During the 5th and 6th week of gestation, the human embryo possess a tail with 10 -12 caudal vertebrae which regresses by reduction in…
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Delayed wound healing in Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disorder of glucose metabolism with hyperglycemia triggered by conditions associated with a relative or absolute insulin deficiency. Insulin is…
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Important Signs in Surgery
This is a collection of a large number of important clinical and radiological signs in surgery. Most of these are eponyms. Comment to add more…
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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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Acute Appendicitis Made Easy
ANATOMY OF APPENDIX Because of the variation in position, the appendix is said to be the only organ in the body without anatomy. However, the…
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Osteochondritis and Perthes Disease
A group of miscellaneous affections of the growing epiphyses in children and adolescents. Typically , a bony nucleus of the epiphysis affected by osteochondritis is…
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Features and Treatment
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome : Anatomy, Pathology, Causes, Clinical features, Diagnostic Tests and Treatment Anatomy of Carpal Tunnel: Carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway in the…
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Complications of Blood transfusion and their management
A. Transfusion Reactions: May be allergic or hemolytic 1. Hemolytic reactions: can be acute or delayed Acute Hemolytic reactions: It is usely due to ABO…
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Laparoscopic surgery Due to convenience, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has now replaced open cholecystectomy as the first-choice of treatment for gallstones and inflammation of the gallbladder unless…
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