Wednesday, April 15, 2009

- Blood groups - ABO system.

- Many systems have been discovered to differnetiate bloog groups,the most famous system is ABO system.



- ABO system represent antigenic components on the surface of RBCs according to which
this system was made.
- O RBCS means that there is no antigens on the surface of RBCs so we can give O RBCS
to all other types of RBCs groups.

- B RBCS means that there is B antigens on the surface of RBCs so we can give B RBCS
Only to B person or AB person.

- A RBCS means that there is A antigens on the surface of RBCs so we can give A RBCS
Only to A person or AB person.

- AB RBCS means that there Are both A,B antigens on the surface of RBCs so we can give AB RBCS Only to AB person.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

- Disability in geriatrics.



-Morbidities and injures in old age interfere with physical activities , mental and psychologic behavior.

- And associated with variable degrees of disabilities from so mild and hardly noticed to sever and complete disabilities.

- Causes of (disabilities) handicapping in old age = 10 I :-

  • Intellectual Impairment (dementia,...etc)
  • Impairment of vision & hearing.
  • Immobility.
  • Instability causing repeated falling.
  • Inanition(loss of teeth)causing malnutrition.
  • Infection.
  • Incontinence.
  • Impotence.
  • Iatrogensis.
  • Isolation causing psychological disorders.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

-Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
(SIDS) Or COT death



Def:- Sudden unexpectrd death in infant of appearant good health,without giving a commonly accepted cause at autopsy.

The cause:- undefinite but may be:-
  1. Suffocation.
  2. Infections:fulminant viral infections.
  3. Impaired respiratory reflexes.
  4. Diet : Improper diet causing nutritional deficiences or hypernatremia.
  5. Sensetivity to milk proteins.
  6. Cardiac conduction disorders.
  7. Co or Co2 poisoning.
  8. Overlying in the early life.
  9. Thermal: Hyper or hypothermia.

*
Features of the syndrome:

- Age: () 2weeks and 2 years with a peak 2-3 months of life.

- Sex : males more than  females.

- Social level: low socioeconomic level more than high socioeconomic level.

- Whether: cold winter more than hot summer.

- Twins more than single babies due to:

  •   increase icidence prematurity.
  •   low birth weight.

Friday, March 20, 2009

- Important Points in Nutrition.



- Animal milk is poor in:-

*Vitamins:-

Vit D

Vit C

Thiamine (Vit B1).

*Minerals:-

Zinc

Iron


*Essential fatty acids

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- Vitamins syenthesized by Intestinal flora:-

Vit K2

Vit B6

Folic acid

Niacin

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- Nutritional Bone diseases:-

Rickets (Vit D deficiency)

Osteomalacia (Ca deficiency)

Osteoprosis

Dental Caries (Ca,fluorine deficiency)

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- Nutritional Anaemia:-

Iron ( hypochromic microcytic anaemia)

Vit B12 (megaloblastic anaemia)

Folic acid (megaloblastic anaemia)




Enjoy...

Dr Ibrahim Samaha

Monday, March 16, 2009

- Muscles.

-Types :-
There are 3 types of muscles each type of muscles has its specific structural and functional unit which is called muscle fiber ( cell):-
1- skeletal muscle has skeletal muscle fiber.
2- cardiac muscle has cardiac muscle fiber.
3- smooth muscle has smooth muscle fiber.


- Innervation of the muscles:-
*skeletal muscle fiber has somatic innervation.
* both cardiac muscle fiber and  smooth muscle fibers have autonomic innervation.
so
-skeletal muscle fiber is under voluntary control
- both cardiac muscle fiber and smooth muscle fibers are under involuntary control.