Sunday, 31 January 2016

Saturday, 30 January 2016

Last Week's Information!

As promised, here's our information from last week's answers!

 Urinary Incontinence

Urinary incontinence affects a lot of people. If we take a look at some statistics by www.bladder-control.co.uk, we can see that an overactive bladder is more predominant in older generations:


 Here are some of the top facts provided by their website, sourced from other places:

1. Studies suggest that in the UK "major faecal incontinence" affects 1.4% of the general population over 40 years old and constipation affects between 3% and 15% of the population.5

2. In the UK, 24% of older people are affected by urinary incontinence. Of those older people in institutional care, 30-60% are affected by urinary incontinence, and 25% by bowel incontinence.7

3. Women are more likely to suffer from stress urinary incontinence than men. That's because of the effects of childbirth and the menopause. Men, on the other hand, are more likely to have urinary retention. That's because many men develop prostate gland enlargement as they age. Women don't have a prostate gland.

Sources:
5. Perry, S. et al. Prevalence of faecal incontinence in adults aged 40 years or more living in the community. Gut 2002; 50: 480-484. http://gut.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/50/4/480. (Abstract available. Article accessed 17.01.2006)
7. Hunskaar, S., Lose, et al. (2003) Prevalence of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women in Four European Countries, 2002. ICS: UK. Link to PDF: http://www.icsoffice.org/publications/2002/pdf/257.pdf (Accessed 28.11.2006)

But what is urinary incontinence?

According to the NHS:

Urinary incontinence is the unintentional passing of urine. It is a common problem and is thought to affect millions of people worldwide.

If you're struggling with incontinence, there's a very helpful website here, that will provide with crucial information that you need to know: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/incontinence/Pages/Gettinghelp.aspx

 Myocardial Infarction

For a simple definition, the medical term "myocardial infarctions" means heart attack.

And again stated by our helpful website, the NHS (it's very useful, you know):

A heart attack is a serious medical emergency in which the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked, usually by a blood clot. Lack of blood to the heart can seriously damage the heart muscle.

Here's some symptoms that might be present:

Source: http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=18627




And some more...
Source: Heart attack wisdom on Pinterest

So, how to "treat" it?

Here's a great, informative video!



I hope that covers a lot!

Any more questions, just ask!
 
- Geeker


Sunday, 17 January 2016

Last Week's Answers 21!

 Mash-Up Monday: Incontinence

Wednesday Words and First-Aid Friday: Myocardial Infarction

More information about them coming soon!



- Geeker

Friday, 15 January 2016

Wednesday Words and First-Aid Friday: Combo!

It's a two in one!

So, here's the First-Aid Friday's photo


 Can you remember the medical term for his problem?

- Geeker

Sunday, 10 January 2016

Last Week's Answers 20!

 Are you ready for this week's answers?


(Well, tough, you're getting them anyway)

Secret Sunday: A Hearty Game!

Image credit: sciencekids.co.nz


 Mash-Up Monday!

The theme:

The skin!

Words:

  • Dermis
  • Follicles
  • Keratin
Random word:

  • Appendix

Wednesday Words: The Cochlea!


According to Wikipedia:

The cochlea (plural is cochleae) is a spiraled, hollow, conical chamber of bone, in which waves propagate from the base (near the middle ear and the oval window) to the apex (the top or center of the spiral). Rosenthal's canal or the spiral canal of the cochlea is a section of the bony labyrinth of the inner ear that is approximately 30 mm long and makes 2¾ turns about the modiolus.

- Geeker

BrightMed Session 2: Are you making these terrible errors in your personal statement? Struggle with interviews?

Just had my first BrightMed session of 2016!

In light of the grand round we began the session with, do you know what Lansoprazole is, and is used for?

Image credit: Wikipedia source
 To give you a hint, it's a "Proton-Pump inhibitor" - which I'll explain with the answers!

Next, we took a look at a selection of personal statements: deciding whether or not to give the candidate an interview.

Here's our notes:


Are you making careless mistakes on your personal statement?

There's some more information here: https://www.oxford-royale.co.uk/articles/analysis-personal-statement.html

After that, we focused on interviews!

One of my best tips is to record yourself when practicing with a friend, or someone you know - it can help you to reflect back on what went well, and what to improve in the future!

Things you shouldn't do in an interview?

  • Use small filler words like "Um", "Er" or "Like"
  • Give short, simple sentences
  • Use inappropriate language 
  • Yes/No answers
  • Giving lists
  • Looking downwards at your lap, feet, or hands
  • Habits
Image credit: Cornonthejob
 Don't forget to go and like and follow BrightMed BSMS on Facebook and Twitter!



 
- Geeker

Wednesday, 6 January 2016

Wednesday Words: With a Diagram!




The [Word] is the sense organ that translates sound into nerve impulses to be sent to the brain. Each person has two [Word], one for each ear. The [Word] is a fluid-filled, snail shaped cavern in the mastoid bone of your skull behind each ear

- Geeker

Monday, 4 January 2016

Mash-Up Monday: Nag a Ram!

And it's time for Mash-up Monday!

Shall we give it a theme? Or stick to random?

Hmmm...

How about a bit of both?

So, here's the 3 themed Mash-up:

  • S E R M I D
  • C E L L L E F O S I
  • R I T N A K E
And then, for the random one:

  • PIXAPEND

Oh Google!
- Geeker

Sunday, 3 January 2016

Saturday, 2 January 2016

Survey!

Hi Everyone,

Recently I've been thinking about how important customer feedback is, and I thought it would be great to start a survey regarding Haemobloggings!

I'd love if you could take my survey. Whether you've only stumbled on the blog, or are an avid viewer - I'd love to hear your opinion.

So, here's the link:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/D3XX3DF

Thanks!

Oh, and here's something I found on Pinterest


 Happy New Year!


- Geeker

Friday, 1 January 2016

Turn Over a New Leaf With Mitosis!

It's a new year: 2016, and we're going to have some good content coming back soon!

First, how about we turn over a new leaf - with mitosis?

Mitosis is the division of the nucleus to produce 2 diploid daughter cells

The process of Mitosis goes through 5 stages:

Prophase 

A picture of two mouse nuclei in prophase
 Prometaphase

Photograph of all 23 human chromosomes
 Metaphase

Chromosomes lined up


 Anaphase
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Anaphase_IF.jpg
Another cell during anaphase


Telophase:

The cell during telophase

And that's the 5 steps!

Now, in review, a more simplified version of mitosis:

 And for those of you really into it, the more complex edition:



[Credit to Wikipedia and it's sources, and universe-review for the images]

Happy New Year to all of you!

- Geeker