Dr Oxy

11/07/2024

On the 24th of last month, we had a joyous end to the 8+ plus years of medical school journey.





I'm Dr. Divine Ojong😊

19/03/2024

Yesterday was a special day. After about 8+ long years, we finally left the student's race as doctors. MBBCH CALABAR

01/01/2024

Happy New Year, people
I hope we can do more exploits this year
Let's grow together ❤️

12/11/2023

November 12th, world pneumonia day.

Welcome Everyone 😊
My Nigerian family I de hail oh 🙌
Make wuna help me greet that bros, yes and the other one , tap the one at the extreme I greet you boss. Ma clear wuna mind now😄😁

Well, cold, flu (influenza) is not pneumonia. This happens to be a common misconception in these parts of the world. Pneumonia is inflammation of the lung substance ( in medical terms, the lung parenchyma) can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, aspirations into the lungs, etc It is a life-threatening condition, especially in children and the elderly.

Common symptoms include: cough, fever, difficulty in breathing or grunting with breathing, difficulty feeding, etc

Risk factors: These are conditions that increase the likely of one coming down with pneumonia they include:
Compromised immunity either from malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, cancer, and its treatment, measles, etc
Indoor air pollution caused by cooking with firewood
Overcrowding
Smoking
Nonexclusive breastfeeding
Lack/incomplete immunisation
Long hospital stay
Persons with an underlying cardiac and respiratory disease.

Consult your doctor for treatment if you or your child experiences any of these complaints .

11/11/2023

11/11/2023

Retinoblastoma (RB)
It's the commonest tumour in childhood that originates from the retina( the retina is that inner part of the eye that allows for the formation of images). Well, it's a curable disease condition with the help of an ophthalmologist, especially in the early days. Failure to do so might result in blindness to say the least.
It develops following a mutation in the retinoblastoma gene. Could affect one or both eyes
See the attached videos for the presentation.

12/10/2023

12/10/2023

Thursday is already here, but I'm tired 😫

We can be so funny in this part of the world 😂. Now look at this, Mr Z, miss H, Mrs Y just because you were told or diagnosed of having high blood sugar or diabetes melitus it doesn't mean you have to do the treatment with something BITTER.
Yes! it's high blood sugar it requires the right and specific treatment as prescribed by your doctor, not BITTER KOLA, BITTER MELON OR BITTER TEA, OR BITTER LEAF or whatsoever you all consider these days to replace the right medications. It does not work that way. Thank you 😊

08/10/2023

Happy Sunday 😊 Everyone

Here is something for the athletes, footballers, etc, out there. Before starting your sporting activity next time try this.
1. Have at least two glasses of water or 2 satchet water 30 minutes to 1 hour before game time
2. Bananas (rich source of potassium) 30 minutes to 1 hour before the game or training session.
3. Avoid heavy meals at least 2 hours or more to the time of the game or race

This near specification helps in proper recovery, prevents cramping, sustains your energy throughout the game, and keeps your nervous, muscular, and cardio system all at optimum for the activity.
Try this and let me know of your experience

30/09/2023

This is not a meme

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22/09/2023

Learning to self examine your breast helps a lot in picking up early changes in surface, appearance, or shape, consistency of the breast, lumps. Self breast examination essentially doesn't rule out clinical examination or mammography for screening or diagnosis of breast cancers.

METHODS
A) While in shower :
With the pads/flats of your 3 middle fingers, check the entire breast and armpit area, pressing down with light, medium, and firm pressure. Check both breasts each month, feeling for any new lumps, thickenings, hardened knots, or any other breast changes.

B) Infront of a mirror:
With your arms at your sides, visually inspect your breasts, looking for any changes in the contour or shape of the breasts, any dimpling, swelling, or other skin irregularities on or around the breasts, or any changes in the ni***es.

Next, rest your palms on your hips and press firmly to flex your chest muscles. Look for any dimpling, puckering, or other changes, particularly on one side. Note that the left and right breasts will not exactly match—few women’s breasts are perfectly symmetrical.

C) Lying Down :
When lying down, the breast tissue spreads out evenly along the chest wall. Place a pillow under your right shoulder and put your right arm behind your head. Using your left hand, move the pads of your 3 middle fingers around your right breast, covering the entire breast area and armpit.

Use light, medium, and firm pressure to feel for any new lumps, thickenings, hardened knots, or any other breast changes. Also squeeze the ni**le to check for discharge. Repeat these steps for your left breast.

Note: Not all breast lumps or ni**le discharge are a pointer to breast cancer.
For women still menstruating, a breast self-exam should be performed a few days after her period ends. For those who are post-menopausal, a breast self-exam should be performed on the same day of each month
Consult your doctor for every strange findings.