Bahagian Amalan dan Perkembangan Farmasi (BAPF), KKM x The Malaysian Medical Gazette Series Anticoagulants (often referred to as blood thinners) keep blood clots from forming in the blood vessels and may prevent existing clots from enlarging. It has been shown…
If I experience heavy bleeding after childbirth, what will I go through? When heavy bleeding after birth (postpartum haemorrhage) occurs in a hospital, the midwife at the scene will enable the ‘red alert’ to call the medical officers i.e. the…
There are a number of reasons why your dentist might recommend a tooth extraction. Common reasons include tooth decay, trauma or crowding. Once you have had a tooth extracted, you need to think about aftercare for the procedure which may…
Blood clotting is an important process which prevents excessive bleeding when a blood vessel is injured. Clots form when platelets (a type of blood cell) and proteins in your plasma(the liquid part of blood) work together to stop the bleeding…
Did you know that there is a type of heart condition that puts people at risk for a stroke? Patients with Atrial Fibrillation suffer from a condition that results in their heartbeat being fast and abnormal. (more on AF here: https://www.mmgazette.com/is-your-heart-skipping-a-few-beats-dr-nur-hidayati/)…
You were lying peacefully in bed, when you wake up- you notice your pillow has a small pool of blood. Only then you realized your nose is bleeding. Your kid was out of your sight for a minute, you then…
At some point of our lives, we are sure to come across a medical emergency. Be it a minor wound in the kitchen, your child falling at the playground or even something more serious like a motor vehicle accident, emergencies…