Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Bowling Tournament for Senior Citizen

Here are the participants on the Bowling Tournament for Senior Citizen held at SM Megamall. Clockwise: Hon. Raymond Lising, Mr. Ramon Lising (dad of Hon. Lising), Ms. Josefina Dela Merced, Mrs. Jean Bondoc, Mrs. Ligaya Villaruz, Atty. Letty Amon, Mr. Jerry Ramos and Roger Gonzaga Sr.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Recormon on Elderly

Recormon is injected to some elderly patient as substitution of Erythropoietin in severly anaemic dialysis. It's a lifelong theraphy, however it can be interrupted by the patient's physician at any time, if necessary.

Blood Pressure Monitoring Assistance at Alexandra Condominium

Here in the Photo: Some of the Staff and employees of Alexandra Condominium lined up to our BHW-Assistant Senior Citizen Coordinator (Ms. Josefina Roa) for their Blood Pressure Monitoring while Operation Timbang was being held that day.

OPT at Alexandra Condominium

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Tuberculin Test on Children

Tuberculosis Skin Test (also known as Tuberculin Test of PPD test) is a test used to determine if someone has developed an immune response to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). This response can occur if someone currently has TB, if they were exposed to it in the past, or if they received the BCG vaccine against TB.

It is administered by injecting a 0.1 mL volume containing 5 TU (tuberculin units) PPD into the top layers of skin (intradermally, immediately under the surface of the skin) of the forearm. The use of a skin area that is free of abnormalities and away from veins is recommended. The injection is typically made using a ¼- to ½-inch, 27-gauge needle and a tuberculin syringe. The tuberculin PPD is injected just beneath the surface of the skin. A discrete, pale elevation of the skin (a wheal) 6 to 10 mm in diameter should be produced when the injection is done correctly. This wheal or "bleb" is generally quickly absorbed. If it is recognized that the first test was improperly administered, another test can be given at once, selecting a site several centimeters away from the original injection.

"Reading" the skin test means detecting a raised, thickened local area of skin reaction, referred to as induration. Induration is the key item to detect, not redness or bruising. Skin tests should be read between 48 and 72 hours after the injection when the size of the induration is maximal. Tests read after 72 hours tend to underestimate the size of the induration.

Fur further information about this test.. visit http://www.medicinenet.com/tuberculosis_skin_test_ppd_skin_test/article.htm

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Bingo Extravaganza

Bingo Extravaganza was held at the BSA Covered court at 4 this afternoon. It was such a big success.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Helping some Indigent

Here shown some of our BHW cutting pieces of gauzes before they autoclave them for sterilization.


Here, Hon. Raymond U. Lising giving some steriled gauze to Mr. Delos Santos (a car barker) to be used by his 2 year old son who has colostomy case.

Monday, March 09, 2009