In Emphysema, the alveolar air sacs, which are thin walled air space at the end of the airway where Oxygen and Carbon dioxide are exchanged, become damage or destroyed. The alveoli permanently enlarge and loss elasticity cause difficulty with exhaling, which depends heavily on the ability of lungs to recoil like elastic bands. Emphysema is …
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Parkinson’s Disease which is sometime called Parkinson’s or PD is a movement disorder where the dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra of the brain undergo degeneration. Parkinson’s is one of the most common neurological disorder. It’s a progressive adult onset disease and it gets more common with age. Most of the time there’s no known …
A stroke which is also called Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or a brain attack. There are two main types of stroke. An Ischemic stroke – which is when there is a blocked artery that reduces blood flow to the brain and A Hemorrhagic stroke – which is when an artery in the brain breaks, creating a …
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or CTS is a neurological conditions in which median nerve get compress at the wrist due to overuse of wrist which cause inflammation of flexor tendon at wrist joint. Swelling of flexor tendon cause compression of media nerve which leads to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Carpal tunnel is the fibro-osseous canal formed …
Meniscus or Semilunar cartilage, it is a fibrocartilagenous disc. There are two meniscus in number so called as menisci. They are shaped like crescents. It is present in the knee joint between femur (thigh bone) and tibia (leg bone). The medial meniscus is nearly semicircular, being wider behind than in front. The posterior fibers of …
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation or CPR is an emergency protocol which is often used for immediate First AID is conditions of Heart attack and near Drowning where the Heart beat or Breathing is stopped. The American Heart Association has recommended to start CPR with hard and fast compression. This Hand-only CPR technique recommendation applies to both untrained …
Macronutrients also called “Macros” are those substances which our body needs in relatively large amounts and thus needs to be taken daily. There are three macronutrients they are, Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats. Macros provides energy (calories) to the body and also they are the building blocks of cellular growth, immune system and overall repair. 1. …
The human skeleton has about 200 bones which are connected by joints. Bones are varies in size from the pea sized distal phalanx (bone of Hand) of the little toe to the long femur of the thigh. The human joint system vary from simple to complex. The simple joints usually have stability as a primary …
When a muscle contraction take place the tiny myofilaments which are actin and myosin make over each other to basically create tension in the muscle and there is different ways that this contraction happen switch on the muscle and often relaxed it on and contracted and that’s things you need to know about from the …
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Micronutrients are those nutrients which our body needs in smaller amount. Generally, they include vitamins and minerals only. Since, human body can’t produce vitamins and minerals we must obtain micronutrients from external sources (food sources) . Vitamins are the organic compounds made by plants and animals which can be broken down by heat, acid or …
