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Kidney stones form when minerals and salts in your urine stick together and harden. Here are the main causes and contributing factors:

🧂 1. Dehydration
Not drinking enough water concentrates your urine, allowing minerals like calcium and uric acid to crystallize.

Common in hot climates or for people who sweat a lot.

🍖 2. High intake of animal protein
Too much red meat, eggs, or fish raises uric acid and reduces citrate (a substance that prevents stones).

🧀 3. Too much calcium or oxalate
Foods rich in oxalates — such as spinach, beets, nuts, and chocolate — can combine with calcium to form calcium oxalate stones.

🧂 4. High sodium (salt) diet
Excess salt causes more calcium to be excreted in urine, increasing stone risk.

🍭 5. High sugar and refined carbs
Sugar increases calcium excretion and insulin resistance, both linked to stone formation.

⚕️ 6. Certain medical conditions
Gout, obesity, diabetes, urinary tract infections, and inflammatory bowel diseases can raise risk.

💊 7. Certain medications or supplements
Overuse of calcium supplements, vitamin D, or some antacids may contribute to stones.

🧬 8. Family history
Genetics can increase your likelihood of forming stones.

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Dear Nurses and Midwifery Students,

Hard Workers Bamenda extends heartfelt gratitude to all nurses and midwifery students worldwide. Your tireless efforts, compassion, and dedication to healthcare excellence inspire us.

As future leaders in nursing and midwifery, you're shaping the future of healthcare. Your commitment to caring for others, often in challenging circumstances, is truly commendable.

Keep pushing boundaries, advocating for patients, and striving for excellence. Your work makes a difference in countless lives.

Share your stories, photos, or words of encouragement with us!

Let's celebrate the incredible work of nurses and midwifery students worldwide!

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Gram Staining Explained in Seconds

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Why Newborns Sleep So Much 😴💤 The Truth Every New Mom Should Know!

Some new moms get scared and say,

> “Nurse, my baby sleeps all the time o! Is that normal?”

Yes mama 😅 it’s 100% normal and here’s why 👇🏾

🍼 1. Sleep is how your baby grows

Newborns don’t play, read or work like adults.
Their job is simple, eat, sleep, and grow.
While your baby is sleeping, their body is busy:

Building new brain cells 🧠

Developing bones and muscles 💪🏾

Strengthening the immune system 🩸

That’s why babies who rest well grow faster and healthier.

⏰ 2. Newborns sleep up to 16–20 hours a day!

They only wake up to feed, sometimes every 2 to 3 hours.
So if your baby eats, burps, pees, and sleeps again... that’s a good baby, not a lazy one! 😍

🍼 3. When to worry

👉🏾 Baby is too weak to wake up for feeds
👉🏾 Refuses to suck
👉🏾 Feels hot or cold
👉🏾 Looks yellowish or pale

If you notice any of these, please see your doctor immediately. 🚨

❤️ Dear mama,

Don’t wake your newborn every minute thinking they sleep too much.
Let them rest. Sleep is medicine for babies. 😴

Feed on demand, keep them clean and warm, and just enjoy the quiet moments. 🫶🏾

👇🏾 Moms, how many hours does your newborn sleep in a day?
Let’s compare and learn from each other 💬

Keep reading my post for real, practical baby care tips that every mom needs 🍼💖
Nurse presh Cares 🥰

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07/11/2025

Child’s Pose, or Balasana, is a gentle, restorative yoga pose ideal for beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
It involves kneeling on the floor and folding the torso forward over the thighs while stretching the arms forward or resting them by the sides.
This pose helps relax the mind, calm the nervous system, and relieve stress and anxiety.
Physically, it stretches the lower back, hips, and thighs while supporting digestion and gently compressing the abdominal organs.
Practicing Child’s Pose for 5–10 minutes daily can enhance overall flexibility, promote mindfulness, and provide a moment of restful pause in your routine.

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We worked Hard, have sleepless nights, left our families and love ones everyday just to SAVE LIVES 👌🏾

Nurses are the real time Heroes 💪🏾 Proud to be one 😎 💪🏾

Tag a Nurse and celebrate them 👏🏾

07/11/2025

A 40-year-old man from a rural tropical area presents with massive swelling of both legs, progressively worsening over the past 8 years. The swelling is painless, non-pitting, and associated with thickened, rough skin resembling an elephant’s hide. He reports recurrent episodes of fever and painful lymphangitis in the past. He works outdoors and often gets mosquito bites.

Question: What is the most likely diagnosis?

A. Chronic venous insufficiency
B. Lymphedema due to malignancy
C. Filariasis (Elephantiasis)
D. Lipedema

07/11/2025

RIGHT vs WRONG SLEEPING POSITIONS

Sourav Yoga

Protect your spine at night - recovery starts while you sleep.

07/11/2025

An Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) test measures the levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and bicarbonate, as well as the pH of arterial blood.

This test is crucial for assessing lung function and how well the lungs can move oxygen into the blood and remove carbon dioxide from the blood.

It's often used to check the severity of gas exchange disturbances in conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, or in patients on mechanical ventilation. It also helps in managing critical care patients. 💉

07/11/2025

What every type of headache indicates.