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Hypertension. How Bad Can It Be?

March 14th 2010 13:17
Definition
Hypertension is a high blood pressure.
hmm, What is that?
Defining exact definiton of blood pressure maybe to complicated to be understood.

The Importance
Blood pressure is important to move our blood in vessel. Without pressure there is no move of fluid, and there will be no live.
Because of the importance in fluid mechanics so it should be maintained within range.

Too low (hypotension), makes fluids move slowly. Some parts of our body maybe don't receive enough nutrition.
Too high (hypertension) also not good for our health. too fast movements the vessel maybe not strength enough to endure it. Also in high blood pressure, our heart work more hard.


In simple words. The blood pressure is determined by 3 components:
1. The Fluids or the blood, more viscous the fluid then the higher the pressure. Also more fluids in vessels, the higher is the pressure.
2. The Vessels, Less Elastic the vessels, the higher is the pressure. Less Elastic is often found in elderly.
3. The Pump or the heart
blood pressure monitor


The Risk Factors
Risk factors of having hypertension is based on that 3 components.
*Older age, has higher risk to have hypertension, because vessel is less elastic
*Obesity and physical inactivity, has higher risk, because lipid utilization is less, so contribute to hardening of the vessels.

*high Natrium intake, contribute volume overload by fluid retention
*Type A Personality, Stressful mind contribute to adrenalin and sympathetic overactive
*Smoking
*And many more.

So beware of your health.

Hypertension usually is not a terminal illness because it also can cause another disease.
such as Stroke, Myocard Infract, Renal Problems, Vision Problems, and so on.

Complication

In The practice of medicine, there is a principle that lowering is more the difficult than make it higher.
So lowering the hypertension is far more difficult than make it high.

So, my advice is keep your body and mind healthy through sports and relaxation.




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Acne Vulgaris

March 10th 2010 10:49
Introduction
About 80% from population have ever had acne problems. Acne can be very mild, but can be very big, severe, and uncomfortable.

Acne vulgaris is commonly found in teenagers, but it also can be found in children and adults.
acne vulgaris

Disease Progression
Acne has variations depends on time. Most of patient feel that fluctuation of number or size of the spots (acne). In female teenagers, it's related to menstruation cycle.

Acne usually becomes more severe for temporary then subsided and disappear in 2-3 years.
But, some people still have this problems, eventhough they already adults.


Psychological Impacts of Acne Vulgaris

Acne can make life becomes uncomfortable, and often happen in teenagers, that is a group of psychologically unstable, because they are still finding their own identity.

Especially, when acne often involved face, and for adolescents face is important part of their body because face is related to our image and impressions.

So, talking about acne is not just about the number and size of the spots, but also involved the patient perception about the acne itself.

What Cause Acne?
There are 3 main component of acne pathogenesis:
1. Androgen, high levels of androgen stimulate production of lipid at the skin and stimulate skin growth.
2. The obstruction of hair follicle by skin growth.
3. Bacterial growth in obstructed hair follicle. That bacteria than also stimulate inflammation, that will result in acne.
Acne Progression


Therapy

Acne Therapy is based on that 3 components. But it depends on severity of the acne itself, because some modalities have many side effects.

Kind of Therapy:
1. Relieving hair follicle obstruction ----> vitamin A derivatives, benzoil peroxide
2. Kill the bacteria --------> Antibiotics
3. Lowering lipid production -----> anti-androgen
4. Anti-Inflammation
5. Comedo Extraction.

False Myth about Acne
- Acne is caused by fatty atau sweety food
- Acne is caused by lack of face hygiene
- Acne is caused by hormonal inbalance
- Acne is related with sexual activities.

Those are Fake, not true.

Food doesn't take a part in acne progression.
Face hygiene doesn't change the condition of acne
Most of the patients have a normal hormon levels
Sexual activities, don't provide any different between often, seldom, and over activities.
acne vulgaris cartoon

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Is there Any benefit of Cigarette

March 4th 2010 15:26
Preface
Cigarette is a small roll of finely-cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking.
Cigarette often being associated with bad impact on our health. In fact, there are lot of people are smokers.
And most of them have already known about health impact of smoking, but they still continue to smoke cigarette. Why?

OMG, Look a that Baby? Smoking Freak


The Nicotine
Talking about cigarette's related health problems, we must discuss about the composition of cigarette itself. There are 3 main components of cigarette: nicotine, Carbon monoxide and tar.

In this article, i will focus on nicotine. Why?
Because, this substance is more related to cigarette dependency.

Nicotine substance dependence is the most prevalent, most deadly, most costly, yet most treatable of the substance dependencies.

What is Nicotine effect to our body and mind?
hmm, difficult question because i have never smoked. That make it out of my mind.
But, don't worry, because i'am medical student. I'll try to explain from my background of knowledge.

Brain and Smoking


First, nicotine enter our body through inhalation of smoke, then it enter our blood circulation.
Main target of nicotine is our brain. What nicotine do in our brain?
Hmm, maybe burns it, hehehehe.

Nicotine activate several parts in our brain, especially emotional and motivational parts.
It makes us more confident, calm, focus, aware, decrease anger. That make smokers have better performance on long and boring tasks after they smoke a cigarette.

Besides, that nicotine also increase our adrenaline levels, so it increase metabolic rate and also create more free radical.
Free radical accumulation and vascular damage involves in cigarette related Cardiovascular diseases.

hmm, Sounds Scary.

So, we know that nicotine main health benefit is related to short-term mental condition.



The Conclusion
People those are smokers, have a difficulty in smoking cessation because they are feel mentally discomfort while no smoking and not confident to do some tasks.

Hmm, from my poin of view. The Motivation and ability to perform well not Come from the cigarette but it comes from our inner strength.
We are human, we have spirit.

Cigarette only offer u a short-term happiness and bring to us a long-term sadness.
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Blood is an important component of our body. It also unique and can't be manufactured or replaced by animal blood. But can be transfused from human to human.
Worldwide, blood shortage often can be saw. That's why blood banks organization such as Red Cross is keen on searching for blood donors. The demand of blood increase during holiday or disasters, related to trauma. In United States from 37% of all people who are eligible to donor, only 10% are donor annually.
With blood donation we can help others or maybe we can save others lives, because blood transfusion usually is used in life threatening cases. It's a rare chance, we save others, but we can do it with blood donation


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