Diagnosing Abdominal Tuberculosis: Current recommendations
Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is a collective term that includes TB of the gastrointestinal tract, peritoneum, omentum, mesentery and its lymph nodes and other abdominal […]
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Viral hepatitis genotyping: a tool for therapeutic management
Viral hepatitis – a group of infectious diseases known as hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E – affects millions of people worldwide, causing acute […]
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HIV-TB Co-infection : A ticking Time bomb
The Association: What we know Tuberculosis (TB) is strongly associated with HIV infection and vice versa. HIV increases the risk of disease reactivation in people […]
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Cancer medicine in the era of Next Generation Sequencing: Solving the Puzzle
Cancer as a disease still remains one of the most complex human illness with high degree of morbidity and mortality across the globe. The involvement […]
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Sickle Cell Disease: A Primer
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) or sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a hemoglobinopathy wherein abnormal hemoglobin is produced. It was first noted by James Herrick […]
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Thalassemia: Understanding the Disease
Thalassemia refers to a group of inherited disorders caused due to abnormal or inadequate production of the hemoglobin molecule, present in our red blood cells. […]
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A Review Of Acute Pancreatitis
Definition: Inflammation of the pancreas due to parenchymal autodigestion by proteolytic enzymes The clinical definition of acute pancreatitis, whether in the presence or absence of underlying […]
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A Short Summary on Blood Pressure
Definition: Lateral pressure exerted by the flowing blood on the wall of the vessels Blood Pressure Measurement: A) Methods: Direct: Cardiac catheter Indirect: Sphygmomanometer Factors […]
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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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