Her overall health, after all, has a direct effect on the health of her unborn child. If she has the Zika virus, HIV/AIDS, or Hepatitis B […]
How Breaking Free from HIV Stigma Improves Treatment Outcomes
When it was first diagnosed in the early 1980s, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was a looming death sentence that took approximately two (2) million lives annually during its peak from 2004 to 2006. Today, as experts continue to fine-tune potential cures to the disease in clinical trials, breakthroughs in suppressing the virus have allowed […]
Case 23 : INCOMPETENT ADULT’S PROXY
Case Study 23 : INCOMPETENT ADULT’S PROXY Challenges A 72 year old female was admitted due to fever that began four days prior to admission. On admission. The patient had a fever of 37.8ºC and hypogastric and right lower quadrant tenderness. Initial laboratory examination revealed pyuria, leukocytosis and hypoalbuminemia. CT scan of the lower abdomen […]
