Every spring, a yellow coating of pollen covers everything, most noticeably car windows. For many people with allergies , this yellow pollen is the cause of all their sinus and nasal misery triggering bouts of sneezing, sniffling, water eyes, nasal congestion , etc. However, this yellow pollen produced by pine trees is NOT a significant allergy trigger. When it comes to allergy, the biggest culprits are the pollen you can not see. Such springtime microscopic pollen that IS the culprit for…
Guest Blog Post by Dr. Julie Wei, MD, FAAP One of the most common and simple procedures that Otolaryngologists (ear, nose, and throat specialists) perform is that of putting “tubes” in children’s ears. General and pediatric otolaryngologists alike perform thousands of these simple and quick procedures every year, often several times in a single hour! Most children who need and get “tubes” in their ears are toddlers and those in preschool age. What continues to surprise me is how often pare…
In the medical world, video recording of surgical procedures is not unusual, especially when it comes to endoscopy. A camera attached to an endoscope throws up a live image to a screen for the surgeon (and others) to watch. Video output for recording is now standard in such situations. The monitor where the endoscopy procedure is viewed itself contains video output plugs. The endoscopy equipment itself like the KayPentax EPK-1000 contains not just one video output, but 3... Two S-video…