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Wednesday, July 31, 2019
No Vitamin A in Stargardt's disease
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In lipofuscinoses like Stargardt's, fundus flavimaculatus, and Best's disease spectrum, Vitamin A and related compounds are avoided ...
Age related macular degeneration- some facts
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1. Dry AMD is the most common form, but wet AMD is responsible for 90% of the cases of visual loss. 2. Type 1 choroidal neovascular membran...
Calcium channel blockers for vasospastic angina
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Hey everyone! I was reading about calcium channel blockers for vasospastic angina and it was a good refresher to know that even though th...
Inferior wall MI and Bezold-Jarisch reflex
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Hello everyone! Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), especially of the inferior left ventricular wall, is often associated with transient h...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Kleihauer–Betke test
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Kleihauer–Betke test: KB test. 1) Why do we do this test? - To calculate Fetal RBCs in blood. This helps us to measure amount of Anti-D re...
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Monday, July 29, 2019
Interesting retinal peculiarities
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1. The respiratory rate of the retina is twice that of the brain. 2. The retina does not require insulin for glucose to enter the cells! ...
Sunday, July 28, 2019
D-lactic acidosis in short bowel syndrome
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Hello everyone! D-lactic acidosis is an unusual form of lactic acidosis. Which patients develop D-lactic acidosis? 1. In patients with je...
INTERNSHIP DIARIES EPISODE 05 – Who Resides In Your Blood? (Blood Cultures)
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It was a bright day. You reached the ICU ward and introduced yourself to the resident there.You got ready with cap and mask and asked to...
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Friday, July 26, 2019
Fas- fas ligand interactions and uveitis
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-Fas ligand/ FasL/ CD95 ligand is a type 2 membrane protein belonging to the TNF superfamily and is found on lymphocytes . -In the eye, it...
Effector blockade in the eye.
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This is a mechanism by which the eye wards off the seco ndary effector phase of the immune response arc. Thus, the cell mediated immunity a...
Choroid and fungi
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The large spaces of choroid act as a sort of trap to organisms, especially fungi. Therefore most fungal lessons of the posterior segment beg...
Thursday, July 25, 2019
AASLD guidelines for treatment of chronic hepatitis B in pregnancy
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Hello! Here is a quick summary.
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Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Relative risk of invasive breast carcinoma based on histological examination
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Hello Awesomites! I was going through some questions on Breast cancer. Found this piece of information. Based on histological exam...
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