Dec 19, 2021
A tongue tie is where the piece of tissue under the tongue, called a frenulum, is tighter than usual. They are found in about 3% of babies, and are more common in boys.
Although it was previously common practice to release tongue ties, further research has demonstrated that not all babies with a tongue tie require...
Dec 12, 2021
The adrenal glands are part of your endocrine system and release some really important hormones! Broadly, the cortex produces steroid hormones (i.e. aldosterone, cortisol and androgens) and the medulla produces catecholamines (i.e. adrenaline and noradrenaline). In this episode we discuss the structure and function of...
Dec 5, 2021
Helicobacter pylori is a bacteria that causes inflammation of the stomach and duodenum lining. It is most often acquired in early childhood and causes some sub-clinical gastritis but usually doesn’t cause overt symptoms until later in life when it can present with peptic ulcers, iron deficiency anaemia and certain...
Nov 28, 2021
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are severe skin and other body system manifestations of immune hypersensitivity, typically in response to medications and, more commonly in kids, infections. They used to be thought of as different conditions but now we think of them as occurring on a...
Nov 17, 2021
Parenteral nutrition (PN) is the process of giving someone their nutrition intravenously. It is given when someone’s digestive tract isn’t working properly so they can’t get their energy/nutrient/fluid needs enterally (via the GIT).
Today we will discuss:
- What is in the PN bags?
- Why someone might need PN
- What are...