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Chest Surgical Diseases – An Awareness Program

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Thoracic or chest surgery relates to treatment or surgery of all organs in the chest, except heart. This includes all surgeries of lungs i.e tuberculosis, cancers, all surgeries of rib cage i.e birth defects and deformed ribs, surgeries of the airways i.e narrowing of Trachea after ventilator support, surgeries for diseases of food pipes and …

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Chest wall deformities. Reconstructive surgery offerred at kih

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You don’t have to take surgical appointment abroad now. You are offered state of art chest wall reconstruction procedures at KIH Islamabad. Be it an incurved or out curved (Pigeon Chest Deformity) of chest wall since childhood or a deformity you have noticed in your kids while they were changing their shirts. It may also …

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Thyroid

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Thyroid A rare case of advanced Thyroid disease operated at KIH Prof. Brig (Rtd) Asif Asghar -SI(M) (Chest Surgeon) What if you hear a patient saying that while I was sleep, my kids used to judge evidence of life in me from my noisy laboured breathing. They would rush to see their mother if they …

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RELENTLESS PREGNANCY HUNGER

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Most women experience new forms of hunger and cravings during pregnancy, and for a good reason. Apart from nourishing a growing baby, your body is also experiencing some changes such as increased fat stores, and a higher blood volume, which is why it needs more energy to function optimally. But although this hunger is justified, …

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ARE YOU PREGNANT?

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Bringing a baby into world is one of the most beautiful and meaningful achievements in life, but before the baby is born, many changes happen to your body. If you are pregnant for the first time, I’m sure you have a lot of questions about what the next nine months will be like. So, Kulsum …

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Corona Virus Information

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How to prevent flu?

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Flu affects thousands of people every year in Pakistan. It usually peaks in January/February and tapers in March. Here are the tips to help prevent flu and cold. 1. Avoid close contact Avoid close contact with people who have flu or sick. When you are sick, distance yourself from others to protect them from getting …

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Dengue Fever

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Dengue Fever takes numerous lives each year in Pakistan. It is a mosquito-borne disease which causes a mild or high grade fever with joint, muscle and eye pain, rashes, nausea and vomiting. In severe cases bleeding, a sudden drop in blood pressure and death can occur. There are no vaccines available for Dengue Fever. Avoiding …

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Symptoms of Heart Attack

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Symptoms of Heart Attack Heart Attack, also called Myocardial Infarction, is a life threatening clinical condition when blood flow to the heart stops. Blockage happens due to fat, cholesterol or other substances. Mostly heart attacks are caused by coronary heart diseases. There are various symptoms of heart attack and may vary from one person or …

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Haemovigilance – Blood Safety

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Kulsum International Hospital offers NAT Screened blood for all transfusions HISTORY OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION Blood transfusion is one of the historical achievements of mankind. History of efforts to transfuse blood dates back to early 17th century. Finally a successful human to human blood transfusion was first performed by James Blundell in 1818, since then the …

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