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CSOM – Acronym

CSOM – Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media

Ten classes of antidiabetic drugs

Ten classes of antidiabetic drugs: 1. Biguanides: e.g. Metformin 2. Glinides: e.g. Repaglinide, Nateglinide 3. Sulfonylureas: e.g. Glibenclamide, Glimiperide 4. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors: Acarbose, Voglibose 5. Thiazolidinediones: e.g. Rosiglitazone,

Neurosurgery

Lumboperitoneal Shunt

Lumboperitoneal shunts are channels which facilitate drainage of CSF from the lumbar subarachnoid space to the peritoneal cavity It can be used in conditions such as Pseudotumor cerebri

Medicine

Pseudotumor cerebri (Benign intracranial hypertension)

Pseudotumor cerebri – also known as benign intracranial hypertension / idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a condition characterised by increase in the intracranial tension in the absence of any

Definitions

Ligament of wieger

Attachment of anterior surface of vitreous to the posterior surface of the intraocular lens.

Ophthalmology

Optic nerve sheath fenestration

It is a surgical procedure in which slits are made in the optic nerve sheath to relieve the pressure on the optic nerve It is done in cases

Acronyms

IIH – Acronym

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudo tumor cerebri)

Acronyms

ONSF – Acronym

Optic nerve sheath fenestration

Ophthalmology

Cupping

Increase in cup disc ratio is known as cupping Occurs in glaucoma Degree of cupping can be correlated with stage of glaucoma Normal cup disc ratio is 0.3

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