Info of Health, Diagnostic, X-Ray & Medication

CT-Scan is one of the high technology diagnostic tools in the medical center which takes the images from cross-sectional of the patient’s body. This tool is the combination between using x-ray radiation exposure and computer technology to produce the sliced images of the body from lower abdomen up to head region.

In the past we call it “Computed Tomography”. It was discovered by 2 British engineers Sir Godfrey Hounsfield and Dr. Alan Cormack and then developed by Italian Radiologist in 1900s with the goal to capture the images from the body in cross-sectional projections on the film. This application then developed more sophisticated in 1970s.

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Many people will go to Hospital or Clinic because of some reasons such as:

- Doing Medical Check-up.

- Any urgent conditions like accidents, trauma, suspect fracture or dislocation, chest pain, short of birth and so on.

- To cure any diseases or abnormalities like surgery and operation.

- To find second opinion for medical matters.

- To do some diagnostic and laboratory examinations.

- Any program of Clinic Tour.

- Health consultations.

- To buy Medical kits like First Aid Kits, Burning Emergency Kits, Traveler’s Kits and so on.

- Doing medical and health training programs for example Occupational Health Program, First Aid Training and so on.

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Scoliosis is one of the abnormalities of vertebre spines that happen because the spine is not straight or not normal alignment. It can be detected well after you have taken chest x-ray examination or vertebre spines tests. Back spine can be scoliosis from cervical (neck), thoracal or lumbar spines. The alignment and spaces of bones are clearly seen after changed to bony structure.

Someone who suffers scoliosis need recovery in natural ways such as scoliosis exercises. In this post, I would like to describe the right exercise in 4 steps. You can do this exercise at home, office or other comfortable places. I’m sure after you practiced these 4 steps in correctly, your mild up to medium levels of your scoliosis which you suffered would be better.

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Backache, flank lower area pain, low back pain is the same abnormality that suffered by people which can disturb their daily activities. Some of them can change their life due to LBP (Low Back Pain).

Some people will do recovery via surgery or operation, physiotherapy treatment, chiropractic ways or the other alternative medication. Many people will be afraid to do operation. Natural ways are one of the solutions which be chosen. It’s safe and also not really painful.

Painkiller can reduce your back pain in temporary but not permanently. At first, you can prevent your back pain at work. Nerve problem is one of the causes of back pain. Beside painkiller, there are also anti inflammation drugs to reduce any swelling around back pain area.

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DVT is also known as Deep Vein Thrombosis and usually attacking on the legs of the people. This condition happen because the blood clot (Thrombus) on the 1 or more veins within the lower extremities.

Actually this disease is dangerous if not treated properly because it can cause very painful in your legs and sometimes makes clot without symptoms.

Common Causes of Deep Vein Thrombosis:

1. If you sit down in one position for long time. This can occur if you do traveling by your car, plane or train.

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Operation or medical surgery has many meanings in practice. The doctor who performs the medical surgery is called as a Surgeon. Surgeon will perform any operation base on the Physician/ General Practitioner/ other Specialist referral.

Many specialist in these fields such as:

- Neuro-Surgeon : Specialist who operate, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate of problems related to nervous system, brain, spinal cord, cerebrovarcular system and the other peripheral nerves.

- Orthopedic-Surgeon: Specialist who treat and correct the bone, back spines and so on.

- Cardiac-Surgeon : Specialist which operate the heart problems and so on.

- Plastic Surgeon : Specialist who focus on restoring, reconstructing and correcting the body form and function for better appearance.

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Acupuncture is one of the ways to treat your health problems. It’s currently categorized as Medical treatment in Hospital or Clinic and has been practiced in worldwide reach. If someone hear about acupuncture will remind about needle or puncture. That’s true. It can be described as the process of inserting the fine needles into body’s surface to influence physiological functioning for the body.

Someone who doing or have special skills for acupuncture treatment is known as Acupuncturist. Before they practice for this field, they have learn about body anatomy, human physiological functions, acupuncture points, balancing theory about body to help curing the illness, theory about pulse, blood circulation, energy force and heart function. Many types of acupuncture needles are also learn and practiced to make an effective treatment. Meridians channel is also the object of experiments.

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Testicles are the important organ of men to produce sperm. Many diseases or abnormalities can happen in this organ like cyst, inflammation, cancer, tumor and so on. Scrotum and testicles are parts of soft tissue organ under the pelvic area. Cancer on the testicles is the disease that avoided by the men because it influences the coitus process and makes it painful.

Ultrasound or ultrasonography is one of the best tools for detecting cancer on the testis. The picture on the monitor of computer is from reflection of the waves by scrotum and testicles. The images of cancer is very specific like coiled long tube tightly due to projection of the back of the both testicles. Sonogram can also observe of the vas deferens and sperm or collected epididymis that connected with prostatic glands to the testicles.

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Physiotherapy is one of medical treatment and used by Doctors or Specialist to cure their patient’s problems. This method is an effective way to treat some patients from surgery and traumatic injury to make them back in normal function and fit health.

The other functions of Physiotherapist:

- Relieve the painful of the patients.
- To teach the patient how to walk or doing recovery process after operation. So, the other word is as Medical Trainer.
- One of the solutions to strengthen the bones.

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Neck spine is part of your back spine. The power of neck spine is more weakness compare with another spines like Thoracal, Lumbal, Sacral and Coccygeus spines, so you must be careful about the risk of fracture or abnormality.

For your notice that neck vertebre containing 7 bones which stabilized by ligaments and muscles function for moving. Neck is so fragile or easily broken if you do not treat it properly.

There are some causes of back pain :

1. Trauma or injury that attacking your neck area

Trauma is commonly caused by car or motor accident, sport or working accidents and playing ground or equipment for children. Damage that happens can occur on disc joint, ligaments, and nerve system or muscles parts. The injury of neck can accelerate for your head on forward or backward.

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Pancreas is the organ within the abdomen located in the upper area with oblique position. The main pancreatic duct at its center. Pancreas is divided into 3 parts : head, body and tail. Anterior part of pancreatic head on the gastric antrum and duodenal bulb and also inferior vena cava in the posteriorly. Tail of pancreas is located anterior of left kidney with splenic hilum near its tip. Pancreatic tail in the posterior body of stomach and splenic flexura of large intestine.

Ultrasound is one of the best tool to detect pancreas problems with transverse and longitudinal scanning. If it’s difficult, Radiologist or Sonographer will change the patient in erect position. Sometimes, supine position will make panceras body overlapping with gastric angle. Meanwhile, standing position is better to visualized pancreas if patient drinks some water 300-500 ml. For weakness patient, sitting position is to be another alternative to get good images of ultrasound.

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Pain on the right upper abdomen is commonly caused by your gallbladder problem but it’s not always causes because liver disease, pancreas, right diaphragm, right lower chest area and intestinal tract matter are also the other root problems.

Some patients are advised to remove all materials in the gastrointestinal tract or fasting about 6 hours before examination to get the maximum and optimum result. This is the preparation purpose of x-ray and also for ultrasound. Superposition with those materials would disturb the quality of result images by both kinds of diagnostic tools that I mentioned above.

In this moment, I would like to explain about Radiologic examination techniques how to check your gallbladder appropriately. These tests are also can see the biliary tract that it’s also important to be confirmed including Cholecystitis.

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