Dr Razz

A Radiologic technologist performs all types of imaging procedures, most commonly x-rays. They also administer non-radioactive isotopes known as contrast media for diagnostic purposes. Radiologic technologists are also known as radiographers or x-ray techs. They provide a high standard of patient care, prepare patients for examinations, and explain procedures. Radiologic technologists have a thorough understanding of anatomy, positioning, radiographic exposure, patient care and radiation protection. Radiologic technologists follow physician’s orders and conform to the regulations concerning the use of radiation to protect themselves, the patients and co workers. With experience radiographers...

Determining the breast cancer stages is important since it enables the patient and doctor to identify the treatment necessary for one's condition. Also, it is essential in assessing the risk of the given condition and what lifestyle changes the patient can do to improve their health. Identifying A Breast Cancer's Stage When talking about stages, it is aimed at describing the extent of the cancer in the body. Doctors often start to classify whether it is invasive or non-invasive. Other factors considered are the tumor size, number of nymph modes involved, and what other parts of the body it has managed to affect. Determining a cancer's stage is helpful during prognosis and deciding on a treatment...

Almost every one of us had suffered from joint and muscle pains due to some reason. Joint and muscle pains cause a lot of discomfort. The pain is the symptom of the disease or conditions causing it. You can experience dull or very severe pain, for short or longer time at one place or at the whole body depending upon the disease or injury causing it. It is very important to know the underlying cause in order to treat the joint and muscle pains. The two bones meet at a point or area known as joint. In joint pain, you can feel sensation of stiffness, tenderness, soreness, swelling, inflammation and great discomfort. Joint pain can affect more than one joint of your body at the same time. There are many...

Bone is a living tissue that undergoes constant change. This series of changes is called "remodeling." Old bone is removed and new bone is formed. The structure of bone consists of a matrix composed of a framework of collagen and minerals. While the character of bone is different in different areas of the skeleton, the common thread is that if the collagen framework or the minerals aren't properly remodeled, then bone quality is compromised. This leads to an increased risk for fracture. The typical situation- and the one that is responsible for post-menopausal osteoporosis- is that too much bone tissue is removed and not enough is built. When this abnormal bone is subjected to daily wear and...

the cause of your back pain may not be as easy as you think. Back pain can have a very complex origin and various symptoms. It is frequently difficult for doctors to pinpoint the exact cause of a patient's lower back pain mainly because of the complexity of the human spine. Physical Causes Lower back pain can be caused by muscle trauma or even by an unknown non-traumatic incident. It may also begin in other areas of the body and eventually attack the muscles and/or other parts of the lower back. Occasionally, lower back pain can even begin in the nerves or nervous system. Other causes of lower back pain can be post-neural difficulties, trauma, infections, congenital disorders, degenerative disorders...

From the moment you wake up in the morning, until the moment you climb into bed at night to go to sleep, you use your feet and your ankles for almost every single action that you perform throughout the entire day. Suffering from injuries such as a broken ankle or foot injury can literally stop you in your tracks. In the Los Angeles and San Diego areas there are numerous fun and exciting activities you and your family could be involved in that are possible in causing you to suffer a broken ankle or other type of foot injury. If the negligence of another party has caused you or one of your family members to suffer from a broken ankle or other type of foot injury, you need only the best in...

Every medical office has dozens of routine tasks that are repeated throughout the work day.  These include those having to do with digital medical image capturing, viewing, distributing and archiving of the digital images.  The chiropractic office is no exception, but with a chiropractic digital x-ray system in place that utilizes the latest chiropractic PACS features, many of the repetitive tasks can be handled by the digital equipment, making your work day more efficient and saving you time.   In terms of chiropractic x-rays, physicians may select from chiropractic CR or chiropractic DR imaging systems.  CR systems can be scaled to fit any size medical facility, including chiropractic offices...

In the course of my daily work, I continue to get patients that have no idea what a Bone Mineral Density test (BMD) involves. Some think it is similar to a bone scan (which is a Nuclear Medicine test), or an MRI or a CT (CAT) scan. Others think it involves needles or drills to get a sample of bone to test! Ouch! In fact, a BMD test (sometimes referred to as a DEXA, or DXA scan) is quite likely one of the easiest medical tests you will ever have. All it really involves is for the patient to lie on their back on a cushioned table top while being scanned. A typical exam involves the scanning of the Lumbar (or, lower) spine and one hip, usually the left, sometimes both. If one of these areas cannot be...

Cigarettes were first accepted as a sociable act, but research has uncovered that it is very unhealthy. If you smoke, you are hurting yourself and others near you. Smoking is bad because it causes cancer and breathing problems for you, too. It is a bad habit that you don't need. You think you do, but you don't. It is all in your head. Your mind knows it is not good for you, but your body thinks that it needs the cigarette to get through the day. Cigarettes have a lot of chemicals in it and toxins. When it is smoked, it is dispersed into the air, and it will affect anyone who is there. As a young kid, you think that smoking is a cool thing to do because all of your friends are doing it. Well...

Osteoporosis has always been known to threaten women, as it afflicts 8 million females in the US, but this bone-thinning disorder is becoming a serious public health issue among men also. More than 2 million men may be at risk for osteoporosis and bone fractures, with 6% of them over age 50 will experience a hip fracture as a result of this disease. Even though osteoporosis does not affect men as often as it does women, the risk for men increases with age, with the risk factors being similar to those of women. Osteoporosis often shows no symptom until a bone fracture occurs, which makes early detection extremely important. With new bone material constantly replacing the old, more bone is produced...

For a lot of people attempting to lose weight the first thing that comes to their mind is eating less. Instead of eating smaller meals they usually eat less meals. If you want your body to become heavier and have a higher fat percentage this is the quickest way to achieve it. At first this looks like an extremely effective method of losing weight, but it is very short lived. What you lose at first is water weight and muscle mass. It's the loss of your muscle mass that is the start of you getting heavier, it just takes a little time to start showing on your body . Breakfast is the first meal that most dieters give up first. They think that skipping breakfast after waking up hungry will cause their...

EAT YOUR WAY TO FITNESS AND WEIGHT LOSS With all the recent scares of salmonella and e-coli found in our food supplies, more people are growing their own food and eating organic. There is lots to be said for organic food and no toxic pesticides sprayed. I have recently decided to pay more attention to what I eat and get off the sugar and junk food diet. I’ve learned a lot about nutrition, stress and health and the importance that food plays in that equation. I discovered a great guide book on how to EAT YOUR WAY TO FITNESS. This comprehensive ebook is loaded with information about the right foods to eat for weight loss, nutrition, energy and health. Most available fitness, weight loss...

Isn't it funny, how belly fat seems to appear as is out of nothing? No forewarning or alarm bells. Often you will only realize the sad fact after someone comments on it. And that always stings a bit, even if the comment is well intended. Crash diets are not the answer to get rid of a fat belly and it will make you feel hungry and irritable. Besides, most people who go on crash diets lose the weight; only to find they gain it all back. Avoid Foods That Can Be Processed Into Fat Cells. It only makes sense to change your eating habits. It took awhile to gain the belly fat, now it will take some more time to lose it. This is about dieting, eating better. Stop grabbing for the starches and start reaching...

A big brunette is a dark haired girl who is a bit on the bigger side. There are many big brunettes in society. The brunette can be big but not overweight and they can also be big and overweight. The best thing to keep in mind when you are looking at a big girl is health. You must place health as priority. This is because you need to be arriving first before you can do anything else. There are various reasons why brunettes who are big have become overweight. The main problem is change of lifestyle. More and more people are spending their time sitting in offices and have forsaken good old hard physical work. The United States is faced with a pandemic in this regard. This is the most overweight...

Stomach Shaping Exercises practised with regularity and combined with a healthy diet form the kingpin of having a fit and body and a great quality of life. There are three benefits in particular associated with Stomach Shaping Exercises which we shall explore a little in this article. The first and perhaps most important benefit is in respect to distribution of stresses around the body. Everyday actions such as lifting and bending will be much easier and the risk of injury to the back muscles, for example, will be significantly reduced. Well developed abs also serve to project the vital inner organs such as the spleen from damage, so their development really is a win-win situation. The second major...

Seventy percent or more of the population struggles with constipation. Some believe the number is even higher, 80- 90%. The market for laxatives is now approaching 1 billion each year. It appears that constipation is an issue that most of us have to deal with at one time or the other. Using natural means to clear constipation is what this e-book is all about. I believe that to have good health we need to use mostly foods and supplements that are free of additives and food enhancers that are harmful to the body. We need to eat the right foods and watch how we prepare them so we can digest and absorb them without creating or leaving residues that get turned into toxic matter in our colon. The first...

cl Some facts should be put straight. A mom is lifeline of any house. It doesn’t matter whether you stay indoors or work outside. You will do maximum work in your house compared to anyone else. Your family depends heavily upon you. They need you when they have to complete their projects. Children need you while doing their work o school. Your mother in law needs you other household works. Different other persons come to your house and need your attention. They may be milkman, may be grocery person. that means you work from morning till night without any respite. You don’t get any second spared. Hence it is necessary that you should remain healthy too. Health is something you should not...

In a previous post, we discussed how to sort through all of the cosmetic surgeons out there to keep from being taken in by an inferior surgeon who has not been certified by the highest board in the field--the American Board of Plastic Surgeons. But even after you narrow down your list to those who have been qualified, you'll still have several possible choices. How do you pick the best out of those who remain? Here are some considerations to keep in mind. 1) Evaluate the Surgery Center. You don't want to just look at the doctor, but at the surgery center itself. Specifically, you want to be sure the systems in place that insure your safety during and following the surgery are of high quality...

software is becoming larger within each year, every year a new software is placed on the market in healthcare to update to a more proficient operation in the medical field of technology. With Certification Comission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT), you are 100% certified with all EHR (Electronic Health Records) products. CCHIT EMR is very important and imperative when looking for high quality and most of all a certification seal. This seal is the most recognized by the United states for EHR products. Hospitals, doctors, or physicians may want to share information electronically to one another with secure safety that personal files, patient files, etc., do not become vulnerable to other...

Bone density has not been talked about very much until the last 5-7 years. However, today startling facts have come to light. One in 2 women, and one in 4 men,over the age of 50, will break a bone due to osteoporosis. Pretty scarey when you see statistics like that. So, what is Osteoporosis and is it really such a big deal? Osteoporosis is a progressive bone disease in which the density of the bone is decreased & the structural integrity of the bone is impaired, thus making the bone more brittle. The cortex, or outer portion of the bone, becomes thinner and more porous, thus making it more prone to fractures. This disease affects 75 million people in the United States, Europe, and Japan. It...

We read in our history books how superstitious our ancestors were. They believed that behind every thing, every deeds, every happening there is always god. They used to think how anything can happen without their will? They believed that every person suffering from any disease must have done something wrong. Hence they didn’t use to call the doctor; instead they used to call some priest. Years later their superstitions continued to a large extent. Some of them were proven wrong scientifically. It was years later established that earth is not the centre of universe rather it is just a planet which revolves round the sun. The person who established it was hanged. But today the case is not so. We...

Having an EMR software for your medical facility not only provides better health care to your patients but also upgrades your overall functionality. Learn here how to do it right. Most industries have embraced the use of information technology, adapting and upgrading their methods of information recording. However, among some of the industries still lagging behind are hospitals and other health facilities. EMR stands for "electronic medical records". Why is it so important? What benefits does is have over traditional methods? These are just some of the questions some people may have. There are incredible amount of benefits from updating medical institutions from the old...

Using nutrition information for health and preventing disease has always been what people have been using for thousands of years. Only in the last 100 years have people changed to using drugs in the belief that it will give them a quick cure from their ill conditions. This is a false hope. It is only through using nutrition and natural remedies that you can truly cure your disease. It is this knowledge, when applied, which provides the body with balance and starts the process of healing and curing. You can learn many of the basic principles in nutrition that will help you gain unbelievable health. You can get a four year college degree in nutrition, since it is a science. Learning nutrition...

Medical malpractice premiums are at an all-time high in this country. Nearly 200,000 people die in hospitals every year due to possibly preventable medical errors. A huge proportion of those errors involve improper medication. A person allergic to penicillin is given amoxicillin; someone taking a drug is prescribed one that is contra-indicated with the one he's already using. In addition, certain foods or nutritive supplements shouldn't be taken with certain medications: grapefruit, for example, is not to be eaten by a person taking the anti-seizure medication often prescribed for neurological pain, such as diabetic neuralgia. The juice of the fruit slows the breakdown of the drug and the relief of...

Interventional radiology (IR) refers to the special practices performed under the minimally invasive treatment procedure. It uses image guidance technology to find more precision in the treatment. Such images are considered to direct the treatment procedure that may include the use of needle or other tiny instruments like small tubes or catheters. So the interventional radiologist can find a lager assistant to direct these instruments through the body to the area of damaged parts. This particular technique has really proved to be helpful to diagnose some of the most perilous diseases including cancer. Its methods are done purely for diagnostic purposes per se angiogram. The IR technique uses some...