Social Security Benefits: Understanding Your Rights

Posted by on Dec 18, 2024 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

Social Security: Concept

It is the public system by which the State guarantees adequate protection to people who are within its scope in contingencies that the Act provides (health, illness, disability, unemployment, retirement). There are two types:

  • Contributory: Includes workers and their families that are included in one of the following groups:
    • Employees
    • Self-employed or autonomous workers
    • Partners in production cooperatives
    • Students
    • Officials and foreign residents with a work permit
  • Non-contributory:
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Enema Procedures and Ostomy Care: A Comprehensive Overview

Posted by on Dec 17, 2024 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

Enema Procedures

An enema is defined as the introduction of a solution into the rectum or the lower colon. The contents are drained by natural means or by artificial stimulation of intestinal peristalsis. Enemas are used to clean and remove solids or gas from the intestine, and to administer solutions to be retained.

According to their purpose, enemas can be classified as follows:

Ordinary Enemas

Ordinary enemas are solutions that are administered and expelled within 10 minutes. The expelled soap solution

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Orthodontic Treatment: Risks, Complications, and Side Effects

Posted by on Dec 16, 2024 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

Orthodontic Treatment: Potential Risks and Complications

Orthodontic treatment offers recognized benefits, including improvements in dental health, function, appearance, and self-esteem. However, it also carries potential risks that can be dental, skeletal, medical, or psychological. Therefore, the decision to proceed with orthodontics requires a careful comparison of risks with potential benefits. It is crucial that all dentists, even those not performing orthodontic treatment, are aware of these

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Key Medications: Uses, Mechanisms, and Side Effects

Posted by on Dec 15, 2024 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

Phenytoin

Definition

Phenytoin is an anticonvulsant used to control seizures in epilepsy.

Mechanism of Action (MOA)

Phenytoin works by stabilizing neuronal membranes and reducing the spread of seizure activity through the brain by inhibiting voltage-gated sodium channels.

Uses

  • Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
  • Partial seizures
  • Status epilepticus

Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR)

Common side effects include gingival hyperplasia, ataxia, dizziness, and rash. Severe reactions may include blood dyscrasias, hepatotoxicity,

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Subjective Global Assessment: Evaluating Nutritional Status

Posted by on Dec 14, 2024 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

Subjective Global Assessment

An alternative assessment of nutritional status without using objective methods.
Based on the medical history and physical examination of the patient, it has been validated against objective assessment methods.
  • A) Anthropometry
  • B) Biochemical data
  • C) Physical examination
  • D) Dietary assessment
A) Medical History
  • Changes in weight and height
  • Changes in food intake
  • Gastrointestinal symptoms > 2 weeks
  • Functional capacity
  • Disease and its relation to nutritional needs
B) Physical
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Epidemiology and Physical Activity: Impact on Health

Posted by on Dec 11, 2024 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

Epidemiology: Understanding Disease Patterns

Epidemiology is the science that investigates and quantifies the various factors determining the occurrence and patterns of disease within a particular group or community. It seeks to generalize this information to a larger population to better understand, modify, or control the pattern of diseases or health problems (McArdle, Katch, & Katch, 1998). Epidemiology establishes the magnitude of a given health problem, identifies the factors causing this

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