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How does Coronavirus affect your lungs

In the year 2019, doctors in Wuhan, China, came across a new virus belonging to the existing coronavirus family that jumps from animals to humans. Since then, the world has seen its devastating effect on every nation due to which WHO publically declared the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 as a Pandemic. Researches and doctors, especially  lung specialist , consider the virus as a cluster of pneumonia. The investigations conducted on this novel coronavirus to date are valid enough to conclude that the virus causes an atrocious effect on the respiratory system, especially the lungs. How does COVID-19 move in your body? According to the recognized  pulmonologist  and  lung specialists , COVID-19 infects the human body by setting its foot into the healthy cells. The virus is transmitted from person to person through the droplets or by touching the infected surfaces. To understand the movement of the virus and its effect, let’s have a quick recap on how oxygen t...

When do you need a heart stent, and why?

An instrument like a tiny tube that opens up the blocked passageway on insertion by your doctor is called a stent. Depending upon the placement, the stent restores the flow of blood and other fluids. Stent requires either metal or plastic for making. If arteries are large, it involves the use of larger stents known as stent-grafts. It needs specialized fabric in the formation of these stents. There can also be a coating of medicine over the stent to prevent blocked arteries from closing. A stent for the heart is known as a coronary stent. This device is tube-shaped, and doctors place it in the coronary arteries for the proper regulation of blood during treatment of Coronary heart disease . Cardiologists perform it under percutaneous coronary intervention ( PCI ) procedure. Nowadays, 9 out of 10, PCI procedures use a coronary stent. Insertion of coronary stent reduces angina ( chest pain ) and decreases adverse events in acute myocardial infarction to improve chances of surviv...

Misconception Related to Total hip replacement

When there is a replacement or removal of portions of parts that form the hip joint, usually including your pelvis and femur (thighbone), it is called hip replacement. Patients get relief from stiffness by hip Arthritis and hip pain by this treatment. Also, hip replacement serves excellent benefits for trauma conditions. Total hip replacement is most common from all other types. It is known as total hip arthroplasty too. During total hip replacement surgery in Chandigarh , our doctors fix artificial implants at the place of worn-out or damaged sections of your hip. Perhaps, including titanium metal shells, a socket gets replacement by the durable plastic cup. Besides, you have removal of the femoral head to fix a ceramic or metal alloy ball. The new ball attaching with a metal stem gets insertion into the top of your femur at last. This procedure heals your hip pain and makes you walk regularly. However, there are many misconceptions in people’s minds about hip repl...