Category: Medical Forms

What is a consent? Before doing any kind of medical or surgical procedure, the patient and his relatives are informed about the type of intervention that is going to be done. Written documentation of the method is done, along with its importance and the consequences that would happen if that particular surgery were not performed. As all medical procedures carry...

Need a blood transfusion? Due to decreased dietary iron intake, many cases of anemia have been reported, and the number is increasing daily. Not only this, but reckless driving has led to many road traffic accidents resulting in blood loss. Many chronic illnesses lead to a deficiency of iron in the body. All these patients require a blood transfusion. Few...

Our teeth need regular care and proper attention hands down. I mean many of us don’t even want to come to terms with the fact that teeth are an important part of your body as your skin, heart, kidney, or any other organ. Just imagine an amazing flawlessly glass skin with yellow, cracked worn-out and dirty teeth. Not beautiful at...

A pediatric range ranges from the time of birth to the age of 13 years, after which adulthood starts. In medicine, it is considered to be a very sensitive age as the patient is a child and cannot understand his/ her disease. Because of this, his consent cannot be obtained before any medical treatment. In cases like these, where the...

The musculoskeletal system is an important system of our body that allows us to move about and stay mobile all our lives. Have you ever heard about chiropractors? No? No worries, let us introduce you to the term and then to the form that a chiropractor has to fill out before taking a patient. This is an alternative medicine that...

Children are the flowers of our little garden. They deserve to be loved and taken care of. It is important to let them feel loved, heard, and respected. But, unfortunately, there comes a time in the life of a family when the child has to be given to someone else. It becomes inevitable for the parents to hand over a...

Parents are always trying to take care of their children themselves. They never think of handing over their little flowers to anyone. But today, life has become very demanding for both parents, and it has become inevitable for them to hand over their kids to some caregiver. Such situations occur when one or both of the parents are deceased or...

What is botulinum toxin? There are some toxins and vaccines that are protein-based in nature. Botulinum toxin is one of them and is known basically as a neurotoxin. The toxin is produced by a bacteria known as Clostridium botulinum. This bacterium releases the toxin, which causes flaccid paralysis in the infected person. After recent research and studies, the toxin is...

The word demography means the study of statistics. It is the analysis of the number of births, deaths, incidence, and prevalence of different diseases within a community over a specific period. It also studies the changes occurring in the human population. Demography is a vast subject that includes the study of the size, structural build-up, and distribution of human populations....

Pain is an unpleasant sensation that indicates that something is wrong somewhere in the body. However, as repulsive as it may seem, it is a lifesaver in some cases. It is a natural way to urge a person to seek medical advice. Types of Pain Pain can be classified into two types: acute pain and chronic pain. Acute pain occurs...

Organ and tissue donation have been increasingly adopted in hospitals in all parts of the world in the past decade. It has helped save many lives, and this number continues to increase rapidly due to the recent advances in tissue or organ procurement, preservation, transportation, and surgical techniques. Tissue Donation A tissue is a group of cells. So, what is...

Health is the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being of an individual, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. A regular health checkup is essential for any individual as many diseases do not show up until the late stages and need to be managed at an earlier stage. A healthy person can do his day-to-day activities...

Why is the Blood Test Necessary? Laboratory tests have contributed tremendously to diagnosing diseases in the past. Newer techniques and machinery are being customized to get quicker results. In a medical setup, after taking a complete history of the patient and a thorough clinical examination, the next step is confirming the provisional diagnosis with the help of laboratory tests. There...

In a world full of sweets and chocolates, one always needs a dentist. As we all know, dentists are the doctors who deal with tooth abnormalities and diseases. Apart from brushing your teeth twice daily and flossing every night, regular visits to a dentist must be done, because our teeth are sensitive and demand more attention. Ignoring minor problems might...

The word Autopsy has been derived from Greek descent, meaning ‘to see with one’s own eyes. An autopsy is a surgical procedure done after the death of an individual to find out the cause of the demise. In simpler words, it is the post-mortem examination of a cadaver. Autopsy, when performed on animals, is called Necropsy. Why is Autopsy needed?...

What is an EEG? EEG, or EKG, also known as an electroencephalogram or brain wave test, is used to measure the electrical activity in the brain. The test is performed in laboratories or clinics that have the facility. It takes about an hour and is performed by a doctor or an EEG technician in the presence of a close relative...