Daily Archive: April 16, 2019

History taking is one of the main pillars of medical sciences. It sets the foundation for proper management of the patient when he or she comes to the hospital. We can trace it down to the very old practices of the medical sciences that history taking always led to some very important diagnosis, discoveries of diseases, and most importantly, the...

Motor activity is the movement of the body with the help of muscles. Muscles play a vital role in the accomplishment of motor activity assisted by joints. Types of motor skills There are two types of motor skills. Gross motor skills and fine motor skills or movements. In gross motor movements, muscles are responsible for bringing about the gross movements...

What is geriatrics? Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the assessment and management of health issues among elderly people. It is based on the aim of making sure that the elderly receive sufficient health care, not just to prevent disease and morbidity but also to provide specialized health care for the elderly when required. It also deals...

Skin is the largest organ. Our integumentary system is richly supplied by blood vessels and cells, which play an active and very important role in immunity. Skin is not just a visible organ with only cosmetic purposes; it breathes, functions, and sometimes gets diseased. How does skin respond in the situation of a foreign attack? Some skin diseases are benign....

The kidney is one of the most important organs in the body. It takes part in several important functions, for example, detoxification, erythropoiesis, and many others. Production of urine and reabsorption of important minerals are the most important functions of the kidney, along with those of other urinary tracts. The urinary tract starts with the kidney, from where the pelvis...