Cervical Spine Injuries are injuries of the cervical spine and this is very serious because in time of trauma this may cause severe neurologic problem and presence of edema and swelling which may cause loss of spinal cord function. These are the person who had met an accident with head , back and...

In measuring the person’s blood pressure, the doctor takes two readings, the high and the low. The highest pressure the heart produces as it pumps blood into the arteries is called the systolic pressure. The low reading (diastolic) is a measure of the pressure that remains in the arteries just...

If a diseased heart is suddenly forced to work beyond its strength, it may dilate markedly and become filled with blood, but be unable to pump this blood out into the arteries. This condition is a serious menace to life. If the left side of the heart is chiefly affected, the victim will develop...

An apoplectic stroke is cause by severe damage to some part of the brain because of interruption of the blood supply to this part. The damage of the brain for a continuous supply of fresh blood are so great that one fifth of the blood pumped by the heart is delivered to the brain. An...