Archive for November 22nd, 2006
Dehydration
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006Dehydration and heat-related illness has long been a common cause of mortality in outdoor situations. In 1967, during the Israeli-Egyptian war, 20,000 Egyptians died due to dehydration. However, there were minimal deaths of Israelis. This was partly due to the fact that the Israelis were prepared. They each had 5 gallons of water per day [...]
Diagnosis & Risks Of Metabolic Syndrome
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006Metabolic syndrome (also called syndrome X) is a group of risk factors for heart disease. Many people who have type 2 diabetes also have metabolic syndrome.
If you know you have at least one aspect of metabolic syndrome — such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or an apple-shaped body — you may have the others [...]
Treatment Of Acoustic Neuroma
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006Contrast-enhanced CT will detect almost all acoustic neuromas > 2.0 cm in diameter and project further than 1.5 cm into the cerebellopontine angle. Those tumors that are smaller may be detected by MRI with gadolinium enhancement. Audiology and vestibular tests should be concurrently evaluated using the Weber’s and Rinne’s test to assess for sensorineural versus [...]
