Last Week's Answers 18!

 Secret Sunday

Brain nervous limbic system

Mash-Up Monday

 - K I A Z = Zika
- P A T E N C H E L I S I = Encephalitis
-  N A D G U A = Uganda
-  S I T M O O Q U = Mosquito
- R I V U S = Virus

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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!
 
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Last Week's Answers 21!

 Mash-Up Monday: Incontinence

Wednesday Words and First-Aid Friday: Myocardial Infarction

More information about them coming soon!

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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.

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So Busy, But Still Time For Answers! Last Week's Answers 19!

 Although I've been very busy in this last week, I must give you the answer you have been craving for...

Did you see this picture?

Deep Vein Thrombosis!

When these deep veins within the body get blood clotted, it can cause swelling and pain... This is DVT!

Here's some more about it: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Deep-vein-thrombosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx


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Last Week's Answers 18!

 Ready for the answers?

 Secret Sunday: Septicaemic plague!

The septicaemic plague is caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria, and is one of three types of the plague. Although septicaemic plague is rarely contracted person to person, it is a complication of the untreated bubonic plague - yet buboes do not develop. You may experience: chills, fever, weakness, abdomen pain, bleeding - which would form underneath the skin or organs, and thus, shock.

Mash-Up Monday: Urethra!

This long tube connects the bladder to the urinary meatus, which removes from the body.

Wednesday Words: Cecum!

According to Wikipedia:

In herbivores, the cecum stores food material where bacteria are able to break down the cellulose. This function no longer occurs in the human cecum (see vermiform appendix), so in humans it is simply a dead-end pouch forming a part of the large intestine.

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Last Week's Answers 17!

It's here; it's time for us to reveal last week's answers!

 Secret Sunday: Hypertrophic Scars!

Hypertrophic scars are a build up of excessive amounts of collagen, this raises the skin. However, these are not to be confused with keloid scars, as these are more significantly raised. Ever had one?

 Mash-Up Monday: Patulous Eustachian Tube

Your auditory tube called the "Eustachian tube" links the middle ear to the nasopharynx. When this remains constantly open, this is called Patulous Eustachian Tube. This can cause symptoms like muffled hearing and autophony

 Wednesday Words: It's an Otoscope!

You've had it's definition and an image, so here's what it can do!

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Last Week's Answers 16!

Secret Sunday: Capillary Refill

Mash-Up Monday: Skeletal System

Wednesday Words: Synesthesia

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Last Week's Answers 16!

Only a little one this week!

Mass-Post: Argyria

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Last Week's Answers 15!

Secret Sunday: Hypermobility
Mash-Up Monday: Oxytocin (Our Valentine treat)

Wednesday Words: Cysticercosis

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Last Week's Answers 14!

Secret Sunday: Facial Erysipelas
Mash-Up Monday: Arachnophobia
Wednesday Words: Cytoplasm (Well done to those who told me the answer!)

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Last Week's Answers 13!

Secret Sunday: Smoker's Keratosis
Mash-Up Monday: Sternum and Manubrium
Wednesday Words: Humerous!

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Last Week's Answer's 12

Secret Sunday: They were all pictures of Meningitis!
Mash-Up Monday: Atrioventricular Node (If you're clever), and ventricles!
Wednesday Words: Oxytocin

So, how did you do?

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Last Week's Answers 11!

Last Week's Answers 11! You've been waiting long enough...

Mash-Up Monday (December 15h): Depressant
Wednesday Words (December 17th): Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Secret Sunday (December 21st): A Prosthetic Limb!
Mash-Up Monday (Most Recent): Organ
Wednesday Words (Most Recent): Schwann Cell or Neurolemmocytes

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Last Week's Answer's: 9

 This one's a lot easier to write!

Massive Post: Diabetes!

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Last Week's Answers: 8

Secret Sunday: Gallstones

Mash-Up Monday: Central Nervous System

Wednesday Words: Psoriasis


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Last Week's Answers: 7

Secret Sunday: An aortic operation

Monday Mash-Up: Enzymes

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Last Week's Answers: 6

 Last week we asked for several things...

Secret Sunday: Black - Lower Border of the Zygomatic Arch
                          White - Malar Process

 Mash-Up Monday: Vasodilation

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Last Week's Answers 5!

Time for answers!

Secret Sunday: Shingles

Mash-Up Monday: Insomnia

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Last Week's Answers: 4!

 Last Week's Answers: 4!

Secret Sunday: "A Coronary Calcium Scan showing calcified plaque in one of the major coronary arteries (arrow). The white part of the image near the arrow is plaque. The white around the outside of the image forming a rough circle is bone. Below right: A normal Coronary Calcium Scan with no white-appearing plaque. The heart is the light gray mass in the middle of the image. The spine is the white object at the bottom left of the image." - http://www.cedars-sinai.edu

Mash-Up Monday: Escherichia coli

Don't forget, there's going to be another Secret Sunday today!

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