by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I am flying to Spain on holiday. Do I need to take precautions to stop my blood clotting in my legs?” Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) often develops due to a combination of three factors: a) damage to the wall of the blood vessels...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My 3 year old son gets terribly painful earache every time he gets a cold. Why is this?” Earache in children can be very distressing for the child and the parents alike. The anatomy of the ear is slightly different in adults...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I have just been diagnosed with epilepsy. What is this?” The brain is made up of hundreds of billions of nerve cells that usually communicate with each other through a series of coordinated electrical signals. When these...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya I have recently experienced some problems in getting an erection. My GP tells me this is because I am a smoker and am overweight with diabetes. Why is this?” The ability to get an erection is dependent on several different...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I have been having heavy periods and, after a scan, my GP tells me I have fibroids. What are these?” Fibroids are benign growths within the muscular wall of the uterus. They are very common, and can be present in up to 40% of...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My urine has recently become very ‘frothy’. I am a bit alarmed by this but am too busy to see my doctor. Should I be worried by this?” It sounds as though you may have some protein in your urine. Protein can get into the urine...
