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02/05/2020

New post (Dear Patient, Let's talk about Migraine Headache.) has been published on mydearpatient

Do you experience headaches that typically may be one-sided but may alternate, are moderate to severe in intensity, throbbing in nature and may last for hours or even days and most importantly are associated with any of the following symptoms: urge to vomit or vomiting itself, sensitivity to light a...

02/05/2020

Hello, It is very important for me to ask how you are doing because the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected different people in different ways. So, how are you doing? I was slightly bothered about posting something non-COVID related in these times, but I know that the presence of COVID-19 does not mean that other diseases have gone into extinction. That said, lets talk about ' [ 819 more words ]
https://www.mydearpatient.com/dear-patient-lets-talk-about-migraine-headache/

Do you experience headaches that typically may be one-sided but may alternate, are moderate to severe in intensity, throbbing in nature and may last for hours or even days and most importantly are associated with any of the following symptoms: urge to vomit or vomiting itself, sensitivity to light a...

11/03/2020

New post (COVID-19, A PANDEMIC. DO NOT PANIC.) has been published on mydearpatient

The WHO has just declared the COVID-19 disease a pandemic. The WHO defines a pandemic as the global spread of a new disease. NOW, THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO

11/03/2020

The WHO has just declared the COVID-19 disease a pandemic. The WHO defines a pandemic as the global spread of a new disease. NOW, THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO PANIC or let fear get the better of you. The declaration is a call for more aggressive measures. It is not the time to abandon the basic measures that can help control this disease. [ 654 more words ]
https://www.mydearpatient.com/covid-19-a-pandemic-do-not-panic/

The WHO has just declared the COVID-19 disease a pandemic. The WHO defines a pandemic as the global spread of a new disease. NOW, THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO

09/03/2020

13/02/2020

New post (Dear patient, when last did you see your dentist?) has been published on mydearpatient

So I went to see a dentist today just to have my oral cavity checked out. I found about how badly I have been doing with regards to ensuring I have

13/02/2020

So I went to see a dentist today just to have my oral cavity checked out. I found about how badly I have been doing with regards to ensuring I have healthy teeth and gum. I decided to have my teeth cleaned and what I saw was not encouraging. Of course I had to have some health education about my oral hygiene and I learnt a lot. [ 239 more words ]
https://www.mydearpatient.com/dear-patient-when-last-did-you-see-your-dentist/

So I went to see a dentist today just to have my oral cavity checked out. I found about how badly I have been doing with regards to ensuring I have

30/12/2019

New post (Dear Patient, your Doctor is your "confidant".) has been published on mydearpatient

Several times, I have had patients who come to the hospital with several complaints or the other and on history taking in order to arrive at a diagnosis

30/12/2019

Several times, I have had patients who come to the hospital with several complaints or the other and on history taking in order to arrive at a diagnosis and offer optimum care, patients do not give up the entire information. They decide what bit of information to hold back and which to offer aka “selective history giving”. Dear reader, please understand that whatever bit of information that is being asked of you by your doctor is relevant to your care. [ 274 more words ]
https://www.mydearpatient.com/dear-patient-your-doctor-is-your-confidant/

Several times, I have had patients who come to the hospital with several complaints or the other and on history taking in order to arrive at a diagnosis

05/11/2019

New post (The Underdog in your Babys nutrition.) has been published on mydearpatient

An underdog, a competitor that is not favoured to win. Every infant formula you see on store shelves all aim to create something similar to breastmilk.

02/11/2019

New post ('The Silent Killer') has been published on mydearpatient

Hypertension is a disease ... a persistently raised pressure in the vessels, little wonder it is called 'the silent killer'.

30/10/2019

New post (DEAR PATIENT, SAY NO! TO TO***CO.) has been published on mydearpatient

Smoking for smokers is justified with different reasons. It is common to find elites with ci**rs and sh**ha these days as a display of class.

27/10/2019

New post (Female Ge***al Mutilation (FGM)! International Day of Zero Tolerance.) has been published on mydearpatient

... we didn't need any Jupiter to tell us she had female ge***al mutilation (FGM). The poor woman was exhausted ... thankfully, mother and baby 'survived'.

24/10/2019

New post (Diarrhea and our little ones, why let them suffer?) has been published on mydearpatient

Dear Patient, why let Children suffer diarrhea?They are tender, cute, loving, adorable, I could go on. What they are not is 'young adults'.

21/10/2019

New post (Dear Patient,HIV!!!) has been published on mydearpatient

The increasing prevalence of HIV is quite alarming. It continues to be an issue globally. The fact that no cure or vaccine has been successfully found,

19/10/2019

New post (You could have Pre-Diabetes, but you don't know.) has been published on mydearpatient

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19/10/2019

My Dear Patient, one thing you must strive to do in life is to become a better person. Do all you can to improve yourself. Yes, I know, this website is not for motivational talks, oh wait, it is kind of, sort of😬. Anyway, back to the self-improvement talk, I recently concluded a course on the Prevention of type 2 Diabetes and thought to share with you all, that’s the point of taking the course in the first place, to educate my patients. [ 267 more words ]
https://www.mydearpatient.com/you-could-have-pre-diabetes-but-you-dont-know/

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18/10/2019

New post (Dear Pregnant or pregnant to be patient, antenatal care......) has been published on mydearpatient

A child without a mother and a mother without her child is a very bad scenario either way. Given the choice between a healthy baby and an unhealthy one, all of us would opt for the former, so why don't we just work towards that- a healthy baby and of course, a healthy mother. We have to talk about a...