How high is Holmes’ IQ?

< < Sherlock > > appeared on the big screen on January 4, 2016. This time, the detective duo [crossed] to the Victorian era. While lamenting the excellent production and exquisite details of the production team, many of us inevitably ask ourselves silently like Watson: Is it even a little possible for me to become as smart as Sherlock Holmes? To answer this question, we must first understand one of the main measures of [intelligence] in our time: IQ. How high is Holmes’ IQ? Many people know that people with high IQ are smart, but they do not necessarily know what abilities [IQ] reflects. Originally, the word [IQ] was coined by Binet in 1905. He designed some tests to evaluate Read More …

Common Antihypertensive Drugs: ACEI and ARB

ACEI: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor It is suitable for patients with diabetes, chronic kidney diseases (except severe renal insufficiency), heart failure, cardiac insufficiency after myocardial infarction, prevention of atrial fibrillation, obesity and stroke. Drug classification: Long-acting drugs include benazepril, fosinopril, perindopril, ramipril and imidapril. Enalapril is the main medium-effect drug. Short-acting drugs mainly include captopril, which is usually used 2-3 times/day if taken for a long time in order to reduce blood pressure quickly when blood pressure increases. Adverse reactions: The most common adverse reaction of this kind of drug is dry cough, which is generally not very serious. If you can’t stand it, you can change dressings. After dressing change, dry cough will disappear. When individuals, especially the elderly, Read More …

Is hiccups a disease? Can it be cured?

The 2006 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Dr. Francis M. Fesmire in the United States and Dr. Majed Odeh in Israel for inventing a [rectal massage to stop hiccups], which is enough to show how many people have been troubled by hiccups. The operation steps of this strange hiccup stopping method are as follows: The index finger extends into the patient’s anus and massages the rectum with slow circular movement. The frequency of hiccups in the patient will immediately slow down and stop completely within 30 seconds. Those who are deeply troubled by hiccups can try and watch me talk about the hiccups slowly. Hiccup is what? The medical name hiccup is [hiccup], which comes from Latin Read More …

Common Antihypertensive Drugs: Calcium Antagonists

Calcium antagonist is a widely used antihypertensive drug. It is suitable for elderly hypertension, simple systolic hypertension, carotid intima-media thickening or plaque stable angina pectoris, post-stroke and peripheral vascular diseases. Commonly used long-acting calcium antagonists include: nifedipine controlled-release tablets, nifedipine sustained-release tablets III, amlodipine, levamlodipine, felodipine, lacidipine; Medium-acting calcium antagonist: usually taken twice a day in the morning and evening, commonly used are nitrendipine and nifedipine sustained-release tablets (I, II); Short-acting calcium antagonists include nifedipine, usually 2-3 times per day. The drugs mentioned above are all dihydropyridine calcium antagonists. It can be used for basically all hypertension patients. Adverse reaction Adverse reactions of calcium antagonists: Individual patients will have headache, facial flushing, lower limb edema, palpitation and other adverse reactions. Read More …

Why do you still have gout attacks when you take uric acid-lowering drugs?

Uric acid reduction therapy can be called a milestone in the management of chronic gout. Effective control of uric acid levels can reduce the risk of acute gout attacks. However, in the initial stage of starting uric acid reduction treatment, the onset of acute gout tends to increase, resulting in some patients stopping drugs without authorization due to fear of pain or conscious ineffective treatment. However, this is not the case. Let’s look at the following: Why can gout attack occur in the process of reducing uric acid? We know that excessive uric acid load in the body will cause uric acid crystals to deposit around joints, thus causing the onset of acute or chronic gouty arthritis. Let’s make an Read More …

The last one is especially important.

There are many activities during the Spring Festival. If you are not careful, there will be minor problems. What should you do when you encounter these things? Let’s look at [Spring Festival Essential Strategy] 1. What if you get oral ulcer? Spring Festival is inevitable to stutter meat, drink in large bowls and overeat, but oral ulcer annoys people. What can we do? You can use relatively safe cedi iodine and stick the tablets directly on the ulcer. However, if there is an unusual ulcer or there is still no trend of relief after taking drugs for many days, please see a doctor as soon as possible. 2. What if your hand is accidentally scalded by a hot pan? Rinse Read More …

Does bubble tea contain harmful chemicals? Can you have another good drink?

Some time ago, a post about bubble tea was widely spread in the circle of friends. The post said that bubble tea contains harmful chemicals, such as sodium cyclamate, mirabilite, magnesium chloride, etc. Moreover, it is said that [pearl] is mainly cassava starch. In order to be elastic and chewy, wheat protein and synthetic polymer materials, namely plastic, are also added. So, are the pearls in bubble tea really plastic? Let’s analyze them one by one. Wheat Protein Makes Pearl More Q-Bomb The pearl in bubble tea is actually a flour round product made of starch as the main raw material. In order to have good taste and chewiness, some wheat protein is indeed used. Wheat protein is added because Read More …

Eight Issues Most Concerned by Mothers after Caesarean Section

Do you care about the problems after caesarean section, look at this article? How to nurse the incision after operation? The principle of large nursing is the same as that of other surgical incisions. In order to promote incision healing, you should: STEP 1 Maintain hygiene Keep the incision clean and dry, change dressing and gauze on time. Step 2 Avoid pulling wounds When coughing, sneezing or laughing, cover your abdomen with your hands near the incision. Choose the right posture to sit, lie and walk without pulling the wound. But don’t stop exercising for fear of wound splitting. It is suggested that mothers should exercise as soon as possible to avoid lower limb venous embolism and pulmonary embolism. STEP Read More …

How about sugar-free moon cakes and health-care moon cakes? Doctor Clove teaches you how to eat healthily during the festival.

I don’t know that since what, everyone has also begun to treat moon cakes cautiously. The biggest problem with moon cakes lies in their high sugar and fat content. Moon cakes have less water and more oil and sugar. And oil and sugar are such things that have very high calories. One gram of sugar or starch has 4 kilocalories. One gram of fat has 9 kilocalories. Not to mention young people who need bodybuilding, for old friends with chronic diseases, especially diabetes, these calories are severe tests of body functions. So, aren’t there various [healthy moon cakes] introduced by businesses now, such as sugar-free moon cakes and health-care moon cakes, etc. Are these healthy moon cakes really healthier? Sugar-free Read More …