₦airaland Forum

chidexxy007:
mehn see wetin naija do me.... been glued to channels TV and nairaland all day without tasting anytin since

Bros go chop o.

All these politicians PDP or APC don chop bele ful they dont care about you

BUCHOX:
breakdown but remaining three states sokoto borno and delta

Any party that did not get more than 10% of votes cast should be disbanded.

They wasted our time and their money..

Where is FFK?
I understand GEJ has now realised he has been collecting his money and lying to him all these years.

Now elections are over can you state governors please pay salaries?!
The people are hungry
Stop diverting state allocation to political party coffers

All of you who were collecting party rice and garri, it was your salary of 5 months they used to buy it.
5 months salary for one torn bag of rice, really??

The presidents men are doing their jobs.
Telling their paymasters what they want to hear

elobyobi:
Just finished service...ie going on 3 years in the profession. Have always dreamed of being an OB/GYN, but for the most part, I'm still a blank slate.
I hear say that PLAB hard die! how true is that?

Ok so you're still young and versatile. It's important to make up your mind what you want to do early.

I'm a gastroenterologist. I did the PLAB a very long time ago and it was hard then so I expect it to be hard now after all it's an exam But you should be used to hard exams as a doctor.

elobyobi:
Thanks naijafresh. Where do u work?

I work in the UK.

What stage are you in your training and what do you want to specialise in?

LekinsRibirth:
That woman must have done something despicable to warrant such beating. Maybe she was trying to hold ground with the man as what most women would do.
If you can't fight don't run your mouth! No man would beat his wife if she doesn't do something wrong. You know your husband is an animal yet you'll keep on exchanging words with him.
Sorry!

Now we know why wife beating is a national pastime. As you can see from the responses here saying she deserved it a good proportion of our men sanction it. They feel she brought it on herself and blah blah blah I guess this includes the poor woman who opens the door for her drunk husband at 2am and refuses to accede to his irrational demands or the woman who is trying to make a point over some serious marriage threatening issues and gets emotional or raises her voice or whatever the cases may be.
There is no excuse for lifting your hands to hit your partner, beast or no beast, hot headed or not.


Domestic violence is a crime!

FALSE not force.. correct your english please

Coldplay007:
LOL
I'm a Med doc too.. I just don't announce it that much...
I know what to look out for in CLD....

So you see where I am coming from, sometimes you need to declare yourself so timewasters don't waste your time.

Coldplay007:
Where are the test results nah?

Go to the original post and see them there. I have also copied and pasted here.
Last tests were dated 2014, any up to date tests?

If you feel that's what he did then he googled the wrong thing, those are not the results you see in Chronic liver failure, I won't tell you what you would expect to see that would complicate issues but i can confirm the test results do not fit.

Caveat Emptor!!!

Interesting, I have had a look at these tests now appended and must say i had to look at the results twice to make sure i wasn't missing anything.

Are you telling me you were diagnosed with chronic liver failure on the basis of these results?? If so then who made the diagnosis?
I would like to speak to them to find out how they came to this conclusion.

In all my years as a gastroenterologist and hepatologist I have never seen anyone with chronic liver failure present with test results like this.

The test results are not right and that is all I will say for now.

Well when the situation gets critical the government and nation will sit up and do something about it

As for now they're relying on the goodwill of doctors amongst other things but 'When things fall apart' you know what follows

drered:
They are not used interchangeably, not appropriately anyways. Chemists in this context are patent medicine dealers that are given the license to stock simple 'over the counter drugs' like paracetamol, antacids, etc. They are also restricted to selling a limited quantity of this drugs.. A pharmacist is a professional in all respect that can apply himself in so many areas. In this context a pharmacist operating in a pharmacy stocks all kinds of medicines, ethical /prescription drugs (which make up the bulk of medicines) and also OTC 's and most importantly provides pharmaceutical care. Whatever a pharmacist decided to stock in his pharmacy is solely dependent on him. They are strictly pharmacy and also pharmacys/supermarkets.

Points noted..

When I said 'interchangeably' I did not mean they were correct to do so.
That's why you see a small time shop owner calling himself 'XYZ Global enterprises' when his market is limited to his village. It's a 'nigerianism'
I will tell off my local chemist next time he calls himself a pharmacy

Xiadnat:
Stay in your OWN country and HELP people there.

Did you become a doctor to make money and live comfortable lifestyle or to HELP people?

You are very irritating to say the least, if he wants to leave let him leave. Everyone is entitled to a better life not just you.

Do you pay his bills or provide for his family?
Nigerians are very ungrateful people and don't appreciate the work that healthcare professionals put in above and beyond duty day in day out. So i bet he is simply fed up.

Everyone keeps going on about medicine being a humane and caring profession and yes that is very TRUE! that is why doctors don't down tools at 5pm because their day shift has finished but carry on to ensure someone is stable enough and can be handed over before they go home etc but there is a very big difference Medicine is NOT a charity! So please note the difference.

There may be charitable hospitals etc but not everyone works in a charity organisation. Medicine is not a priesthood of some sort, when doctors take the hippocratic oath they dont promise to work for free. They promise to do their best and it means sometimes working for free not ALWAYS working for free.
When was the last time you donated to a medical charity by the way? But you expect to get free treatment when you turn up because doctors are supposed to be 'charitable individuals'

Doctors need to get paid so they can care for their families and pay their bills.

Do you give doctors a discount because they are doctors or do they get free cars, live rent free and get free food in the market? do their children get free education?

NO! instead they get abuse from the public who forget that healthcare is expensive and their doctors are doing their best.

I don't even work in Nigeria but i feel the pain of Nigerian doctors!

The terms are used interchangeably in Nigeria.
A chemist and a Pharmacist tend to be the same thing though in the true sense of the word a chemist is not a pharmacist and vice versa.

The term 'Chemist' usually refers to a Chemist shop and is a bit old fashioned as you could get all sorts of household items, cleaners, paints, solvents etc in a chemist including drugs, the are more of a convenience store and may not necessarily have a qualified pharmacist on site. As previously mentioned they tend to be smaller and may not have an extensive list of drugs available.

Also the term chemist roughly refers to a pharmacy(UK) or drugstore (USA) depending on which country you're in.

I note a comment above noting that these shops sell all sorts of 'rubbish' these days.
It is simply modern marketing strategy and responding to market forces. They sell allied products ie toothbrushes, personally grooming products and groceries etc to maximise profits.

akagbosuj:
Please I will like to know the necessary requirment for opening a mmedical laboratory in lagos. Thanks

Hello,
It depends on your vision and capital outlay. You also need to consider location, premises and clientele. Machines are available everywhere it's the maintenance and consumables that's the issue
I'm assuming from your question you're not a biomedical scientist or doctor. You should also partner with a doctor and or a BMSto decide what to offer etc. the biomedical scientist will also run the lab for you unless you want to do this yourself the training and certification is also required

If you're still interested and have a business plan with a provisional budget I can look at it for you and advice you accordingly with regards to equipment, location and consumables

Best wishes

Logically it's a number so it's not L8 but 87

ExTrEmE99:
Its 87 placed upside down.


More like L8

You're correct and very smart!

If you think about it from a different angle, literally you will figure it out soon enough.

holyteeboy:
95

Wrong.. Try again

Here's a little exercise for your brains this evening. How creative is your thinking and problem solving?

What number is under the car?

simba1:
@naijafresh. Pls, can we proceed in private via "fb"?

Sorry dont do facebook but you can send me a PM on nairaland

If you and your husband are short your kids are very likely to be short.. simple laws of nature, you both have short genes unless by some miracle you have 'tall' genes which are passed on.
So get this out of the way, it is a given, and look at other issues as mentioned above

simba1:
Translocating Stage(Jamb).

Forgive my ignorance what does 'translocating stage' mean ?

If you are about to do JAMB you should have thought about possible careers by now as this influences your choice of subjects and application choices before filling out your form unless you haven't quite got there yet then i hope the little i have written below helps.

Medicine or Nursing
Dentistry
Pharmacy
Microbiology

I believe these are some of the popular healthcare courses in Nigerian universities and higher institutions, I'm not sure if there are degree programs in nursing in Nigeria as there are abroad as well. There may well be more courses not mentioned this is by no means a complete list.

Your choice depends on your academic ability and your drive, finances and where you see yourself in the next 5 and 10 years.

It is difficult to advise someone when you have no idea of their academic ability. If you are very intelligent, have a good academic record till date and confident of very high scores in JAMB you can consider medicine. High scores are required as it is very competitive with limited spaces as well as a mentally challenging course to study.

If you don't want to spend a long time training, are good with practical skills, communication and caring skills, don't like too much academic pressure or responsibility but would still like to a career healthcare you can consider courses like nursing. These however are not 'easy' courses and still require dedication and hardwork. They however do not require the level of academic achievement you may need to meet in courses such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy etc.

If you don't like the hands on approach of medicine, nursing and dentistry you can apply for allied courses such as pharmacy and microbiology but i will impress on you that these allied professions are equally tasking if not harder in some respects as they require good analytical skills, self discipline and powers of deduction. Also gone are the days of little or no patient contact, they are now more hands on and actively involved in the management of patients etc.

So you can see the choice is wide and varied you have to look at your personal skills as well as academic ability as you have equally brilliant people in all fields..

You are also advised to visit hospitals and speak to people in various fields they are better suited to giving an in depth and personal perspective on their experiences and outlook

hope this quick summary helps kickstart the process

Hmm.. be careful, he doesn't necessarily need 'drugs', you should avoid unnecessary medication in a developing child as some are actually harmful.
He should be allowed to grow at his own individual pace. Why would you want to give him drugs just to make him grow like he's an Easter chicken?

By the way, has he had all his developmental milestone checks?
Is he up to date with his vaccinations?
Are you or his father small? If his parents are small he should not be expected to be 'big'.
Was he a premature baby?
Does he eat healthily?
Has he had long periods of ill health? this can also affect his growth

If you are really worried he should be assessed by a paediatrician who will weigh him, measure his height and compare him on a centile growth chart to see how he compares with his peers.

You can see from the many questions i have asked that he needs a proper assessment if you are indeed worried he is small for his age.
Bear in mind no two babies are the same

Why don't you start by telling us your qualifications or what stage you are at in your education.

Choppy? Do you mean chubby?

I am a doctor and a gastroenterologist and hepatologist as well. I am sorry to hear about your predicament.
I don't see how there is any perceived risk in uploading your test results here.

For a start the Lab test results are just simple numbers which mean nothing to anyone who isn't medically trained or knowledgable.
I would want to see the results of your serial LFTs, FBC, clotting, U&Es, viral serology and autoimmune liver serology to mention a few so I can work out what your Child-Pugh or MELD score is.
Simply displaying a lab result or posting the numbers is in my humble opinion not a personal security risk, like someone has already pointed out, you have given bank account details and name already.

If you ask me, I would feel safer uploading my LFT test results here rather than my bank details.

If you feel you are revealing too much information you can't expect anyone to help you by 'revealing' their pockets to you.

I wish you the best

Knowing our security services he was probably killed soon after the pictures were taken..

Thanks..

You're welcome, let us know how you get on.

BW

[quote author=vickkyruby post=31923509][/quote]Ok. I can't really prescribe for you online for ethical reasons as I'm not your doctor and I dont have your clinical history to hand such as drug allergies and history of other drugs you may be taking but I can give you generic advice you can discuss with a doctor or pharmacist.
This information is also freely available on Google and a registered pharmacist will be able to give you dosage information which if I post here is the same as prescribing anyway. I am happy to confirm or answer any further questions you may have if you obtain the drugs listed below. The drugs are taken twice a day for example.

Treatment for helicobacter is called 'triple therapy' and consists of a weeks course of 2 antibiotics and an acid suppression drug

Typical regimes may consist of
1. Omeprazole - acid suppression
2. Amoxicillin - antibiotic
3. Clarithromycin - antibiotic

Because of increasing drug resistance the recommended duration is now 2 weeks and this gives eradication rates of around 90-95% depending on whose figures you look at.