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...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “What is the name of the emergency move to help someone who is choking due to something stuck in their throat?” You are referring to the Heimlich manoeuvre. This is usually a first aid measure used when someone is in...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My 1 year old recently had a very high fever at 39.80C. I gave her paracetamol but that only brought it down a bit. What else could I have done?” Children get viral infections commonly. Before the age of 2 or 3 months...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “What is the Hippocratic Oath that doctors are supposed to recite?” “I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygeia and Panaceia and all the gods and goddesses, making them my witnesses, that I will fulfil...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I have recently noticed hair growing on my chin, and underneath my belly button. It is getting so bad I need to pluck them. What could be the cause of this?” Hirsutism is a symptom defined as ‘male pattern hair growth in...
