Category: Medical Forms

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...

Birth control is an already-emerging issue that especially took its origins in the late 1980s. The exponentially increasing population of the world has forced wise people and organizations to bring about awareness about fertility control or birth control. The rhythm method for fertility control is a natural way of birth control. Women have been using this method for years now...

Massage is a very ancient therapy to relax the mind and body. It works very effectively by relaxing your muscles after a week or a month of tiresome jobs and daily activities. A person who professionally does massage is known as a masseuse and is well-trained to relax your body by manipulating your soft tissues and joints. History of massage...

Medical sciences have advanced to a very hopeful level since the last century. People suffered from chronic medical illnesses throughout history, and end-stage organ disease forced them to accept their fate and wait for their time to depart from the face of this earth. Organ donation, since its successful trials, has given a ray of hope to hundreds and thousands...

Babies start teething as early as six months of age. Some kids may show a late eruption, and some may show it even earlier than six months. And then there is a term called natal teeth, in which babies are born with two front teeth called canines. Tooth eruption in kids continues for 12–14 years of life, and the period...

Babies from one month to one year of age change their diet very quickly. Infants at the age of one month are purely on their mother’s feed, or just milk, we can say. By the time they reach five months of age, their requirements increase, and semi-solid food can be added to the feed. Doctors and food experts recommend that...

What is a triathlon? Triathlon, as the name indicates, must be a competition that includes three sports at a time. It is derived from the ancient Greek language and is used for sports in which a combination of three sports is done. These sports are racing, and triathlon makes a simple race more exciting and entertaining. How did the triathlon...

They say food is our common ground and a universal experience. Isn’t that quite true? Food is the foundation of life for some who live on this earth for the sake of food. We are not here to mock such people; we are just admiring how true their concepts of life are. It is food that gives us energy to...

Aphasia is a disorder of the central nervous system in which one who is affected is unable to speak well as he is expected to. In aphasia, the language and speaking skills of a person are affected to a level that it becomes difficult for the listener at times to understand what the other person is saying. Causes of aphasia...

A doctor’s note for work absence is a document that is prepared by a doctor for an employee so that the employee can attach it to his application to the employer. In this note, the doctor mentions the employee’s health issue and the reason for his absence from work. It can provide confirmation about the employee’s health condition as it...

A pregnancy note is a document that is written by a doctor to confirm the pregnancy of the patient. In the pregnancy note to skip work, the doctor mentions the reason behind the employee’s absence and relates it to her health issues because of pregnancy. This note is used by the employee to present it to her employer for informing...

Someone said it so correctly that there is nothing more beautiful than good health and a bad memory. Good health is not achieved by just wishing. One has to work really hard to achieve his ideal body and become free from the risk of dangerous illnesses. The health risk is the chance that a person might carry a certain disease...

When a patient is admitted to the hospital, concerned doctors and paramedical staff must keep examining the patient to know his current status. We want to know the health status of the patient, and ideally, he is examined every shift. What kind of examination is required depends on where he is admitted and for what reasons. All the relevant systemic...

What is a DNR form? DNR is the abbreviation for Do Not Resuscitate. This is also called a no-code, or a form in which one asks for a natural death. It is a form of legal importance in which one requests natural death and doesn’t want to get cardiopulmonary resuscitation or any other sort of life support. DNR is based...

In medical practice, it is quite common that patients are shifted from one medical facility to another. This especially depends on the nature of the health facility and the doctor’s level of expertise. When does a patient need to be referred? For example, suppose a midwife sitting in a far-off, remote area of the country encounters a laboring patient with...