Malaysian Medical Gazette (MMG) yang ditubuhkan di bawah naungan Persatuan Intergrasi Profesional Perubatan Malaysia (Malaysian Integrated Medical Professionals Association) (MIMPA), adalah laman web yang dicipta khas oleh pakar-pakar perubatan untuk perkongsian pendapat mengenai isu-isu semasa kesihatan. Ia juga merupakan platform…
Issues to ponder when using an enteral feeding tube to administer medication. Patients who are unable to swallow due to a debilitating condition are often placed on an enteral feeding tube both for their nutritional needs and for the administration…
An American Lung Association study in 2007 showed a worldwide increase in shisha use in recent years, mostly among youths and university students. Teenagers tend to think shisha is a herbal product with the belief that when they smoke shisha,…
Introduction Occupational exposures contribute to the morbidity and mortality of many diseases. Occupational diseases continue to be under- recognized even though they are responsible for an estimated 860,000 illnesses and 60,300 deaths each year (USA). In Malaysia, even though there…
We hear a lot about stress, but what is it? Stress is the result produced when a structure, system or organism is acted upon by forces that disrupt equilibrium or produce strain (Taber’s Medical Dictionary) . In simpler terms, stress is…
Myth 1: Once you are diagnosed with kidney failure – you will definitely end up with dialysis in the future There are many reasons why you can be diagnosed with kidney failure. It can be due to diabetes complication, glomerulonephritis…