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Creatinine blood test helps to measure a chemical waste molecule produced from muscle metabolism. It is a reliable and clear indicant of kidney health and function. Find out more with Dr. Pratibha Karande.
It is a crucial test conducted to evaluate the functioning of our kidneys.
Influenza or flu is an extremely contagious respiratory viral infection that likely occurs during winter season in epidemics. Sore throat or eyes, sudden fever, exhaustion, shivers, muscle pain, dry cough, and headache are common symptoms that appear 24 to 48 hours past contracting the viral illness. It is usually spread through direct contact and by coming in contact with daily used articles of the infected person such as handkerchief. Sneezes and cough are chief carriers of the infection.
Thyroid profile incorporates a specific range of tests carried out to detect disorders related to thyroid gland and analyze its overall functioning. Traveling through the blood stream, thyroid hormones are basically chemical substances which control the body’s metabolism.
Let us know what Dr. Pratibha Karande has to unveil about this profile.
It is a gland present in the neck region. The main function of thyroid gland is to secrete hormones. There are two types of hormones secreted by the gland viz., T3 and T4.
Continue reading “When Does a Doctor Order Thyroid Profile?”
Cellulite a.k.a adiposis edematosa and cottage cheese skin is a medical condition, though it sounds like a disorder, where some areas of the skin appears to possess subjacent fat deposits making them look lumpy, puckered, and dimpled. It usually appears on the buttocks and thigh regions and is most commonly found in females compared to males.
Measles, also called as red measles or rubeola, is an extremely contagious viral infection that causes the child to suffer from flat red blotchy rashes (later turning brownish) spreading all over the body. It was commonly found in children aging 5 years and under before immunization. Besides, it was a reason for widespread child death in the past.
Fever, reddish eyes, running nose, and hacking cough are some of the usual symptoms of the disease. Inflammation of the brain, ear infection, and pneumonia could be the complications arising from untreated measles. However, most children do recover from the infection. Generally, the incubation period is of 10 days or more.
Liver function tests (LFTs) are specifically ordered to analyze the damage and inflammation of liver. This profile includes important tests such as ALT and AST, PT and INR, etc.
Dr. Pratibha Karande gives a vivid overview of LFTs. Watch it now!
These are requisite tests carried out to evaluate the functioning of our liver. As we all know, liver is one of the main organs of our body. The liver principally does the work of secreting a number of chemicals in the blood. So when the liver function tests are conducted, the levels of these chemicals present in the blood are actually evaluated.
HIV/AIDS is a serious concern in India which has taken and put a gigantic number of lives to stake. It could be contracted from having sex with an HIV infected person, sharing or injecting needles or drug equipment, or due to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Get to know the critical aspects of HIV/AIDS with medical professional Dr. Pratibha Karande.
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) test is essentially carried out for the screening out of a disease called ‘AIDS’ (acquired immune deficiency syndrome).
Did you know? Apart from thorough bone health, vitamin D3 also helps in fighting against depression and colds. Check what Dr. Pratibha Karande has to contribute towards your knowledge about the “sunshine vitamin”.
If you see in today’s era, each and every doctor asks his patients – whether adults, children, or pediatric patients – to get the vitamin D3 testing done. It is indispensable that your body should contain normal levels of vitamin D3.
Widal test is less commonly performed in developed nations; however, a number of developing countries still use it to make a presumption or pre-diagnosis of typhoid fever.
Watch this informative video by Dr. Pratibha Karande on the vital facets of Widal test.
It is a common test that is conducted for the detection of typhoid fever.
