Know All About Stye

A stye is a small, painful red lump that develops on the inside or outside of an eyelid. It is also known as a hordeolum. If you have a stye, your eye may also be watery and you may have a red eye or eyelid. It usually affects only one eye at a time. However it's possible to have styes in both eyes or to have more than one stye in the same eye. A stye can also cause an eye to be sensitive to light and make your eye watery or feel scratchy.

Types of stye:
There are two general types of stye:
- External stye: It's known as external hordeolum. – a swelling that develops along the edge of your eyelid.
- Internal stye /internal hordeolum – a swelling that develops on the inside of your eyelid.

Symptoms of a stye:
The main symptoms of a stye are:
- a painful yellow lump on or in the eyelid
- foreign body sensation (particularly with blinking)
- redness of the eye or eyelid
- a watery eye, in some cases
- feeling pressure inside the bump.
- Itching of the eye
- Droopiness of the eyelid
- Burning sensation

Your Habits That Can Damage Your Brain!!

Our brain is the single most important organ in our body.  It’s the central processor for all our bodily functions, the part that interprets what we see and hear, smell and taste, and even a place where the chemical reaction associated with love occurs.

Sleep loss, junk food, inactivity — these things and more can take a toll on our brain health. Here are some issues to pay attention if we would like to keep our brain healthy.

Smoking
We know cigarettes cause cancer, but did you know that the addictive nicotine in the cigarettes can cause your brain to shrink? Not only that, but prolonged brain-shrinkage can lead to Alzheimer’s disease!
   

Know About de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis

De Quervain’s tenosynovitis occurs when the 2 tendons around the base of your thumb become swollen. The swelling causes the sheaths (casings) covering the tendons to become inflamed. This puts pressure on nearby nerves, causing pain and numbness.

Symptoms Of de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
- Pain or tenderness at the base of your thumb
- May feel pain going up to forearm
- Swelling near the base of your thumb
- A fluid-filled cyst in the affected area, which may or may not bulge through your skin
- Numbness along the back of your thumb and index finger
- A “catching” or “snapping” feeling when you move your thumb
- A squeaking sound as the tendons move within the swollen sheaths

Why It Happend?
Chronic overuse of your wrist is commonly associated with de Quervain's tenosynovitis.
Tendons are rope-like structures that attach muscle to bone. When you grip, grasp, clench, pinch or wring anything in your hand, two tendons in your wrist and lower thumb normally glide smoothly through the small tunnel that connects them to the base of the thumb. Repeating a particular motion day after day may irritate the sheath around the two tendons, causing thickening and swelling that restricts their movement.

How to Calculate 30-Day Readmission Rate

This  rate  is  calculated  by  identifying individual  residents admitted to the facility after an inpatient hospital stay during a given a given period of time, usually calculated on a monthly basis, and following them for 30 days.
a. The denominator for  this  calculation is the  number  of residents admitted to  your facility who have had an inpatient hospital stay during the month.
The numerator is the number of inpatient hospitalizations among   these   residents that   occur within   30-days   of admission to your facility after an inpatient hospital stay.
b. Residents sometimes have two (or even more) 30-day readmissions in a 30 day period.
Each  admission  to  your  facility  after  an  inpatient  stay  should  be  counted  in  the denominator, and inpatient hospitalizations within 30-days of the most recent admission to your facility after an inpatient hospital stay should be counted in the numerator. Thus, one resident could contribute two or more times to the 30-day readmission rate.

How to Calculate PQI 07: Hypertension Admission Rate

The heart pumps blood into the arteries with enough force to push blood to the far reaches of each organ from the top of the head to the bottom of the feet. Blood pressure can be defined as the pressure of blood on the walls of the arteries as it circulates through the body. Blood pressure is highest as its leaves the heart through the aorta and gradually decreases as it enters smaller and smaller blood vessels (arteries, arterioles, and capillaries). Blood returns in the veins leading to the heart, aided by gravity and muscle contraction.

It is known as the "silent killer" since it has no initial symptoms but can lead to long-term disease and complications.. High Blood Pressure a.k.a. Hypertension can be controlled by outpatient means by either medication or lifestyle change. When someone is admitted to a hospital due to complications from hypertension, then preventative measures could have failed. However, the cause of failure is not represented here, and that can include both patient and provider based causes.

Prevention is an important role for all healthcare providers. Hypertension is a controllable condition using outpatient care and drug therapy. Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) are a set of measures that help identify quality of care for outpatient and other non-hospital care.

How to Calculate PQI 07 Hypertension Admission Rate?

Drinks That Help You In Gout

Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of a red, tender, hot, and swollen joint. Gout is due to elevated levels of uric acid in the blood. This occurs due to a combination of diet and genetic factors. At high levels, uric acid crystallizes and the crystals deposit in joints, tendons and surrounding tissues, resulting in an attack of gout.

How It Occurs?
Uric acid comes from the breakdown of substances called purines. Purines are in your body's tissues and in foods, such as liver, dried beans and peas, and anchovies. Normally, uric acid dissolves in the blood. It passes through the kidneys and out of the body in urine. But sometimes uric acid can build up and form needle-like crystals. When they form in your joints, it is very painful. The crystals can also cause kidney stones.

You are more likely to get gout if you

Know ABout Chronic Dry Eye

Chronic dry eye is a painful condition marked by the sensation that your eyes are literally dried out and not producing enough moisture. Dry eye can make it more difficult to focus on certain tasks, especially tasks that involve a certain level of concentration such as reading, driving, and working on the computer.

Dry eyes are a common condition in the United States. Most often, people who have dry eyes are middle-aged or older. An estimated 4.88 million Americans age 50 and older have dry eyes. Of these, over 3 million are women and 1.68 million are men.

Symptoms:
- night driving problems
- discomfort when wearing contacts
- burning, itching, or stinging sensations
- light sensitivity

'Broken Heart Syndrome' !!! Is It Real??

Do you know what is 'Broken heart syndrome'. Many may think this is joke, but its not, 'Broken heart syndrome' is a real condition. This is a temporary heart condition that is often brought on by stressful situations, such as the death of a loved one. Broken heart syndrome, also called stress-induced cardiomyopathy or takotsubo cardiomyopathy, can strike even if you’re healthy.

The condition can also be triggered by a serious physical illness or surgery. People with broken heart syndrome may have sudden chest pain or think they are having a heart attack. Women are more likely than men to experience the sudden, intense chest pain — the reaction to a surge of stress hormones — that can be caused by an emotionally stressful event. It could even happen after a good shock (like winning the lottery.)

Symptoms:
Broken heart syndrome may be misdiagnosed as a heart attack because the symptoms and test results are similar. In fact, tests show dramatic changes in rhythm and blood substances that are typical of a heart attack. But unlike a heart attack, there’s no evidence of blocked heart arteries in broken heart syndrome.

Know About ADHD

Almost all children have times when their attention or behavior veers out of control. However, for some children, these types of behaviors are more than an occasional problem. Children with

attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have behavior problems that are so frequent and severe that they interfere with their ability to function adequately on a daily basis. ADHD  is

a common behavioral disorder that affects about 10% of school-age children. Boys are about three times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with it.

Kids with ADHD act without thinking, are hyperactive, and have trouble focusing. They may understand what's expected of them but have trouble following through because they can't sit still,

pay attention, or focus on details.

Of course, all kids (especially younger ones) act this way at times, particularly when they're anxious or excited. But the difference with ADHD is that symptoms are present over a longer

period of time and happen in different settings. They hurt a child's ability to function socially, academically, and at home.

Diagnose Food Allergies in Children

A child who sneezes or coughs a lot, who frequently develops a rash or hives, or who gets a stomachache, cramps or nausea after eating certain foods may have allergies. Many types of food can

cause allergic reactions in middle childhood. The most common of these are cow's milk and other dairy products, egg whites, poultry, seafood, wheat, nuts, soy, and chocolate. Allergies are

caused by antibodies that the body's immune system produces, which react to a component of a particular food and then release chem­icals that cause allergic symptoms like a runny nose,

sneezing, coughing, and itching. 

 

People often confuse food allergies with food intolerance because of similar symptoms. The symptoms of food intolerance can include burping, indigestion, gas, loose stools, headaches,

nervousness, or a feeling of being "flushed." But food intolerance:
•doesn't involve the immune system
•can be caused by a person's inability to digest certain substances, such as lactose
•can be unpleasant but is rarely dangerous

According to the Food Allergy Research and Education network (FARE), 1 in every 13 children in the United States under age 18 have food allergies. They are less common in adults but, overall,

food allergies affect nearly 15 million people in the United States.