Daunorubicin and the closely related adriamycin are antibiotics with a powerful cytotoxic action which is particularly effective in acute myeloblastic leukemia but is useful also in a number of other leukemias and sarcomas. TIME OF ONSET OF HEART DISEASE The …
The term “biosensor” was coined by Cammann, and its definition was introduced by IUPAC. Biosensors are analytical devices that convert a biological response into an electrical signal. The materials used in biosensors are categorized into three groups based on their …
Scorpions are arachnids that feed on ground-dwelling arthropods and small lizards. They paralyze their prey and defend themselves by injecting venom from a stinger on the tip of the tail. Scorpions are nocturnal and remain hidden during the day in crevices …
There is a causal relationship between the removal of tonsils and the onset of bulbar poliomyelitis within the time interval corresponding to the incubation period of the disease (approximately one month). Furthermore, it appeared that the relative frequency of occurrence …
The biomaterials are the materials that can be implanted in the body of living to provide special prosthetic functions or used as diagnostic, surgical and therapeutic applications. Essential properties of biomaterials: A polymer biomaterial when comes in contact with blood …
UPSC CMS Syllabus 2019 PAPER I (General Medicine and Paediatrics) General Medicine (96 questions) Cardiology Respiratory diseases Gastro-intestinal Genito-Urinary Neurology Hematology Endocrinology Metabolic disorders Infections/Communicable Diseases Nutrition/Growth Diseases of the skin (Dermatology) Musculoskeletal System Psychiatry General Emergency Medicine Common Poisoning …
Goal 1: Eradicate poverty and hunger Target 1.C: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger. Goal 4: Reduce child mortality Target 4.A: Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate. Goal …
Anticholinesterases (Neostigmine/Physostigmine) is the drug of choice for symptomatic management of MYASTHENIA GRAVIS. An excessive dose of an anti-ChE drug results in a cholinergic crisis. Overtreatment with anti-ChEs If the dose of the antiChE is not adjusted according to the …
Let me list out the three most common difficulties faced by a doctor during a shift from the Medical profession to UPSC career options. Difficulty 1 (Transition phase) In the modern community, the clinicians (post-MD/MS/DNB/MCH/DM) are earning high salaries and …
Methemoglobin contains iron in the ferric state (Fe3+) rather than the reduced ferrous form (Fe2+) found in hemoglobin. This structural change causes an alteration in the blood’s ability to bind oxygen. Methemoglobin is generated by oxidation of the heme iron …
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