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Epley Maneuver to Treat BPPV
Epley Maneuver to Treat BPPV samer kareem 5,655 Views • 3 years ago

The Epley maneuver is a series of movements, normally carried out on a person by a doctor, to relieve the symptoms of BPPV. Research has found it to be an easy, safe, and effective treatment for the condition in both the long- and short-term. The Epley maneuver is sometimes called the particle repositioning maneuver or the canalith repositioning maneuver. These names are used because the maneuver involves a series of movements that help to reposition crystals in a person's ear that may cause feelings of dizziness. Repositioning the crystals helps to relieve the person's dizziness and nausea.

Cataplexy
Cataplexy samer kareem 5,653 Views • 3 years ago

Cataplexy is a sudden, temporary loss of muscle tone that can result in collapse. It is often caused by intense emotions, including laughter

Cardiac Cycle
Cardiac Cycle samer kareem 5,652 Views • 3 years ago

The cardiac cycle is the sequence of events that occurs when the heart beats. As the heart beats, it circulates blood through pulmonary and systemic circuits of the body. There are two phases of the cardiac cycle. In the diastole phase, the heart ventricles are relaxed and the heart fills with blood

Pill/Emergency Contraception Work
Pill/Emergency Contraception Work samer kareem 5,650 Views • 3 years ago

Emergency Contraception is a way to prevent pregnancy AFTER unprotected sex. Lots of people have questions about it: What does the morning after pill do? How does emergency contraception work to prevent pregnancy? What are the different types of emergency contraception? This video answers these questions and more.

Transporting a beating heart for transplant
Transporting a beating heart for transplant samer kareem 5,649 Views • 3 years ago

TransMedics’ proprietary Organ Care System (OCS) is the first commercial and portable warm blood perfusion organ transport system. With the OCS, doctors are able to perform “living organ transplants,” where organs are kept warm and functioning in a controlled environment from the time they are recovered to the moment they are placed in the recipient’s body.

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura samer kareem 5,646 Views • 3 years ago

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a disorder that can lead to easy or excessive bruising and bleeding. The bleeding results from unusually low levels of platelets — the cells that help blood clot. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, which is also called immune thrombocytopenia, affects children and adults. Children often develop ITP after a viral infection and usually recover fully without treatment. In adults, the disorder is often long term. If you don't have signs of bleeding and your platelet count isn't too low, you may not need any treatment. In rare cases, the number of platelets may be so low that dangerous internal bleeding occurs. Treatment options are available.

New organ in your digestive system
New organ in your digestive system samer kareem 5,644 Views • 3 years ago

There is a new organ in your digestive system SHOW MORE

Popping a Massive Dental Abscess
Popping a Massive Dental Abscess Mohamed Ibrahim 5,643 Views • 3 years ago

Surgical drainage of dental abscess extending Into the Sub mandibular Space

Huge Ovarian Cyst Removal Surgery
Huge Ovarian Cyst Removal Surgery samer kareem 5,638 Views • 3 years ago

Huge Ovarian Cyst Removal From 85 Years Old Woman.

Understanding multiple sclerosis and what it does to the body
Understanding multiple sclerosis and what it does to the body samer kareem 5,636 Views • 3 years ago

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system estimated to affect 2.3 million people worldwide. It is a chronic disease in which the immune system abnormally attacks the insulation and support around the nerve cells (myelin sheath) in the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves, causing inflammation and consequent damage. MS is a leading cause of non-traumatic disability in young people, usually striking between 20 and 40 years of age. There is no cure for MS, but research continues to better understand and treat the disease.

Timed Up & Go Test
Timed Up & Go Test samer kareem 5,626 Views • 3 years ago

The "Get up and go" test is most commonly used to assess postural stability. In this test, the physician instructs the patient to stand up from a chair without assistance, walk a short distance, turn around, return, and sit down again. If the patient is unsteady or has difficulties during the test, further evaluation is necessary.

Blood Clots
Blood Clots samer kareem 5,625 Views • 3 years ago

Symptoms of blood clots in specific body locations are as follows: Symptoms of blood clots in legs (deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are pain, redness, and swelling. Symptoms of an arterial blood clot in a limb (leg or arm) include pain, pale color, and coolness to the touch. and the leg is cool and pale.

Problem Behaviors
Problem Behaviors Scott 5,622 Views • 3 years ago

Problem Behaviors

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate samer kareem 5,621 Views • 3 years ago

Sed rate, or erythrocyte sedimentation rate ( ESR ), is a blood test that can reveal inflammatory activity in your body. A sed rate test isn't a stand-alone diagnostic tool, but it can help your doctor diagnose or monitor the progress of an inflammatory disease. ... Inflammation can cause the cells to clump.

ANTIHYPERTENSIVES DRUGS
ANTIHYPERTENSIVES DRUGS samer kareem 5,619 Views • 3 years ago

Medications to treat high blood pressure Thiazide diuretics. ... Beta blockers. ... Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. ... Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs). ... Calcium channel blockers. ... Renin inhibitors.

Histology of Palatine Tonsil
Histology of Palatine Tonsil Histology 5,612 Views • 3 years ago

Histology of Palatine Tonsil

How do I know if I need sinus surgery?
How do I know if I need sinus surgery? samer kareem 5,611 Views • 3 years ago

Acute sinusitis can be triggered by a cold or allergies and may resolve on its own. Chronic sinusitis lasts up to eight weeks and may be caused by an infection or growths. Symptoms include headache, facial pain, runny nose, and nasal congestion. Acute sinusitis usually doesn't require any treatment beyond symptomatic relief with pain medications, nasal decongestants, and nasal saline rinses. Chronic sinusitis may require antibiotics.

Histology of Pharyngeal Tonsil
Histology of Pharyngeal Tonsil Histology 5,609 Views • 3 years ago

Histology of Pharyngeal Tonsil

USMLE Step 2 CS - DIARRHEA
USMLE Step 2 CS - DIARRHEA usmle tutoring 5,601 Views • 3 years ago

USMLE Step 2 CS - DIARRHEA - This is just preview video. To get full access please visit our website : www.usmletutoring.com

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation samer kareem 5,593 Views • 3 years ago

This minimally invasive surgical procedure repairs the valve without removing the old, damaged valve. Instead, it wedges a replacement valve into the aortic valve’s place. The surgery may be called a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

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