by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I was running for a bus and ran full speed into a chain between 2 bollards. My thigh swelled up and I was told this is a haematoma. What is this?” A haematoma is a bleed into some of the tissues. It is a bit like a large...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My nephew has just been diagnosed as having haemophilia – what is this?” Haemophilia is the name of a family of genetic conditions that impair the body’s ability to control blood clotting. It is passed on in...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My eyes keep watering and my nose running. My GP says I have hayfever and has given me some tablets. What is hayfever?” Seasonal rhinitis (‘inflammation of the nose depending on the time of year’) is the technical term...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I have had a letter from my child’s school telling me there has been a case of head lice in her year. What should I look out for?” Head lice are tiny insects that live on the head and in the hair. They’re highly...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My doctor has told me that I have a heart murmur, but that this is nothing to be concerned about. What is this?” The heart is made up of four chambers that act together to pump the heart around the body. The upper two...
