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29 Dec

ECTOPIC PREGNANCY

A woman just lost her life due to ectopic pregnancy!

It's a pregnancy in which the embryo attaches outside the womb. It can be life-threatening.

But we can save lives by helping educate women on our Timelines with this.

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In the human body, a fertilized egg hardly survives outside the womb. If allowed to grow, it may damage nearby organs & cause severe blood loss.

The bulk of ectopic pregnancies occur in/along the Fallopian tubes.

Some in the ovaries, cervix or a random location in the abdomen.

The usual symptoms of ectopic pregnancy a woman may experience esp. in early pregnancy are;

* Abdominal pain
* Vaginal bleeding, &
* Amenorrhea (missing your period)

Other pregnancy symptoms like breast fullness & occasional nausea may be there too.

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@firstdoctorr

27 Dec

A quick reminder of your genotype compatibility

AA+AA=✅
AA+AS=✅
AA+AC=✅
AA+SS=✅
AA+SC=✅
AA+CC=✅

AS+AS=❌
AS+AC=❌
AS+SS=❌
AS+SC=❌
AS+CC=❌
SS+SC=❌
SS+SS=❌
SS+CC=❌
SC+SC=❌
SC+CC=❌
CC+CC=❌

In short, BOTH partners shouldn't have a 'C' and/or 'S'!

RT for awareness

A person with AS or AC has sickle cell trait, while one with SS or CC has the disease.

Some SC patients develop 'Hemoglobin SC disease' a type of sickle cell anaemia.

But they often have fewer crisis & live longer (average lifespan of 65 yrs) compared to SS patients (48 yrs).

Some of you might have found love during this festive season and are contemplating tying the knots in marriage.

Knowing your genotype compatibility as partners is extremely crucial.

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@firstdoctorr

26 Dec

10 tips to boost your immune system always

1. Wash your hands
2. Sleep well
3. Reduce stress
4. Exercise daily
5. Stop smoking
6. Limit alcohol
7. Have sex
8. Eat fruits & veggies
9. Be positive & laugh often
10. Take herbal tea & good supplements

Retweet & share!

These 10 tips can significantly improve your immune system, esp if done consistently.

For those of you wondering how sex boosts the immune system see this... Just remember to protect yourself and protect others!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.246…

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@firstdoctorr

24 Dec

FIRST AID TREATMENT FOR ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIMS

People will travel more this festive period. If someone is involved in a road traffic accident & is bleeding, use these 10 tips to save their life at the scene!

{A thread dedicated to all accident victims!}

RT for awareness!

If a truck, car or motorcycle knocks down a victim & they're bleeding but not dead & you happen to be at the scene pls follow these steps to save their lives;

1. Secure your own safety first.
2. Send a brief SOS call to alert the emergency response.

📌 If victim is conscious (awake) and breathing but only bleeding from a wound;

3. Look for the source of bleeding, remove victim's clothing if necessary.

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@firstdoctorr

21 Dec

HOW TO CALCULATE A PREGNANT WOMAN'S DUE DATE

1. Know the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP).

2. Count forward 9 calendar months from the LMP.

3. Add 7 days & 1 year to the date. That's your due date! See examples below...

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If your cycle is normal 28 days, your due date or expected date of delivery (EDD) is around 40 completed weeks.

This is 280 days or 9 months from the first day you saw blood in your last menstruation (i.e. your last menstrual period, LMP)

If your cycle is longer than 28 days, add the difference between your cycle length & 28 days to your calculated date to compensate.

If it is shorter than 28 days, subtract the difference from your calculated date to compensate.

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@firstdoctorr

20 Dec

Last night I received a text that Dr. Matthias Nnadi, my med school teacher & a consultant neurosurgeon at UCTH, died of acute exacerbation of asthma. Instantly, tears welled up my eyes.

But it's the details of his death that were more shocking...
#RIPDrNnadi

His wife sent an ambulance to pick him up in the thick dusty traffic where he was stuck.

It took more than 3 hrs to arrive due to extremely bad roads & traffic around Odukpani area in Cross River.

The ambulance that came for Dr. Nnadi didn't even have oxygen and by the time he arrived the A&E he was already blue, lying lifeless on the stretcher!

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