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Vitamin C Deficiency, Symptoms of scurvy include easy bruising, easy bleeding and joint and muscle pains. Vitamin C deficiency can be treated with supplements of ...
Vitamin C Deficiency, It also facilitates the absorption of iron. Vitamin C is an antioxidant. [ 1 ] Despite claims of benefit, very high doses of vitamin...
Caesarean Section (C Section), What happens during a C-section? Planning and preparation If your caesarean section is planned then you will know the date and time of y...
Vitamin A Deficiency, What foods contain vitamin A? There are two main groups of sources of vitamin A. The first is vitamin A itself, or retinol. , Vitamin...
Vitamin D Deficiency, This is different from water-soluble vitamins such as vitamin C, which you need to consume every day. With high doses of vitamin D...
Antimicrobial Eye Preparations, This is particularly important to bear in mind in pregnant and breast-feeding women, as there are very limited data regarding the safety of eye preparation...
Vitamin A Deficiency, Synonyms: hypovitaminosis A Vitamin A was the first vitamin identified and hence given the first letter in the alphabet. Vitamin A (retinol) is a f...
Protein C Deficiency, Physiology [ 3 ] Protein C and protein S are vitamin K-dependent glycoproteins that act as natural anticoagulants. The proteolytic activation of p...
Vitamin D Deficiency including Osteomalacia and Rickets, Children and young people eligible for the NHS Healthy Start scheme can obtain free vitamin drops (containing 7.5 micrograms/300 IU of...
Peripheral Blood Film (Preparation and Testing), Smear cells are lymphocytes whose cell membranes have ruptured in preparation of the blood film: seen in chronic lymphocytic leukaem...
CT Scan (Preparation and Complications), Further preparations In some situations, depending on what part of the body is being scanned, one of the following may be needed.
Local Preparations for Anal Disorders, For many of these, a local preparation may be helpful. Local preparations are creams, ointments or suppositories which are applied dir...
Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C is also sometimes called 'hep C'. Hepatitis C is a virus which is carried in the bloodstream to the liver. , Hepatitis c...
Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff), About 3 in 100 healthy adults and as many as 7 in 10 healthy babies have a number of C. difficile bacteria living in their gut. The number of ...
Hepatitis C, What is hepatitis C? Hepatitis C virus (HCV) was first identified in 1989. It is an enveloped RNA virus in the Flaviviridae family and Hepacivirus genus,...
Anti-inflammatory Eye Preparations, This article provides an overview of anti-inflammatory preparation agents used for eye conditions. Check individual drug monographs for a more c...
Ocular Diagnostic Preparations
Abdominal Examination (Preparation and Methods), Not all of what is described below needs to be performed in full every time but knowledge of the full routine is important so that all parts m...
Vitamin B12 Deficiency and Pernicious Anaemia, This quickly builds up the body's store of vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is stored in the liver. Once a store of vitamin...
Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding, Synonym: haemorrhagic disease of the newborn, vitamin K deficient bleeding in the newborn What is vitamin K deficiency bleeding? [ 1 ] ...