Kidney Failure

Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 20:38

Kidney Failure

The kidneys are bean-shaped organs, each about 10 centimeters (4 inches) long. They are positioned in the back of the body behind the lower ribs. A healthy kidney is basically a filtering system. In fact, each kidney is made up of about a million filtering units called nephrons. As blood passes through the kidneys, it is "cleaned" - the body's waste products and excess fluid are removed. These waste products, along with the excess fluid, are then sent through the ureters to the bladder. Then they are passed out of the body as urine.

Vaccination Management Scientific Day For Nurses

Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 15:15
Continuing education keeps nurses up to date on the latest advances in care and treatment, which is essential to promote safety of our patients. University hospital Sharjah in collaboration with Eurolink-middle east is providing opportunity for the nurses inside and outside UHS to attend the vaccination management scientific day for nurses which includes the evidence based information on vaccination management.  Four waves of vaccination management course are already done and the 4th wave, which was conducted on 28th June 2020, was a virtual session, in which many nurses from inside and outs

Baby Friendly Hospital

Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 15:12
University Hospital Sharjah, promote, protect and support breastfeeding by implementing the ten steps to successful breastfeeding and complying with the international code of marketing of breastmilk substitute.  UHS is accredited as a Baby Friendly Hospital (BFHI) since 2018 Breastfeeding is the natural and normal way to provide optimal nutritional, immunological, and emotional nurturing for the growth and development of infants.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU

Submitted by Sara on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 12:28
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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
List of services
Total parenteral Nutrition
Surfactant therapy for premature infants
Non-Invasive and Invasive ventilation management
Neurological / Neurosurgical conditions
Neonatal transport team including transport ventilator and incubators
Neonatal surgical conditions including extreme preterm infants
Neonatal sepsis and infectious diseases
Neonatal jaundice – LED / Intensive capsule phototherapy and Exchange transfusions
Medical management of cardiac anomalies
Inhaled nitric oxide therapy
High-Risk infant follow-up program
Gastrointestinal disorders
Advanced ventilatory care for complex respiratory illnesses
Birth asphyxia with total with total body cooling therapy
Chronic lung disease management
Congenital malformations, Metabolic and Genetic disorders
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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in UHS
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