Kategori: Healty
Burns
What are they and how do you recognize them? A burn is damage to the skin, and possibly deeper tissues, from exposure to a flame, hot liquid, a hot object,…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): crisis
What is it about ? And how to recognize it? The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a very common chronic lung disease. It is caused by a permanent narrowing…
Chronic bronchitis (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD))
What is it about ? Chronic bronchitis (COPD) is a disease characterized by prolonged (chronic) inflammation of the small airways. The disease is said to be ‘obstructive’ because the inflammation…
Acute bronchitis
What is it about ? Acute bronchitis is a short-term inflammation of the trachea and the mucous membranes of the branches of the airways (bronchi). The infection is usually caused…
Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
What is it about ? Tinnitus is the medical term for “ringing in the ears”. The auditory organ signals to the brain that there is sound when in reality there…
Ball in the neck
What is it about ? A ‘lump’ in the neck can be benign (swelling of the lymph nodes due to infection, cyst …), or malignant (for example, cancer of the…
Bundle branch block on the electrocardiogram (ECG)
What is it about ? The heart muscle (the myocardium), made up of 2 atria and 2 ventricles, contracts under the impulse of electrical stimuli. These originate in the atrium…
Sports injuries and their prevention
What is it about ? Sports injuries are very common. They represent by far the largest group of injuries caused by (sports) accidents. It is most often a sudden trauma,…
Injuries requiring plastic surgery
What is it about ? The purpose of plastic surgery is to restore the appearance and restore the function of a certain part of the body. For best results, the…
Muscle injuries
What is it about ? Muscle injuries can be from a blow, strain or sharp object. All of these injuries are similar. There are several grades of muscle damage: Grade…
Injury and poisoning by a marine animal
What is it about ? A trip to the beach or a dip in the water can have unpleasant consequences due to unexpected contact with marine animals. Relatively well-known examples…
Electrical injuries
What is it about ? An electric current which comes into contact with the body and travels through it (= electrocution) causes bodily harm. This damage is called electrical injury.…
Wrist injuries
What is it about ? The wrist is a joint formed between the 2 bones of the forearm and the small bones located at the base of the hand. The…
Knee injuries
What is it about ? The knee joint is the joint that connects the thigh bone (femur) to one of the 2 bones in the leg (tibia). The leg is…
Skin biopsy (skin biopsy)
What is it about ? We talk about a skin biopsy when a doctor removes a small piece of skin. A doctor who specializes in microscopic examination of cells and…
Health check-up in the elderly
What is it about ? A check-up is a one-time medical examination of a healthy man or woman who does not have symptoms. The health check is repeated with some…
Need to urinate often day and night
What is it about ? The need to urinate frequently (pollakiuria) is the need to urinate More often than every 2 hours, or More than 8 times in 24 hours.…
Extra heartbeats (extrasystoles)
What is it about ? The heart is made up of 2 upper chambers (the atria) and 2 lower compartments (the ventricles). The myocardium contracts under the impulse of an…
Shingles (ring of fire, herpes zoster)
What is it about ? Shingles, also known as fire belt or herpes zoster, is a belt-like rash that appears on one half of the body, on the rib cage,…
Ankle fractures
What is it about ? Ankle fractures are all fractures of the bones of the lower leg. A fracture located higher up, in the outer bone of the leg, the…