As a gastroenterologist and hepatologist, it is quite common for me to see patients with liver cyst(s) in my outpatient clinic every day. Most of them were diagnosed during their medical checkup as an incidental finding on ultrasound scan. …
Gout adalah penyakit yang telah berada sekian lama dengan kita yang dipanggil ‘ancient disease’ dan telah di perkenalkan oleh Hippocrates pada abad ke 5. Ianya juga dikenali sebagai ‘King of the diseases and the disease of kings’ kerana sebelumnya dikaitkan…
That is among the common questions asked by students, especially during examination week. Examination is a common situation that needs to be faced by students, either undergraduates or postgraduates. The higher the level of education, the tougher the format and…
Kecederaan hati cetusan ubat (Drug-induced liver injury, DILI) ialah punca hampir 10% daripada keseluruhan kes radang hati akut. Bagaimana ia terjadi? Hati manusia berfungsi menguraikan ubat-ubatan tertentu, termasuk yang ubat yang terjual di kedai-kedai. Memakan ubat yang memudaratkan hati (ubat…
The unprecedented Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused considerable loss of lives, health and psychosocial issues, as well as economic ramifications globally. As of 31st of January 2021, there are 102 million confirmed cases with 2.2 million deaths, as…
Starting September of 2020, the total active COVID 19 cases continued to climb with more than 2000 patients newly diagnosed per day recently, reaching about 135,000 cases cumulatively. Referring to my article “COVID 19 and the digestive system” published on…
HIV. A familiar word to many of us. We have probably heard about it on TV, on the news and maybe even from people that we know. It’s not surprising since its reputation has escalated over the years. But how…
Menurut statistik tahun 2019 Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia, WHO, dianggarkan terdapat kira-kira 1.13 bilion individu yang menghidap tekanan darah tinggi atau hipertensi. Malangnya, kurang daripada 20% pesakit berjaya mencapai tekanan darah pada paras yang diingini. Laporan Tinjauan Kebangsaan Kesihatan dan Morbiditi…
Penyakit hati berlemak yang tidak berkaitan arak (Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease,NAFLD) ialah pengumpulan lemak dalam hati dalam amaun yang tidak normal. NAFLD dikelaskan sama ada sebagai hati berlemak atau steatohepatitis (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, NASH). Kedua-duanya melibatkan pengumpulan lemak yang banyak…
Apakah itu HbA1c bagi pesakit kencing manis? HbA1c atau nama lain ‘glycated haemoglobin’ adalah satu perkataan yang selalu digunakan berkaitan dengan penyakit kencing manis. Ianya adalah panduan daripada gula dalam darah sepanjang 3 bulan lepas secara purata dan juga untuk…