Protect deep tissues with the right-angled forceps and then make a laceration a straight line with a scalpel. Feeling a little lost? It is not easy to understand medical jargon if we are not familiar with the language. When it comes to instruments’ names – we really need to get it right in the first […]
How to Test Your Blood Type at Home With a Kit
Imagine for a second, that a loved one had been in a horrific accident. Luckily, the medical professionals arrived at the scene in double-quick time. Hey told you that your loved one needed emergency surgery that would include a blood transfusion. They asked you to tell them their blood type, but you didn’t think you […]
Are Home Blood Type Tests Accurate?
Knowing your blood type could save your life! I don’t mean to sound too dramatic but it is true. Having the information is important because it will prevent the risk of you getting given blood that is dangerous and incompatible with your body, like with a blood transfusion or even surgery. Mixing to different types […]
How Do You Set Up a Digital Microscope
The first digital microscope I purchased was from eBay. It was sent from China and the instruction manual was in Mandarin. The device came with a small disc containing the companion software but when I inserted the disc in my harddrive, nothing happened. Fortunately, I eventually worked out how to set up my microscope and […]
How Do You Connect a Microscope To a Laptop
You have your shiny new USB microscope in front of you and you can’t wait to start examining specimens, cells, and any mysterious objects you can get your hands on. The trouble is, you have no idea how to connect your microscope to your laptop and last time you checked, the whole point of a […]
How Much Magnification Do You Need to See Cells
Owning a 1000x objective may be an attractive goal but realistically, you don’t need this level of magnification to carry out rewarding examinations under your microscope. In fact, anything higher than this is generally considered to be a waste. You can achieve fruitful examination with far less magnification than you might expect. To see plant […]