Kategori: Healty
Hearing loss and hearing tests
What is it about ? Hearing loss is when a person can no longer hear sounds and voices well. The ear receives sounds in the form of vibrations via the…
Automatic implantable defibrillator (ICD)
What is it about ? The heart is made up of a left atrium, a right atrium, a left ventricle, and a right ventricle. These cavities are separated by partitions.…
Vitreous detachment of the eye
What is it about ? The eye is made up of several parts. The outer part is the sclera, it is the white of the eye. In the front part…
Retinal detachment
What is it about ? The eye is made up of several parts. The eye is covered on the outside with a hard sheath, the sclera or sclera, also often…
Detachment of the scapula (scapula alata or angel wings)
What is it about ? In the event of a detachment of the scapula, the scapula is found in an abnormal position. The anomaly occurs when one of the muscles…
Meniscus tear
What is it about ? The menisci are small cartilaginous discs in the knee joint. They have several roles, the first being that of absorbing shocks, during jumps for example.…
Cysticercosis (pork tapeworm infection)
What is it about ? Contamination by a pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) causes cysticercosis. The pork tapeworm is a tapeworm that has hooks with which it pierces the wall of…
Croup (diphtheria)
What is it about ? Diphtheria or croup is an extremely rare, but serious and contagious infectious disease. It is caused by bacteria: most often Corynebacterium diphteriae, even if Corynebacterium…
Normal growth and abnormal growth in children
What is it about ? Children go through several phases of growth; growth is most marked soon after birth and at the onset of puberty. Growth stops after puberty; the…
Head growth in children
What is it about ? The increase in head circumference occurs mainly in the first two years of life. The attending physician and / or the ONE physician regularly measure…
Prolonged seizure and status epilepticus
What is it about ? Epilepsy is a condition of the brain accompanied by seizures. Epilepsy is when a person has two or more seizures in a year. A seizure…
Epileptic crisis
What is it about ? The epileptic crisis is a transient disorder of brain function caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The epileptic seizure can be caused by…
Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
What is it about ? Hereditary factors or unhealthy lifestyle can increase the fat content in the blood. This can slowly clog the blood vessels. After a few decades, the…
Leg cramps
What is it about ? Leg cramps are prolonged, painful contractions of the muscles in the leg. They most often affect the calf muscles, and sometimes also those of the…
Curvature of the penis (Peyronie’s disease)
What is it about ?Peyronie’s disease is a condition characterized by local thickening of the connective tissue (scar) inside the penis. Because of this, the cavernous bodies of the penis…
Whiplash
What is it about ? The whiplash is due to a sudden shock causing the head to tilt back suddenly and uncontrollably and then violently forward. The injury usually occurs…
Foreign body in the airways
What is it about ? A foreign body in the airways refers to anything that has nothing to do there, that can get stuck and block the airways. As breathing…
Foreign body in the child’s digestive tract
What is it about ? A foreign body can be swallowed by a child and end up in the esophagus, stomach or intestine. In the food there may also be…
Foreign body in the nose
What is it about ? A foreign body is an object that ends up in the nose and has nothing to do there. A common situation in children. To play…
Foreign body in the ear
What is it about ? A foreign object in the ear canal is an object that must not be there. This is a problem that happens mostly in children. These…