What Is Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting? Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a way to revascularize the coronary vessels to improve blood flow to the heart muscle. Cardiothoracic surgeons use CABG to treat people with coronary heart disease that need bypass surgery as a revascularization technique. CABG is one of …

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Introduction Allergic dermatitis is a form of exogenous dermatitis or eczema. Allergic dermatitis is divided to irritant contact dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis. As in allergic contact dermatitis, irritant dermatitis is also an itchy skin condition which occurs when the skin is in contact with irritants. The eczema is often …

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Swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) may be experienced by individuals who have suffered stroke, traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, or any problem involving the swallowing structure for example tongue or nasopharynx cancer.

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Introduction According to Datuk Seri Zainal Rahim Seman, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Human Resources, the statistics from the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) revealed that noise induced hearing loss is the highest hazard in 2012 with a total of 956 cases reported. This number increased …

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Foreskin is the part of skin which covers the tip/head (glans) of the penis. Generally at birth, the foreskin is attached to the penis.  Within about 2 years the foreskin gradually becomes separated from glans penis and can be pulled back.

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A six-pack is the ultimate sign of fitness and strength - both physically and mentally.

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Introduction Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) comprises a group of genetic defects that affects the metabolic pathways in our body. It is due to defects in genes that produce enzymes or cofactors, which are essential in many biochemical reactions for proper functions of organs and energy production for maintaining health …

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Urine is liquid waste product produced by the kidneys, it is clear and sometimes yellow. Urine contain salts and other solutes such as urea and uric acid. Before we learn the secrets of urine, we should understand how urine is produced in our body. The diagram below shows the excretory …

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What is body fluid? Basically, body fluid is all types of liquid excreted and secreted from the human body. Human body is consist  of many different types of fluids. These fluids have their own important roles in maintaining the body functions. The examples of body fluids are: blood plasma (carries …

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Introduction Have you been to hospital or clinic and asked by the staff to take urine or blood samples for laboratory investigations? Laboratory testing usually is a must in Malaysia especially in medical check-up for college or university admission, pre-marital medical test and the most common for women is maternity …

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