Diagnostic Facies
Some facial characteristics are so typical of certain diseases that they immediately suggest the diagnosis. These are pathognomic to certain disease and are called diagnostic […]
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Author: Sulabh Shrestha
Calendar of World Health Awareness Observances
After hours of internet surfing, I have gathered and compiled a list of Health Awareness Observances (Days, Weeks and Months). While different regions and nations are having […]
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Sleepwalking or Somnambulism: Half Awake, Half Asleep
About 1/3 of our lives is lost in an incompletely understood mystery called sleep. There is no limit to the most complex organ of human […]
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Rick Allen: One armed drummer
It is pretty difficult to imagine a drummer without a hand and that too a metal/hard rock drummer. Rick Allen is one inspirational musician living […]
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Gallery of Medical Humor
People often forget that we the people in medical profession too have a funny side of life. Here is a collection of pictures mostly from […]
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Medical Songs
Been listening to songs of a particular genre, it was certainly not possible to make a complete list. However, I went through several forums and […]
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Louis-Antoine Ranvier and his eponym “Node of Ranvier”
Louis-Antoine Ranvier (2/10/1835 to 22/3/1922) Ranvier was a French histologist and pathologist. He is credited with transforming histology from a descriptive discipline into an experimental […]
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Renal Counter Current Mechanism Made Simple
Introduction: Countercurrents exist when fluids flow in opposite directions in parallel and adjacent tubes. There are 2 countercurrent systems and an osmotic equilibrating device: Countercurrent […]
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Acute Peritoneal Dialysis
Indications in acute renal failure Absolute: 1) Severe fluid overload with CCF 2) Severe hyperkalemia unresponsive to medical Rx or with ECG changes 3) Severe […]
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