Medicine

Non-contact thermometer: main types, history and benefits

Non-contact thermometer: main types, history and benefits

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Non-contact thermometer, or pyrometer, is a device for measuring body temperature and other objects. The history of the creation of this device, its types and principle of operation, we will consider below

What is foot and mouth disease: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

What is foot and mouth disease: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

What is FMD? A viral infectious disease that is dangerous for both humans and animals. In this article you can get acquainted with the symptoms, methods of diagnosis and treatment of the disease, but the main point in this case is prevention. She is needed here more than ever

Uterine transplantation: features, description of the procedure and consequences

Uterine transplantation: features, description of the procedure and consequences

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

A womb transplant is one of the most difficult procedures. How does this happen? And who needs it? Is this operation so harmless? You can find out about this by reading our article

Bee sting: first aid, benefits and harms

Bee sting: first aid, benefits and harms

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

A bee sting is good or bad? What is the venom of this insect? What to do if you or your friend is stung by a bee? What are the symptoms of an insect bite? You can find answers to all these questions by reading this article

Small caesarean section: the essence of the operation, indications and contraindications, methodology, consequences

Small caesarean section: the essence of the operation, indications and contraindications, methodology, consequences

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Caesarean section is carried out according to plan or in connection with emergency measures to save the life of the baby and mother during labor. This is a surgical intervention that is the norm when a multiple pregnancy or threats to the life of the fetus and the woman in labor are detected

Basal and rectal temperature

Basal and rectal temperature

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

As soon as the female body ovulates, a large amount of the hormone progesterone is produced. It contributes to an increase in body temperature within half a degree

How to treat tonsillitis in children

How to treat tonsillitis in children

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Why does tonsillitis occur in children? What are its primary symptoms? The answers to these and many other questions lie in this article

Bacteriological research: algorithm, methodology, goals, stages

Bacteriological research: algorithm, methodology, goals, stages

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

How are bacteriological studies carried out? What is most taken into account during their implementation?

Carcinogens are.. List of dangerous carcinogens

Carcinogens are.. List of dangerous carcinogens

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Recently, there has been an extremely negative trend towards the development of cancer among the population. Many researchers of the problem attribute this to the deterioration of the ecological situation. However, the consumption of foods containing so-called carcinogens plays a significant role here

Head presentation. Is this good or bad?

Head presentation. Is this good or bad?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

What does the medical term "cephalic presentation" mean, how will it affect the course of labor? Should I be worried if the doctor says that the child has a parietal or frontal cephalic presentation? We will try to answer all questions as clearly as possible

Burning in the abdomen and cutting pains in the stomach: their causes

Burning in the abdomen and cutting pains in the stomach: their causes

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Any pain causes unpleasant sensations that signal violations in the functioning of the human body. The intensity of the manifestation of such a symptom indicates the location of the lesion and its scale. Therefore, you should not delay going to the doctor, otherwise the consequences can be quite deplorable

Why do you feel sick after eating?

Why do you feel sick after eating?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Why do you feel sick after eating? There may be several reasons. Some of them are more of a domestic nature, others are based on a medical problem that should not be neglected. Let's start with the first category

When do women ovulate? Main features

When do women ovulate? Main features

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Ovulation in women is a short period of the menstrual cycle, when the possibility of conceiving a child is highest. A newborn girl already has about one million germ cells in her ovaries. After puberty, she releases one or two eggs every month. For a short time they become ready for fertilization. It is the period when a mature egg is released into the fallopian tubes, called ovulation. Only from this moment is it possible to conceive a child

The epigastric region: what is it? Description. Pain in the epigastric region

The epigastric region: what is it? Description. Pain in the epigastric region

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

The epigastric region in medical practice serves as a projection reference point for the internal organs. Another name for this zone is the epigastrium. Given the localization of the pain syndrome, the doctor during the examination identifies the site of the lesion, and also establishes a preliminary diagnosis

Calculation of weight by height and age. Ideal Weight Calculation

Calculation of weight by height and age. Ideal Weight Calculation

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

There is hardly a person who would not care about his appearance. Each of us wants to look attractive - to have ideal body proportions, maybe even become a new standard of beauty. But, as you know, we are all different - in height, age, configuration

Hepatitis B vaccine: vaccination schedule, side effects and contraindications

Hepatitis B vaccine: vaccination schedule, side effects and contraindications

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

Hepatitis B is a serious infectious disease of the liver, in which up to 15% of all recovered patients have a chronic form of the disease. The disease proceeds with multiple complications and can result in oncology and death. Hepatitis B vaccination is the only way to protect against infection

Ramensky maternity hospital: photos, services and reviews

Ramensky maternity hospital: photos, services and reviews

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

This article will tell you everything about what the Ramensky maternity hospital is. What services does this establishment offer? Are customers satisfied with it?

Vaccination against tuberculosis: when done, reaction

Vaccination against tuberculosis: when done, reaction

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Tuberculosis is a common disease in the world. It is problematic to diagnose in children and difficult to cure in general. This article will tell you all about the vaccine against tuberculosis

HBV vaccination: features, interpretation and effectiveness

HBV vaccination: features, interpretation and effectiveness

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

The HBV vaccine is a vaccination against viral hepatitis B. It reliably protects a child or adult from this dangerous disease. The first drug for vaccination was created back in 1982, but in Russia the widespread use of this drug began in 2002. HBV is now included in the vaccination schedule

DTP (vaccination). Komarovsky advises How to prepare a child for DTP vaccination?

DTP (vaccination). Komarovsky advises How to prepare a child for DTP vaccination?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Everyone is well aware of the DPT vaccination. Komarovsky strongly recommends that you carefully prepare for vaccination in order to avoid unwanted manifestations

Instructions for using the DTP vaccine

Instructions for using the DTP vaccine

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

A powerful comprehensive defense is DTP vaccination. Instructions for use states that it is a prophylactic against 3 dangerous diseases at once. However, in order to avoid the occurrence of severe complications, all possible contraindications to vaccination should be taken into account

Dangerous disease measles: vaccination refusal and its consequences

Dangerous disease measles: vaccination refusal and its consequences

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

This article is about such a serious infectious disease as measles, about vaccination against it. Why do some parents refuse to be vaccinated?

Bimanual examination in gynecology: indications, features of the procedure

Bimanual examination in gynecology: indications, features of the procedure

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Bimanual examination is a simple but quite informative way to assess the condition of a woman's internal genital organs. With its help, various diseases are detected in a timely manner, the onset of pregnancy is guaranteed to be confirmed or excluded

Diagnostic curettage of the uterus: the essence of the operation and indications for carrying out

Diagnostic curettage of the uterus: the essence of the operation and indications for carrying out

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

The article describes the essence of diagnostic curettage of the uterine cavity, the method of this operation, as well as the main indications and contraindications for its implementation

Where to do an ultrasound in Moscow. Reviews about clinics

Where to do an ultrasound in Moscow. Reviews about clinics

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Sonography or ultrasound is one of the most accessible, informative and modern diagnostic methods. The main advantage of this method is non-invasiveness, since during the examination the patient's skin and tissues are not subjected to mechanical action of the instruments

Oxytocin: the hormone of love and understanding?

Oxytocin: the hormone of love and understanding?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Our feelings are largely regulated by hormones. What and how does oxytocin do with our attachments and love?

Miniabortion: terms, prices. How long does a mini-abortion take?

Miniabortion: terms, prices. How long does a mini-abortion take?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Unfortunately, not every pregnancy in a woman becomes desirable. It often happens that the expectant mother abandons her baby as soon as she finds out about conception. In this case, doctors perform an abortion. Manipulation can be done in several ways

Combined oral contraceptives: truth and fiction

Combined oral contraceptives: truth and fiction

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are prescribed for women to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Only a gynecologist can prescribe a remedy and only after a comprehensive examination. Read more about the effect of COCs in this article

Surgical abortion: is it worth it?

Surgical abortion: is it worth it?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Planning to have a surgical abortion? Read all about the mechanism of this operation, contraindications and consequences here

When should a fetal ultrasound be performed?

When should a fetal ultrasound be performed?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Fetal ultrasound is one of the methods of intrauterine monitoring of the condition and development of the child. This procedure is based on the action of sound waves, the frequency of which is not audible to the human ear

Giardia in a child: methods of infection, symptoms, treatment

Giardia in a child: methods of infection, symptoms, treatment

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Giardiasis is a parasitic infection caused by Giardia, a single-celled protozoan parasite. Giardia in a child lives in the small intestine and liver, causing malfunctions in the normal functioning of these organs

Ultrasound examination: description of the procedure and types

Ultrasound examination: description of the procedure and types

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Medicine knows many ways of various examinations. This can be a routine examination, laboratory diagnostics, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound examination. It is the latter method that will be discussed in this article

The movement of blood through the vessels. Mechanism and regulation of blood circulation

The movement of blood through the vessels. Mechanism and regulation of blood circulation

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Moving through the vessels, the blood experiences a certain pressure from their side. The degree of resistance here depends on the length and diameter of the vessels. The decisive role in ensuring blood flow is played by the work of the heart, which ejects blood under significant pressure

A trace element is an important component, without which a full life is impossible

A trace element is an important component, without which a full life is impossible

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

In the body, a trace element is an important component that needs very little. Enzymes and their activators are very important in the human body, with the help of them all life processes are performed. Enzyme activators are just microelements, of which more than two hundred are known. If an imbalance occurs in the body, the content of trace elements decreases, and as a result, various kinds of diseases occur

How to cure a sunburn?

How to cure a sunburn?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Every year more and more people suffer from sunburn, despite the huge selection of effective sunscreens. This is due to aggressive ultraviolet radiation, increasing every year. Sometimes just spending a few minutes in the sun is enough to get a sunburn

Third blood group: features and characteristics

Third blood group: features and characteristics

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

There is a widespread belief that blood as an unchanging genetic trait can tell a lot about its owner. It is said that people with the same group have similar temperament, character and physiological characteristics

The AB0 system and the inheritance of blood groups in humans

The AB0 system and the inheritance of blood groups in humans

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

The AB0 system is an international classification of blood groups in humans, which allows not only to avoid side effects during blood transfusions, but also to assume the inheritance of the blood group of the unborn child (to prevent Rh conflicts between mother and fetus)

Egg Donor

Egg Donor

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

When the egg was first donated. What indications serve for this. Who can act as an oocyte donor

What is the probability of having twins? What determines the birth of twins?

What is the probability of having twins? What determines the birth of twins?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Today, many couples are trying to find out the probability of having twins. Some want the child to grow up with a brother or sister of the same age. And others simply want to start a big family right away. Despite the fact that twins are born quite rarely, there are certain factors that can significantly increase the likelihood of two babies being born at the same time

Egg fertilization: features of natural and artificial methods

Egg fertilization: features of natural and artificial methods

Last modified: 2025-01-23 17:01

Previously, the fertilization of eggs always took place only in a natural way. As a result, if people had immunological incompatibility, then the chance of having children in them tended to zero. Thanks to the development of science and technology, artificial insemination is already possible today. Sometimes this technique is truly invaluable