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Forgetfulness is a trait common to both young and elderly. But as we age our memories also begin to get more impaired gradually. Memory loss is a common companion of old age and cannot be always labelled as Dementia. What is Dementia? Dementia is a memory denigrating illness which prevents a person from communicating, thinking and even carrying out daily chores. It can be caused due to several factors, and the treatments are influenced based on the cause. Causes of Dementia Dementia can be caused due to a brain injury or due to other diseases such as Huntington’s disease or Lewy body dementia. But in 60% of the cases, Dementia has been due to the Alzheimer’s disease. Others causes of Dementia include          Vitamin B12 deficiency           Dehydration           Depression           Thyroid problems           Side-effects of certain me...

Uterine prolapse can happened to women of any age and it is more common for the post-menopausal women and also for the women who have had one or more vaginal deliveries. In ancient days there were women who had many children now a days the trend had changed tremendously. The need for the nursing services in the post-operativeperiod is very essential for the speedy recovery. Let us see in detail about the Uterine Prolapse. A uterine prolapse arises when your muscles in the pelvic region and ligaments that holds the uterus gets stretched or becomes fragile and not succeed in supporting the uterus. It happens when the uterus sags or slips from the normal site and into the vagina. The prolapse is complete or incomplete. In incomplete prolapse the uterus slips off partially into the vagina. In complete prolapse, the uterus fully hangs down making the tissues seen outside the vagina.  Symptoms: When you have uterine prolapse you will have the following signs, Bleedin...

In this trending world all of us want everything to be simple and available at their door step. Even medical field is paving way in all aspects to deliver their services so that people are happy and satisfied. As ailments are growing up very fast in our society, blood tests are the primary diagnostic technique that is told by the doctors to find out the different conditions. We at healthabove60 provide exclusive collection of blood samples at the customers home or home blood collection services . It makes easy for everyone to get their blood tests done without any hassles. Our team has skilled and experienced laboratory technicians from NABL accredited partners who will come to your home once you arrange an appointment with us prior to the day you need to perform the blood test. You can give a call to our office to fix the appointment with our executives. What are the merits of having blood collection at home? ·          People...

Acute Kidney Failure Most of the people who develop acute kidney failure will be hospitalized. Acute kidney failure is the sudden loss of kidneys’ capacity to eliminate fluids, excess salts and waste materials from the blood. When kidney loses its filtering ability, fluid components will rise to the dangerous levels. This condition will lead to electrolytes imbalance and accumulation of waste materials in the body. Acute kidney failure is also called as acute kidney injury and it is more common in patients who are in the hospital and it usually develops rapidly over a few hours. Individuals who are critical and need intensive care are at the highest risk of developing acute kidney failure. Acute kidney failure can be dangerous and may even lead to death and requires immediate attention and treatment. Usually this condition is reversible if necessary interventions are done at the right time. Etiology of Acute Kidney Failure Following are the few causes of the acute kidn...

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) is ranked as the second common kind of infection among humans, with 40% in women population and 12-15% in men. It is an infection in the urinary tract structure which includes ureters, kidneys, urethra, and the bladder. Any part in the urinary tract can be infected and it is majorly caused by the bacteria and little by viruses and fungi. What is Urinary Tract? Urinary tract is a place where the urine is produced and stored, a dissipate of our own body and it has the following parts, Kidney : It is a fist- ranged organ and is situated in the abdomen on both sides of the spine. The main function of the kidney is to filter excess salt, potassium, urea, water and other substances which are not necessary for the body. Then, these waste products are flushed out through urine.  Ureters: Ureters are tubes which are 25-35 cms long and 2-8 mm in diameter. It transports the urine from kidneys to the bladder. Urinary Bladde...

As there is an increasing need for the home care services Health above 60 is mainly focusing on the home care nursing services which are rendered across Chennai round the clock for our patients. Almost in all the houses both the active person of the family are going for job so there is an increasing need for the parents to be taken care by the professional people so that the family members can concentrate in their work completely. Home care nursing services from Healthabove60 is for round the clock. The patient’s attenders can deploy the nurses for their sick parents to take care of them completely. The nursing services are rendered by the qualified nurses with proper training and also they are trained to focus their work for the entire aspects of the patient care. It is not only the patients physical problems are taken care we also do associated care giving like the  psychological problems thereby the entire care is rendered for the patients. The nurses are deployed fo...

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