Vital Signs Publication

Vital Signs Publication The Official Student Publication of the West Visayas State University College of Medicine. Est 1989

Vital Signs is the official publication of the West Visayas State University - College of Medicine. It is located on the 1st floor of Roxas Hall, the WVSU - College of Medicine building. The publication was founded in 1989, around 14 years after the College of Medicine was established. Over the decades, Vital Signs has continuously evolved; exploring various channels and media as well as writing articles in many languages including English, Filipino, Hiligaynon, and Kinaray-a.

[๐Œ๐„๐ƒ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐‹๐„๐’๐“๐Ž๐๐„ ๐Œ๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐€๐˜]๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†: ๐—” ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒIn a groundbreaking advancement for Filipino healthc...
20/10/2025

[๐Œ๐„๐ƒ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐‹๐„๐’๐“๐Ž๐๐„ ๐Œ๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐€๐˜]

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†: ๐—” ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ

In a groundbreaking advancement for Filipino healthcare, Asian Hospital and Medical Center has successfully introduced the first CyberKnifeยฎ system in the Philippines, offering a revolutionary approach to cancer treatment. This state-of-the-art technology provides a non-invasive, highly precise, and efficient alternative to traditional radiation therapy, marking a significant milestone in the country's medical landscape.

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™ฎ๐™—๐™š๐™ง๐™†๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™›๐™š ยฎ?
CyberKnifeยฎ is a robotic radiosurgery system designed to deliver high-dose radiation to tumors with sub-millimeter accuracy. Unlike conventional radiation therapy, it utilizes real-time imaging and artificial intelligence to track and target tumors, even as they move due to patient breathing or other factors. This capability allows for the treatment of tumors in areas previously considered inoperable, such as the brain, spine, lungs, liver, pancreas, and prostate.

The system employs a compact linear accelerator mounted on a robotic arm, which delivers radiation from thousands of unique angles. This flexibility ensures that the radiation is precisely directed at the tumor while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissues.

๐˜ผ ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™‹๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ
Asian Hospital and Medical Center achieved a significant milestone by completing the Philippines' first CyberKnifeยฎ treatment. The inaugural patient, an 8-year-old diagnosed with meningioma, a tumor affecting the protective membranes of the brain and spinal cord, underwent the procedure without the need for anesthesia or incision. The treatment was completed in a single session, underscoring the system's efficiency and precision.

The successful implementation of CyberKnifeยฎ at Asian Hospital and Medical Center represents a significant advancement in the country's medical capabilities and provides new hope for patients battling cancer. The integration of CyberKnifeยฎ into our healthcare system exemplifies the continuous evolution of medical technology and its potential to transform lives. It is a testament to the dedication of our medical community to provide world-class care to every Filipino.

๐™’๐™๐™ฎ ๐™Š๐™ฅ๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐˜พ๐™ฎ๐™—๐™š๐™ง๐™†๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™›๐™š ยฎ?
The CyberKnifeยฎ allows doctors to deliver high-dose radiation directly to tumors while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. This makes it ideal for patients who are not candidates for surgery. This kind of precision allows for non-surgical treatments that are just as effective as surgery with very minimal side effects. In terms of affordability, PhilHealth covers this type of radiation therapy. The patient's out-of-pocket will be anywhere around 200,000 in total, not per session.

This milestone will not only help patients in need, but will act as a stepping stone for the Philippines to catch up with the rest of the world in the field of healthcare and medicine!

Article by Jessa Matillano and Richard Olano, Jr.
Pubmat by Chloe Reynaldo



[๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—™๐—จ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—”๐—ฌ] ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟthe earth has long been quiet, its sister, water, has always been the ...
19/10/2025

[๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—™๐—จ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—”๐—ฌ]

๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

the earth has long been quiet, its sister, water, has always been the louder one.

year after year, water pours her anger through the storms that rage our land, reclaiming what had always been hers as she floods through the paths now filled with houses and garbage.

but earth ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ shows her anger.

๐—Œ๐—๐–พ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต ๐–บ๐—Œ ๐—๐–พ ๐–ผ๐—Ž๐— ๐—๐–พ๐—‹ ๐—๐—‹๐–พ๐–พ๐—Œ, ๐–บ๐—Œ ๐—๐–พ ๐—Š๐—Ž๐–บ๐—‹๐—‹๐—‚๐–พ๐–ฝ ๐—๐—๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—€๐— ๐—๐–พ๐—‹ ๐—†๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—‡๐—๐–บ๐—‚๐—‡๐—Œ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐—๐—‚๐—…๐—…๐—Œ, ๐–บ๐—Œ ๐—๐–พ ๐—†๐—‚๐—‡๐–พ๐–ฝ ๐—๐–พ๐—‹ ๐–ฝ๐–พ๐—‰๐—๐—๐—Œ ๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐—๐–พ๐—‹ ๐–ฟ๐—‚๐—‡๐—‚๐—๐–พ ๐—‹๐–พ๐—Œ๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—‹๐–ผ๐–พ๐—Œ.

but ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ ๐˜ญ ๐˜บ, the lavas boiling inside her mountains are on the verge of bursting. her soil that used to be held by the roots of her trees are slowly eroding and burying whoever is in her way. she is quivering as she tries to hold in the last of her patience.

๐™จ๐™๐™š ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ง๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ก๐™š๐™จ๐™จ, ๐™—๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ง.

her first shake was on the last few days of the ninth month. then the following day, then days after and since then, we have felt the ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™–๐™ ๐™š, rattling us in our slumber, shaking us to our core.

yet at this rare moment when she finally says enough, some even judge her anger, continue downplaying her. many ignore and disregard her for their other priorities, calling her nothing but an ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ. none realize how long she must have endured to keep herself in checkโ€”to hold herself for shaking, from bursting, from finally actualizing her worth and her capabilities, and the ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ that resides in her.

for unlike water, whose storms and patterns can be predicted, ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ตโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

as she moves her plates, she forces us to rethink our lives. have we been too caught up in ourselves, in our worlds? forgetting that ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ. when earth quakes, who do we run to? who is our first call? if given only ten seconds to grab just the essentials, what is it that we hold dear to our chest, with a grip so strong, our skin turns white. what is it we prioritize, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ?

may we realize that the earth quakes not because of revenge or to inflict pain; she quakes from pent up anger and her pain endured. that this is the only way she knows to show it, not through tears like her sister, but in ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™ž๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™–๐™œ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™™๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™จ.

Written by itcb
Art by Janice Ganzon

๐‘พ๐’† ๐’‰๐’๐’‘๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’– "๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’‹" ๐’‚ ๐’ˆ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’…๐’‚๐’š '๐’„๐’‚๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’Š๐’•'๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’•๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’š! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰Happy birthday to one of our newest and freshest EAs...
19/10/2025

๐‘พ๐’† ๐’‰๐’๐’‘๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’– "๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’‹" ๐’‚ ๐’ˆ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’…๐’‚๐’š '๐’„๐’‚๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’Š๐’•'๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’•๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’š! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

Happy birthday to one of our newest and freshest EAsโ€” Haj!

We greatly appreciate your dedication and presence in the pub. Finally, ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™™๐™ช๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™œ๐™ž๐™™ ๐™–๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ! โœ๏ธ See you in Hinampang! โšพ๏ธ๐Ÿ€โšฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽพ๐Ÿ

We are excited to see you hone your talents and flourish in journalism! We can't wait to see you build yourself not just as a physician, but as a writer as well.

Again, happy happy birth(๐’๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•) ๐ŸŒƒ and ๐’‰๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’š(?) ๐Ÿค” studying as well!


19/10/2025

Beyond Borders: Poverty and Healthcare Perspectives in India, Japan, and the Philippines

Join SCORP AMSA-Philippines as we delve into the crucial discussion that will reframe poverty as a fundamental human rights issue and explore how it critically affects access to healthcare across our three distinct nations.

Collaborate with IFMSA-Japan๏ผˆๅ›ฝ้š›ๅŒปๅญฆ็”Ÿ้€ฃ็›Ÿ ๆ—ฅๆœฌ๏ผ‰and Medical Students Association โ€” India as we explore policy, advocacy, and action needed to secure the human right to health for all.

๐Ÿ“ฃ POVERTY IS NOT JUST AN ECONOMIC ISSUEโ€”ITโ€™S A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION!

๐Ÿšจ HUMAN RIGHTS IN HEALTH: THE POVERTY-HEALTH TRAP

The lack of resources due to poverty is the single greatest barrier preventing individuals from realizing their right to health. Financial hardship dictates quality of care, distance to clinics, and even life expectancy.

๐Ÿ“Š DID YOU KNOW?
โœ”๏ธ Socio-economic status is a primary driver of health disparities, creating vast inequities in life outcomes across the Asia-Pacific region.
โœ”๏ธ Advocating against medical poverty and for universal healthcare is a core component of advancing Human Rights and Peace (SCORP) in medicine.

Join the global movement to end the poverty-health trap!

๐Ÿ“… October 19, 2025 | ๐Ÿ•” 8:00 PM PHT | ๐Ÿ“ Zoom ๐ŸŽŸ Sign up today! ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://forms.gle/94q3RfBU6BkVTaMS9

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The wait is almost over.The stories youโ€™ve been waiting to see are finally coming to life tomorrow, October 18, at the C...
17/10/2025

The wait is almost over.

The stories youโ€™ve been waiting to see are finally coming to life tomorrow, October 18, at the COM Auditorium.

Here are the Medi-Cine 2025 nominees for the Special Awards.

See you there!

Layout by Briane Delo and Chloe Faciolan



๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ | WVSU COM alum ranks 7th in Oct 2025 PLE, 96.91% passing rateThe West Visayas State University College of Medic...
16/10/2025

๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ | WVSU COM alum ranks 7th in Oct 2025 PLE, 96.91% passing rate

The West Visayas State University College of Medicine (WVSU COM) clinched the 5th spot among the Top 10 Performing Schools in the recent Physician Licensure Examination held last October 4, 5, 11, and 12.

Judah Elijah Cagas of Batch MADIWA ranks 7th with a rating of 89.08%.

The college achieved an overall passing rate of 96.91%, welcoming new taga-West MDs into the medical community.

The entire Roxas Hall family is proud of you!

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป, ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜.Three entries from different batches are rea...
16/10/2025

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป, ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜.

Three entries from different batches are ready to light up the screen, each offering a glimpse into stories that move and inspire. But only one story will shine the brightest and earn the spotlight as Best Film at Medi-Cine 2025.

Tasked with finding that standout piece are this yearโ€™s judges: ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ฎ๐—ป, ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ, ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ, ๐—๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฝ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

Letโ€™s get to know our judges who will decide which stories shine the brightest.

The Medi-Cine Short Film Competition will be shown this Saturday, October 18, as part of LitMus 2025 by the Medicine Student Council. See you there!



Ang paghuhugas ng kamay ay malaking tulong hindi lamang para sa sariling pangkalusugan, kundi isa ring paraan upang maiw...
15/10/2025

Ang paghuhugas ng kamay ay malaking tulong hindi lamang para sa sariling pangkalusugan, kundi isa ring paraan upang maiwasan ang pagkalat ng mga mikrobyo tulad ng bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, at parasites na sanhi ng ibaโ€™t ibang mga nakakahawang sakit.

Mahalaga ring isaalang-alang ang tamang paghuhugas ng kamay tulad ng paggamit ng malinis na tubig at sabon; ang pagkuskos sa likod at harap ng mga kamay pati na rin ang mga daliri at pagitan nito na hindi bababa sa 20 segundo; at pagtuyo gamit ang malinis na tuwalya o tisyu o kung may akses, air dryer.

Ngayong ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, nawaโ€™y isa itong paraan at paalala na ating paigtingin ang kahalagahan ng akses sa malinis na tubig sa lahat ng mga lugar. Sakop na rin dito ang importansya ng pag-iral ng mga programa sa mga barangay na nagbibigay kaalaman tungkol sa tamang paggawa ng handwashing at mabuting epekto nito sa kalusugan ng mga komunidad.

Isinulat ni Yun Bayotas
Dinisenyo ni Dwyne Kaiser Gallego




๐—๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—œ๐—ก | Students from the College of Medicine (COM) were instructed to go home this morning after the West Visayas Sta...
15/10/2025

๐—๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—œ๐—ก | Students from the College of Medicine (COM) were instructed to go home this morning after the West Visayas State University released an advisory suspending all classes across all levels for the entire day on Wednesday, October 15.

Since the announcement was issued later in the morning, COM had already begun face-to-face classes before university guards directed students to vacate the premises.

The advisory, released at 8:10 AM, stated that the suspension aims to allow building safety inspections after the earthquake felt earlier in the day. It applies to both the main and external campuses of the university.

For the rest of the day, classes will proceed through mediated instruction, which may be conducted either asynchronously or synchronously, depending on the discretion of the instructors. Work for university personnel continues as scheduled.

Further announcements regarding the shift to online classes and alternative learning arrangements for COM are yet to be released.

The University reminds everyone to remain calm, stay alert, and rely only on official WVSU communication channels for verified updates.


[๐“๐ˆ๐-๐Ž๐…-๐“๐‡๐„-๐“๐Ž๐๐†๐”๐„ ๐“๐”๐„๐’๐ƒ๐€๐˜]โ€œ๐™‰๐™ช๐™—๐™ค ๐™–๐™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™ช๐™œ๐™ค ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™˜, ๐™–๐™ข๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™œ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ค ๐™œ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ช๐™ก๐™ค ๐™ ๐™ค.โ€๐™‰๐™ช๐™—๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™– ๐™™๐™ช๐™œ๐™คโ€ฆ Low blood. Low blood what?Lo...
14/10/2025

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โ€œ๐™‰๐™ช๐™—๐™ค ๐™–๐™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™ช๐™œ๐™ค ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™˜, ๐™–๐™ข๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™œ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ค ๐™œ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ช๐™ก๐™ค ๐™ ๐™ค.โ€

๐™‰๐™ช๐™—๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™– ๐™™๐™ช๐™œ๐™คโ€ฆ Low blood. Low blood what?

Low blood pressure?
Low blood cell count?
Low blood sugar?

Often when patients come with this complaint, they refer to either anemia or hypotension.

โ€œ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ข๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™–๐™ ๐™ค, ๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™—๐™ค ๐™–๐™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™ช๐™œ๐™คโ€
โ€œ๐˜ผ๐™ 90/60 ๐™œ๐™ž๐™™ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ ๐˜ฝ๐™‹ ๐™ ๐™ค, ๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™—๐™ค ๐™–๐™—๐™ž ๐™–๐™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™ช๐™œ๐™คโ€

This misconception may seem harmless, but it carries the potential to delay treatment for common lifestyle illnesses.

As physicians, we need to clarify this statement. โ€œ๐™‰๐™ช๐™—๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™– ๐™™๐™ช๐™œ๐™คโ€ is vague and may be confused with anemia, hypotension, and hypoglycemia, which may present with similar symptoms of dizziness, fainting, and weakness.

๐€๐ง๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐š, commonly referred in the vernacular as โ€œ๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™—๐™คโ€ or โ€œ๐™ ๐™ช๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™– ๐™™๐™ช๐™œ๐™คโ€ is a disease primarily affecting the bloodโ€™s ability to distribute oxygen throughout the body. It can be due to problems in the number and shape of red blood cells, or issues in hemoglobin, which is the protein that binds to oxygen.

Often confused with the disease above is ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, more commonly known as low blood pressure. Commonly translated as โ€œ๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™—๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™– ๐™™๐™ช๐™œ๐™คโ€ or โ€œ๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™—๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™– ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ฃโ€, this condition is defined as having a blood pressure lower than 90/60 mmHg. While not always life-threatening, it is important to establish a baseline to compare any rise or fall in the blood pressure, as well as investigate potential pathologies that contribute to it.

Thereโ€™s another โ€œlow bloodโ€ condition with similar symptoms as the first two, and is often a medical emergency. ๐‡๐ฒ๐ฉ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐š, or โ€œ๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™—๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™– ๐™จ๐™ช๐™œ๐™–๐™งโ€, is quantified as having fasting blood glucose levels below 70 mg/dL, or 3.9 mmol/L. The body needs glucose as an energy source. Without it, our organs may eventually shut down.

While these three may manifest similar symptoms due to their similar nature of inadequate delivery of vital molecules to tissues, they have different causes and therefore, different treatment approaches.

We can break this cycle of confusion in our community. Clarify what the patient means the next time they complain โ€œ๐™‰๐™ช๐™—๐™ค ๐™–๐™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™ช๐™œ๐™คโ€. Take time to explain to the patients their conditions. Tell them why they are prescribed certain medications to give them a better grasp about their illness.

We may not immediately shut down an entire generation of misinformation, but every individual informed is an individual equipped to share this knowledge.

References:
Anemia - Symptoms and causes. (n.d.). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20351360
Hypoglycemia - Symptoms and causes. (n.d.). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypoglycemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20373685
Low blood pressure (hypotension) - Symptoms and causes. (n.d.). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/low-blood-pressure/symptoms-causes/syc-20355465
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๐‘ป๐’Š๐’‘-๐’๐’‡-๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†-๐‘ป๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’–๐’† (๐‘ป๐‘ป๐‘ป) ๐‘ป๐’–๐’†๐’”๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’๐’” ๐‘ท๐’–๐’ƒ๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’…๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’—๐’๐’„๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’–๐’๐’‚๐’“๐’š. ๐‘พ๐’† ๐’‡๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’„๐’“๐’๐’๐’š๐’Ž๐’”, ๐’Ž๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’‹๐’‚๐’“๐’ˆ๐’๐’, ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’”๐’–๐’”๐’†๐’… ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’…๐’”, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’Š๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’“-๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ (๐’๐’“ ๐’”๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ) ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’…๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ ๐’Š๐’• ๐’…๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’•๐’†-๐’”๐’Š๐’›๐’†๐’… ๐’Š๐’๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’.




๐‘ฌ๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š๐’ƒ๐’๐’…๐’š ๐’”๐’‚๐’š ๐’‰๐’๐’๐’“๐’‚๐’š, ๐’„๐’‚๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’Š๐’•'๐’” ๐‘ณ๐’๐’–๐’Š๐’”๐’‚'๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’“๐’•๐’‰๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’•๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’š! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰We really appreciate all that you do for usโ€” from aesthetic...
14/10/2025

๐‘ฌ๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š๐’ƒ๐’๐’…๐’š ๐’”๐’‚๐’š ๐’‰๐’๐’๐’“๐’‚๐’š, ๐’„๐’‚๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’Š๐’•'๐’” ๐‘ณ๐’๐’–๐’Š๐’”๐’‚'๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’“๐’•๐’‰๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’•๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’š! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

We really appreciate all that you do for usโ€” from aesthetic pubs, catchy captions, and thought-provoking articles, your dedication never ceases to amaze us!

On your special day, may you take the time to breathe ๐ŸŒฌbetween deadlines, pause โธ๏ธ between transes, and enjoy the day with your loved ones ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ.

Continue to shine brighter๐ŸŒŸ! Looking forward to all the wonderful things you can achieve not just in the publication, but in your journey as an MD.


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12/10/2025

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ƒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ง๐ž!

We havenโ€™t fully discovered all the amazing things you can do yet, but weโ€™ve already heard great things and weโ€™re truly happy to have you on the team! One game with you showed just how competitive, fun, and all-around amazing you are. We are looking forward to more games (๐Ÿ˜ญ), brainstorming sessions, and seeing all the incredible contributions you will bring to the table.

We are so excited to work with you and canโ€™t wait to see all the ways youโ€™ll shine on the Vital Signs team.

May this day be filled with joy, laughter, and all the things that make you happiest. Wishing you a birthday as bright, fun, and unforgettable as you are! โค๏ธ


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