Blood pressure indicates how hard your heart works (at rest as well as during a physical activity) and the condition of your blood vessels. As the name indicates, blood pressure is the force exerted on your arteries when your heart contracts (systolic blood pressure) and relaxes (diastolic blood pressure).
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5 essential home health devices for COVID and what to keep in mind
With new COVID-19 variants like omicron emerging, spreading faster & infecting many people around us, it is likely that we may soon be confined to our homes again. While following COVID-appropriate behaviour is a must, it is wise to also consider maintaining & improving overall health.
COPD - All you need to know
COPD is a chronic lung disease in which a person experiences wheezing, coughing and a general breathing difficulty due to obstructed airflow from the lungs. Factors like cigarette smoking, prolonged exposure to harmful gases, particles or other substances are some of the causes of a person developing COPD.
Nebulization during Monsoon – All you need to know
Monsoon brings with it multiple air-borne infections, resulting in the common flu, cough, cold and sore throat as well. Wheezing, coughing, rapid breathing, and lung infections such as Pneumonia and Bronchitis is a common occurrence during the season.
Nebulizer is a simple medical device which helps deliver the necessary medication to those who may be incapable of breathing adequately. This device administers medication in the form of mist to be inhaled into the lungs. Nebulizers are commonly used for treatment of asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis and other respiratory disorders or diseases.Understanding Perfusion Index in Pulse Oximeter
Pulse Oximeters have known to be used for the measurement of oxygen saturation in arterial blood. Perfusion Index (PI) derived from pulse oximetry represents a measure of peripheral perfusion that can be measured continuously and noninvasively.
Ovarian Cancer: All you need to know
Ovarian cancer refers to any cancerous growth that begins in the ovary. It is the third most common gynaecological cancer among Indian women, chronologically following breast cancer and cervical cancer.