Alcoholic Liver Disease or ALD
Alcohol is a toxic substance to the liver and remains one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease.. The spectrum of ALD is […]
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Trichomoniasis : most common STD in female
Trichomomal Vaginitis is the most common vaginitis in the childbearing period. Causative Organism and Transmission- It is caused by a protozoan called Trichomonas vaginalis which […]
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Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis – VKC or Spring Catarrah
It is (RIBSA) Recurrent Interstitial Bilateral Self-limiting Allergic inflammation of the Conjunctiva having a Seasonal incidence. It is an hypersensitivity reaction to exogenous allergen specially […]
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Allergic Conjunctivitis: Simple Allergic and Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
It is the Inflammation of conjunctiva due to allergic or hypersensitivity reactions which may be immediate( humoral) or delayed( cellular). Conjuctiva is highly sensitive to […]
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Rabies : Facts, Features and management Guidelines
Rabies Rabies is a zoonotic disease of warm-blooded animals is caused by a Rhabdovirus belonging to Lyssavirus. It is a bullet-shaped virus. Mode of transmission- […]
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Lung Volumes, Capacities and Dead Space
Lung Volumes, Capacities and Dead Space- Definitions and Normal values . Knowledge of these values are quite important to understand respiratory physiology, pathological basis of various respiratory […]
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Thyrotoxic Crisis or Thyroid Storm : Management
AKA Hyperthyroid Crisis or Thyroid storm Presents as a life threatening exacerbation of Hyperthyroidism.Despite early recognition and treatement, mortality is still 10 % and upto […]
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Giardiasis: A cause of Chronic diarrhea and malabsorption
Introduction- Giardiasis is the Infection of the upper small intestine caused by a Flagellate Protozoan , Giardia lamblia ( aka G. intestinalis or G. duodenalis). […]
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Unfractioned Heparin and Low Molecular Weight Heparins
Unfractioned Heparin- Unfractioned Heparin- is derived from porcine intestinal mucosa or bovine lung tissue. UFH catalyzises that inactivation of thrombin and factor Xa by inhibiting […]
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