Dealing with chemotherapy and radiation
Wilma van der Bijl shares her secrets on getting through chemo and radiation.
Your check-up – prostate exam
The prostate exam is a routine check-up – here’s what you need to know about it.
Moles: what to look out for
‘Mole mapping is a simple procedure and an invaluable aid,’ Dr Asmal explains. ‘It’s also an effective image-storage system so any change in lesions can be followed up.’
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Mediclinic aboard the PinkDrive
One in 29 South African women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime*… This figure is frightening. Yet with early detection and effective treatment, the prognosis is very good.
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To ensure sterility, our surgical instruments are twice wrapped in sterile fabric.
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Our nursing units are designed to minimise the distance between nursing staff and patients.
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To make the most of every second, we strive to synchronise all our clocks in the hospital.
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We have backup generators for our backup generators so that we can provide uninterrupted expert care.
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We place oxygen-releasing, toxin-absorbing plants, like Sanseviera Trifasciata, around our hospitals.
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To prevent harmful bacteria being absorbed by mattresses we use protective under sheets made from polypropylene.
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Mediclinic trains more than a thousand nurses annually at training centres throughout Southern Africa.
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Our corridors are 2.3m wide allowing two beds to pass one another without any interference.
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Nurses can observe patients at all times as critical care units are designed like a beehive with the nurses’ station in the middle.
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We use a yacht-mast design for our cabling and keep it safely wound up in our trauma pedestals to avoid any accidents.
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Understanding prostate cancer
‘Urology is a wonderful discipline of medical care. I get to see a wide spectrum of patients, from newborns to the very elderly,’ he says. ‘I find it rewarding to treat and often cure conditions of parts of the body that patients feel uncomfortable discussing.’
The low-down on cancer
Some causes of cancer include genetics. Some people are born with the lack of a cancer suppressor gene, or with genetic material that leads to an increased division of cells.
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Scrub areas in theatre are a minimum of 2.1m wide to accommodate at least two people at a time.
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Some of our hospitals have operating tables that can support patients of up to 370kg in weight and 2.2m in height.
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Nurses can observe patients at all times as critical care units are designed like a beehive with the nurses’ station in the middle.
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We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
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Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
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Immunisations save lives and help stop diseases from spreading.
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A jumping rope uses almost every muscle in the entire body during exercise.
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The only one in Africa and one of only 13 in the world, the P-I BrÅnemark Institute of Excellence at Mediclinic Morningside, specialises in facial reconstruction.
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A baby weighing 390g survived thanks to the expertise of Mediclinic’s highly qualified paediatric staff and specialists.
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We monitor the temperature of our neonatal units as newborn babies are extremely sensitive to temperature change.
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Breast health
Our expert, Dr Phillip Nel, is a general surgeon at Mediclinic Kloof in Pretoria.
Head, neck and oral cancers
Doctors would look for suspicious lesions, such as red or white patchy or pigmented areas, ulcers, swellings or nodules, as well as places where you may have lost sensation. If cancer is suspected, a biopsy is performed for definite diagnosis and treatment is decided from there.
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