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hereditary spherocytosis

Hereditary Spherocytosis – inheritance, symptoms and treatment

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Hereditary spherocytosis is a familial hemolytic disorder with variable clinical features. It is the most common congenital hemolytic disorder due to a defect in the red cell membrane. Hereditary spherocytosis Inheritance: Any of the Six genes that code for proteins responsible for maintaining the membrane skeleton may be defective. Spectrin deficiency leads to loss of …

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lumbar puncture procedure

Lumbar Puncture Procedure – How and When to perform?

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Lumbar puncture procedure is commonly performed in patients with neurological diseases. It is performed for both diagnostic and therapeutic purpose. Here we discuss how a lumbar puncture is performed and what are the indications and contraindications for a lumbar puncture. How to perform a Lumbar puncture Procedure? Before proceeding to the steps of a lumbar …

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testicular cancer

Testicular cancer – It takes Balls to survive testicular cancer!

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Testicular cancer affects the young adults when testosterone fluctuations are maximum. About 1% of all malignant tumors are testicular tumors. And 99% of the tumors are malignant. Testicular germ cell tumors comprise more than 90% of testicular cancers. These cancers are strongly associated with a psychological distress and infertility. However, among cancers, testicular cancer is …

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masturbation

Masturbation – How much is too much?

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Before you have sex with other people, you have sex with yourself. This is masturbation. Masturbation is the sexual stimulation of one’s own genitals for sexual arousal or other sexual pleasure, usually to the point of orgasm. Masturbation through the ages … All men and women masturbate. Babies start to masturbate at the age of 15 to 19 months of age. When you see …

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erectile dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction and other Sexual disorders in men.

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Sexual disorders in men relate to any of the following three components: Diminished Libido, Erectile dysfunction, and Ejaculatory dysfunction. As age advances, sexual dysfunction becomes more common. Up to 40% of men above 40 years of age notice a decline in one or more of the following domains of sexual function: Sexual intercourse, erection frequency, …

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wegener's granulomatosis

Wegener’s Granulomatosis/ Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

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Wegener’s granulomatosis is a rare autoimmune, multisystemic disease affecting the small vessels. It is characterized by granulomatous vasculitis of the upper and lower respiratory tracts together with glomerulonephritis. The disease is named after Friedrich Wegener, a German pathologist, who first described the full clinical picture of the disease. In 2006, two investigators from UK and US …

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anti-TB drugs

TB Drugs – Classification and Principles of treatment

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Anti-TB drugs have been classified into five different groups. this classification aims to facilitate the physicians to make an effective treatment regimen for patients with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Prescribing anti-TB drugs for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis is a complex task The treatment regimen for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis is a complex task and many physicians are inconvenient to write an effective …

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MDR TB (Drug Resistant Tuberculosis) – Important definitions!

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MDR TB or Drug-resistant tuberculosis is an emerging problem because of the non-adherence to drugs, long treatment courses, intolerance to and adverse effects of anti-tuberculous medications, HIV epidemics and naturally developing mutants and resistant strains. This article will focus on some important definitions commonly used in drug-resistant tuberculosis. For the sake of simplicity, the following …

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