What is CIC? It is the periodic insertion of a hollow tube (catheter) through the urethra into the urinary bladder, because the catheter is hollow, […] Read More
Month: November 2015
When a patient has kidney function of less than 15% of normal due to irreversible kidney disease and he requires dialysis, he/she is said to […] Read More
Diabetes Mellitus is a condition wherein the blood sugar is high but it takes quite a toll on all the other organs in the body, […] Read More
The Kidneys are one of the most important organs of the excretory system in human beings. The other organs are the liver, the lungs, and […] Read More
Our body converts all food into energy (calories). The main source of energy is from carbohydrates. Carbohydrates include sugars, starch, fibre etc. Our body converts […] Read More
All tubes and catheters are removed by day 6. Occasionally you may get discharged with the urinary catheter (in case you have urinary retention or […] Read More
You take Insulin by subcutaneous (the tissue below the skin layer) injection; it can also be given intravenously in emergency clinical conditions during hospital admissions. […] Read More
The kidneys help to keep the internal environment constant through their excretory and regulatory function and produce hormones that play a role in red blood […] Read More
A vein is a type of blood vessel that returns blood from the tissues back to the heart; it has impure blood that contains less […] Read More
It is a device used to inject Insulin. It has Insulin prefilled in a cartridge, a dial that helps in delivering the prescribed dose and […] Read More
