Deadliest Disease of past Centuries
1. Smallpox By some accounts, smallpox is considered to have killed more people than any other infectious disease. However, thanks to the discovery of the smallpox vaccine, the last known naturally contracted case of the disease was in 1977, according to...
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Paracentesis and Ascitic Fluid analysis in context of SBP
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Non Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema
NONCARDIOGENIC PULMONARY EDEMA Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema(NCPE) results from -elevated pulmonary capillary hydrostatic pressure -damage to vascular endothelium by factors that disrupt pulmonary surfactant and decrease lung compliance. CAUSES: -drug overdose -near drowning -thermal injury -inhalation of toxic gases -trauma -sepsis -shock -high altitude illness -pulmonary embolism -ARDS -pulmonary lymphatic obstruction -aspiration of gastric contents -disseminated intravascular...
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2012, December 21 Apocalypse: Facts by ‘Discovery ‘
The 2012 phenomenon comprises a range of beliefs which posit that cataclysmic or transformative events will occur on December 21 or December 23, 2012, which is said to be the end-date of a 5,125-year-long cycle in the Mayan Long Count...
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Earthquake In Haiti: Medical Challenges that Can Erupt
CNN Report on Medical Crisis After Haiti Earthquake The strongest earthquake in more than 200 years rocked Haiti yesterday sweeping away thousands of lives in no time. Several hospitals were reported seriously damaged, and others are swamped with casualties....
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