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Anticoagulants and their uses

The commonly used anticoagulants are: heparin, citrate, oxalate, EDTA. Citrate is used for the storage of blood. Heparin is for taking blood samples for ABG estimation. Oxalate and

Pathology

Types of infarcts

Infarcts can be classified into red (hemorarragic) white (anemic) infarcts as well as septic and bland infarcts. Red infarcts can occur in lungs while infarcts occur in the

Pathology

Fatty change

Fatty change is the accumulation of lipid droplets within the parenchymal cells. It usually occurs in the liver as the liver has great involvement in fat metabolism. Other

Microbiology

Difference between Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus

Ancylostoma duodenale Necator americanus First identified in Italy First identified in Texas, USA Old world hookworm New world hookworm Larger (male 8-11mm) Smaller (male 7-9mm) Anterior end bent

Dermatology

Dermatosis

Dermatosis refers to ‘skin disease’

Dermatology

Favus

Image from laporte.uchicago.edu/india2.htm Favus (latin for ‘honeycomb’ ) is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis affecting the scalp caused by Trichophyton schonleinii.

Acronyms

MRCP – Acronym

Manetic resonance cholangiopancreatography It cannot replace endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) as interventions are not possible.

Medicine

Sepsis – newer trends

Sepsis is a generalised inflammatory response to infection. Systemic inflammatroy response syndrome (SIRS) can occur in many conditions other than sepsis as well. Low tidal volume ventilation is

Microbiology

Extended spectrum beta lactamases (ESBL)

Extended spectrum beta lactamases (ESBLs) are enzymes that mediate resistance to extended-spectrum or third generation cephalosporins like ceftazidime, cefotaxime, and ceftriaxone and monobactams like aztreonam. ESBLs do not

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