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Ceftazidime microbiology
Ceftazidime microbiology Ceftazidime is bactericidal in action, exerting its effect by inhibition of enzymes responsible for cell-wall synthesis. A wide range of gram-negative organisms is susceptible to ceftazidime in vitro, including strains resistant to gentamicin and other aminoglycosides. In addition, ceftazidime ...
Ceftazidime microbiology Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdurahman Khalil, M.D. [2] Ceftazidime is bactericidal in action, exerting its effect by inhibition of enzymes responsible for cell-wall synthesis. A wide range of gram-negative organisms is susceptible to ceftaz...
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Ceftizoxime how supplied
Ceftizoxime how supplied # How Supplied Cefizox® (ceftizoxime injection) is supplied as a frozen, iso-osmotic, sterile, nonpyrogenic solution in 50 mL single dose Galaxy® plastic containers (PL 2040) as follows: NDC 0469-7220-01 Product No. 722001 1 g ceftizoxime/50 mL container NDC 0469-7221-...
Ceftizoxime how supplied Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # How Supplied Cefizox® (ceftizoxime injection) is supplied as a frozen, iso-osmotic, sterile, nonpyrogenic solution in 50 mL single dose Galaxy® plastic containers (PL 2040) as follows: NDC 0469-7220-01 Product No. 7...
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Ceftizoxime microbiology
Ceftizoxime microbiology # Microbiology The bactericidal action of ceftizoxime results from inhibition of cell­wall synthesis. Ceftizoxime is highly resistant to a broad spectrum of beta­lactamases (penicillinase and cephalosporinase), including Richmond types I, II, III, TEM, and IV, produced by both aerobic and anae...
Ceftizoxime microbiology Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Microbiology The bactericidal action of ceftizoxime results from inhibition of cell­wall synthesis. Ceftizoxime is highly resistant to a broad spectrum of beta­lactamases (penicillinase and cephalosporinase), including Richmond types I, II,...
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Ceftriaxone how supplied
Ceftriaxone how supplied Ceftriaxone for Injection, USP is supplied as a sterile crystalline powder in glass vials. The following packages are available: Bulk pharmacy containers, containing 10 gm equivalent of ceftriaxone. Box of 1 (NDC 60505-0679-5). NOT FOR DIRECT ADMINISTRATION. OTHER SIZE PACKAGE AVAILABLE Vials c...
Ceftriaxone how supplied Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdurahman Khalil, M.D. [2] Ceftriaxone for Injection, USP is supplied as a sterile crystalline powder in glass vials. The following packages are available: Bulk pharmacy containers, containing 10 gm equivalent of...
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Ceftriaxone microbiology
Ceftriaxone microbiology The bactericidal activity of ceftriaxone results from inhibition of cell wall synthesis. Ceftriaxone has a high degree of stability in the presence of beta-lactamases, both penicillinases and cephalosporinases, of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. In an in vitro study antagonistic effec...
Ceftriaxone microbiology Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdurahman Khalil, M.D. [2] The bactericidal activity of ceftriaxone results from inhibition of cell wall synthesis. Ceftriaxone has a high degree of stability in the presence of beta-lactamases, both penicillinas...
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Cefuroxime axetil (oral)
Cefuroxime axetil (oral) # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content...
Cefuroxime axetil (oral) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Adeel Jamil, M.D. [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is in...
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Cell adhesion molecule 1
Cell adhesion molecule 1 Cell adhesion molecule 1 is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the CADM1 gene. # Model organisms Model organisms have been used in the study of CADM1 function. A conditional knockout mouse line, called Cadm1tm1.2Brd was generated. Male and female animals underwent a standardized phenotyp...
Cell adhesion molecule 1 Cell adhesion molecule 1 is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the CADM1 gene.[1][2] # Model organisms Model organisms have been used in the study of CADM1 function. A conditional knockout mouse line, called Cadm1tm1.2Brd[6] was generated.[7] Male and female animals underwent a standard...
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Cenani Lenz syndactylism
Cenani Lenz syndactylism Synonyms and keywords: Cenani syndactyly; Syndactyly type 7; Cenani–Lenz syndrome; Cenani–syndactylism # Overview Cenani–Lenz syndactylism, also known as Cenani–Lenz syndrome or Cenani–syndactylism, is an autosomal recessive congenital malformation syndrome involving both upper and lower extre...
Cenani Lenz syndactylism Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jyostna Chouturi, M.B.B.S [2] Synonyms and keywords: Cenani syndactyly; Syndactyly type 7; Cenani–Lenz syndrome; Cenani–syndactylism # Overview Cenani–Lenz syndactylism, also known as Cenani–Lenz syndrome or Cen...
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Central Hospital, Hatton
Central Hospital, Hatton Central Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Hatton, Warwickshire, England. Building began in 1846 on a 42 acre site purchased from the Earl of Warwick and was completed in 1852, the first patients moving in on 30th June. It was originally named the Warwick County Lunatic Asylum and f...
Central Hospital, Hatton Central Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Hatton, Warwickshire, England. Building began in 1846 on a 42 acre site purchased from the Earl of Warwick and was completed in 1852, the first patients moving in on 30th June. It was originally named the Warwick County Lunatic Asylum and ...
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Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer overview # Overview Cervical cancer once was one of the leading cause of cancer-related death in the US and worldwide before the introduction of Pap smear and screening, now ranked 14th in terms of frequency in US. Cervical cancer is malignant cancer of cervix. It may present with vaginal bleeding but ...
Cervical cancer overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nima Nasiri, M.D.[2] # Overview Cervical cancer once was one of the leading cause of cancer-related death in the US and worldwide before the introduction of Pap smear and screening, now ranked 14th in terms of fr...
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Cetirizine hydrochloride
Cetirizine hydrochloride # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content...
Cetirizine hydrochloride Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is in...
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Cetylpyridinium chloride
Cetylpyridinium chloride # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content...
Cetylpyridinium chloride Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rabin Bista, M.B.B.S. [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc i...
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Charcoal-burning suicide
Charcoal-burning suicide Charcoal-burning suicide is a suicide method that first appeared in Hong Kong in 1998. The method became popular and spread to South China, Taiwan, overseas Chinese and Japanese communities. A person committing suicide burns charcoal in a closed room. The oxygen in the air of the room is grad...
Charcoal-burning suicide Charcoal-burning suicide is a suicide method that first appeared in Hong Kong in 1998. The method became popular and spread to South China, Taiwan, overseas Chinese and Japanese communities. A person committing suicide burns charcoal in a closed room. The oxygen in the air of the room is gra...
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Conformational isomerism
Conformational isomerism # Overview In chemistry, conformational isomerism is a form of stereoisomerism involving the phenomenon of molecules with the same structural formula existing as different conformational isomers or conformers due to atoms rotating about a bond. There are three principle effects that make some ...
Conformational isomerism # Overview In chemistry, conformational isomerism is a form of stereoisomerism involving the phenomenon of molecules with the same structural formula existing as different conformational isomers or conformers due to atoms rotating about a bond. There are three principle effects that make some ...
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Electrochemical gradient
Electrochemical gradient # Overview In cellular biology, an electrochemical gradient refers to the electrical and chemical properties across a membrane. These are often due to ion gradients, particularly proton gradients, and can represent a type of potential energy available for work in a cell. This can be calculated...
Electrochemical gradient # Overview In cellular biology, an electrochemical gradient refers to the electrical and chemical properties across a membrane. These are often due to ion gradients, particularly proton gradients, and can represent a type of potential energy available for work in a cell. This can be calculated...
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Child development stages
Child development stages Child development stages describe the milestones of child development. Although infancy strictly is a distinct stage, it may describe the milestones of the whole infant and child development # Table illustrating infant and child development stages # Cognitive and creative Creative development...
Child development stages Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Child development stages describe the milestones of child development. Although infancy strictly is a distinct stage, it may describe the milestones of the whole infant and child development # Table illustrating infant and child development s...
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Developmental psychology
Developmental psychology Developmental psychology, also known as human development, is the scientific study of progressive psychological changes that occur in human beings as they age. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence and more recently, aging, and the entire ...
Developmental psychology Template:Psychology Developmental psychology, also known as human development, is the scientific study of progressive psychological changes that occur in human beings as they age. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence and more recently, a...
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Chiropractic - Economics
Chiropractic - Economics Chiropractic Main Article Chiropractic is the largest alternative medical profession in the U.S. and is the 3rd largest doctoral profession behind only medicine and dentistry in North America. # Utilization and satisfaction rates The percentage of population that utilize chiropractic care at ...
Chiropractic - Economics Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Stephen J. Press [1] Chiropractic Main Article Chiropractic is the largest alternative medical profession in the U.S.[1] and is the 3rd largest doctoral profession behind only medicine and dentistry in North America. [2] # Utilization and satisfaction rates The percentage...
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Chiropractic - Education
Chiropractic - Education Chiropractic Main Article # Chiropractic education, licensing, and regulation ## United States Graduates of chiropractic schools receive the degree Doctor of Chiropractic (DC), are referred to as "doctor", and are eligible to seek licensure in all jurisdictions. The Council on Chiropractic Ed...
Chiropractic - Education Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Stephen J. Press [5] Chiropractic Main Article # Chiropractic education, licensing, and regulation ## United States Graduates of chiropractic schools receive the degree Doctor of Chiropractic (DC), are referred to as "doctor", and are eligible to seek licensure in all ju...
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Chiropractic - Positions
Chiropractic - Positions Chiropractic Main Article In modern times the profession, through the venue of the World Federation of Chiropractic, or through National Associations, has taken certain positions on various public health matters. Some of the most important and some of the most controversial are: # Vaccination...
Chiropractic - Positions Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Stephen J. Press [1] Chiropractic Main Article In modern times the profession, through the venue of the World Federation of Chiropractic, or through National Associations, has taken certain positions on various public health matters. Some of the most important and some of...
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Polychlorinated biphenyl
Polychlorinated biphenyl # Overview Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of organic compounds with 1 to 10 chlorine atoms attached to biphenyl and a general chemical formula of C12H10-xClx. Most PCBs were manufactured as cooling and insulating fluids for industrial transformers and capacitors, and also as stab...
Polychlorinated biphenyl Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of organic compounds with 1 to 10 chlorine atoms attached to biphenyl and a general chemical formula of C12H10-xClx. Most PCBs were manufactured as cooling and insulating fluids for indu...
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Cholesterol pericarditis
Cholesterol pericarditis # Overview Cholesterol pericarditis is a rare disorder. It was first described by Alexander in 1919 in a patient who had a pericardial effusion which resembled gold paint. The pathophysiology of cholesterol pericarditis is unclear. It has been associated with hypothyroidism, and may respond t...
Cholesterol pericarditis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Template:Editor join # Overview Cholesterol pericarditis is a rare disorder. It was first described by Alexander in 1919 [1] in a patient who had a pericardial effusion which resembled gold paint. The pathophysiology of cholesterol pericardit...
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Chondrostereum purpureum
Chondrostereum purpureum Chondrostereum purpureum is a plant pathogen which causes the Silver leaf desease of fruit trees; plums are especially vulnerable . In the past the name Stereum purpureum Pers. was widely used for this fungus, but according to modern taxonomy it is only distantly related to Stereum, actually be...
Chondrostereum purpureum Chondrostereum purpureum is a plant pathogen which causes the Silver leaf desease of fruit trees; plums are especially vulnerable [1]. In the past the name Stereum purpureum Pers. was widely used for this fungus, but according to modern taxonomy it is only distantly related to Stereum, actuall...
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Choroid plexus papilloma
Choroid plexus papilloma Synonyms and keywords: Choroid plexus papillomas; Papilloma of choroid plexus; Papilloma of the choroid plexus; CPP # Overview Choroid plexus papilloma is a a rare, slow-growing, histologically benign intracranial tumor that is commonly located in the ventricular system of the choroid plexus. ...
Choroid plexus papilloma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]; Ammu Susheela, M.D. [3] Synonyms and keywords: Choroid plexus papillomas; Papilloma of choroid plexus; Papilloma of the choroid plexus; CPP # Overview Choroid plexus papilloma is a a rare,...
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Chromium(III) picolinate
Chromium(III) picolinate Chromium picolinate is the chemical compound that is sold as a nutritional supplement to prevent or treat chromium deficiency. This bright red coordination complex is derived from chromium(III) and picolinic acid. Small quantities of chromium are needed for glucose utilization by insulin in n...
Chromium(III) picolinate Chromium picolinate is the chemical compound that is sold as a nutritional supplement to prevent or treat chromium deficiency. This bright red coordination complex is derived from chromium(III) and picolinic acid. Small quantities of chromium are needed for glucose utilization by insulin in ...
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Churg - Strauss Syndrome
Churg - Strauss Syndrome Synonyms and keywords: # Overview # Historical Perspective was first discovered by , a , in /during/following . The association between and was made in/during . In , was the first to discover the association between and the development of . In , mutations were first implicated in the pa...
Churg - Strauss Syndrome Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Synonyms and keywords: # Overview # Historical Perspective [Disease name] was first discovered by [name of scientist], a [nationality + occupation], in [year]/during/following [event]. The association between [...
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Ciclesonide (inhalation)
Ciclesonide (inhalation) # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content...
Ciclesonide (inhalation) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is in...
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Ciprofloxacin overdosage
Ciprofloxacin overdosage In the event of acute overdosage, reversible renal toxicity has been reported in some cases. The stomach should be emptied by inducing vomiting or by gastric lavage. The patient should be carefully observed and given supportive treatment, including monitoring of renal function, urinary pH and a...
Ciprofloxacin overdosage Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdurahman Khalil, M.D. [2] In the event of acute overdosage, reversible renal toxicity has been reported in some cases. The stomach should be emptied by inducing vomiting or by gastric lavage. The patient should ...
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Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is an Act of Parliament, by which the United Kingdom aims to control the possession and supply of numerous drugs and drug-like substances, as listed under the Act, and to enable international co-operation against illegal drug trafficking. As passed in 1971 the Act u...
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Template:British legislation lists, Acts The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is an Act of Parliament, by which the United Kingdom aims to control the possession and supply of numerous drugs and drug-like substances, as listed under the Act, and to enable international co-operation against illegal dru...
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Clinical Dementia Rating
Clinical Dementia Rating # Overview The Clinical Dementia Rating or CDR is a numeric scale used to quantify the severity of symptoms of dementia (i.e. its 'stage'). Using a structured-interview protocol developed by John C. Morris and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine, a qualified health professio...
Clinical Dementia Rating Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The Clinical Dementia Rating or CDR is a numeric scale used to quantify the severity of symptoms of dementia (i.e. its 'stage'). Using a structured-interview protocol developed by John C. Morris and colleagues at Washington Univers...
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Clinical neurophysiology
Clinical neurophysiology Clinical neurophysiology is a medical speciality that studies the central and peripheral nervous systems through the recording of bioelectrical activity, whether spontaneous or stimulated. In some countries it is a part of neurology, for example USA and Germany. In others it is an autonomous sp...
Clinical neurophysiology Clinical neurophysiology is a medical speciality that studies the central and peripheral nervous systems through the recording of bioelectrical activity, whether spontaneous or stimulated. In some countries it is a part of neurology, for example USA and Germany. In others it is an autonomous s...
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Clinical prediction rule
Clinical prediction rule # Overview A clinical prediction rule is type of medical research study in which researchers try to identify the best combination of medical sign, symptoms, and other findings in predicting the probability of a specific disease or outcome. Physicians have difficulty in estimated risks of disea...
Clinical prediction rule Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, M.B.B.S. [2], Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[3], Rohan A. Bhimani, M.B.B.S., D.N.B., M.Ch.[4] # Overview A clinical prediction rule is type of medical research study in which researchers try to identify th...
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Closed-eye hallucination
Closed-eye hallucination Closed-eye hallucinations and closed-eye visualizations (CEV) are a distinct class of hallucination. These types of hallucinations generally only occur when one's eyes are closed or when one is in a darkened room. They should not be confused with phosphenes, perceived light and shapes when pr...
Closed-eye hallucination Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Closed-eye hallucinations and closed-eye visualizations (CEV) are a distinct class of hallucination. These types of hallucinations generally only occur when one's eyes are closed or when one is in a darkened room. The...
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Co-operation (evolution)
Co-operation (evolution) Co-operation or co-operative behaviours are terms used to describe behaviours by organisms which are beneficial to other members of the same species. There are several competing theories which help to explain why natural selection favours some types of co-operative behaviour. More than one of t...
Co-operation (evolution) Co-operation or co-operative behaviours are terms used to describe behaviours by organisms which are beneficial to other members of the same species. There are several competing theories which help to explain why natural selection favours some types of co-operative behaviour. More than one of ...
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Developmental disability
Developmental disability Synonyms and keywords: Cognitive disability; developmental delay; developmental delays; intellectual disability; global development delay; learning disability # Overview Developmental disability is a term used to describe life-long disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical or combina...
Developmental disability Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms and keywords: Cognitive disability; developmental delay; developmental delays; intellectual disability; global development delay; learning disability # Overview Developmental disability is a term used to descr...
https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Cognitive_disabilities
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Cognitivism (psychology)
Cognitivism (psychology) # Overview In psychology, cognitivism is a theoretical approach in understanding the mind, which argues that mental function can be understood by quantitative, positivist and scientific methods, and that such functions can be described as information processing models. # Theoretical approach ...
Cognitivism (psychology) Template:Psychology (sidebar) # Overview In psychology, cognitivism is a theoretical approach in understanding the mind, which argues that mental function can be understood by quantitative, positivist and scientific methods, and that such functions can be described as information processing m...
https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Cognitivism_(psychology)
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Collective consciousness
Collective consciousness Collective consciousness refers to the shared beliefs and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society. This term was used by the French social theorist Émile Durkheim (1858-1917) in his books The Division of Labour (1893), The Rules of Sociological Method (1895), Suicide (1...
Collective consciousness Template:Disputed Collective consciousness refers to the shared beliefs and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society.[1] This term was used by the French social theorist Émile Durkheim (1858-1917) in his books The Division of Labour (1893), The Rules of Sociological Met...
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Common-sense metaphysics
Common-sense metaphysics # Infant metaphysics Infants make strong ontological inferences about how the world works and what kinds of things it contains. Developmental psychology studies the stages in which the metaphysical lessons are learned. Infants make the following metaphysical inferences: - that the world conta...
Common-sense metaphysics # Infant metaphysics Infants make strong ontological inferences about how the world works and what kinds of things it contains. Developmental psychology studies the stages in which the metaphysical lessons are learned. Infants make the following metaphysical inferences: [1] - that the world co...
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Commotio cordis
Commotio cordis overview # Overview Commotio cordis (from Latin commotion of the heart - a functional effect of mechanical stimulation in the absence of structural damage, as opposed to myocardial contusion which involves tissue damage) is a sudden disturbance of heart rhythm observed nowadays mostly in young people d...
Commotio cordis overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Commotio cordis (from Latin commotion of the heart - a functional effect of mechanical stimulation in the absence of structural damage, as opposed to myocardial contusion which involves tissue damage) is a sudden disturbance of hea...
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Community Blood Services
Community Blood Services Community Blood Services is a blood bank that collects blood donations, and offers cord blood banking and bone marrow registration and donations. Founded in 1953, Community Blood Services is a not-for-profit organization located in Paramus, New Jersey and is devoted to serving the community’s t...
Community Blood Services Template:WikiDoc Cardiology News Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Community Blood Services is a blood bank that collects blood donations, and offers cord blood banking and bone marrow registration and donations. Founded in 1953, Community Blood Services is a not-for-profit or...
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Complement fixation test
Complement fixation test The complement fixation test is an immunological medical test that can be used to detect the presence of either specific antibody or specific antigen in a patient's serum. It was widely used to diagnose infections, particularly with microbes that are not easily detected by culture methods, and ...
Complement fixation test The complement fixation test is an immunological medical test that can be used to detect the presence of either specific antibody or specific antigen in a patient's serum. It was widely used to diagnose infections, particularly with microbes that are not easily detected by culture methods, and...
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Condensed matter physics
Condensed matter physics Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic physical properties of matter. In particular, it is concerned with the "condensed" phases that appear whenever the number of constituents in a system is extremely large and the interactions between the constituents...
Condensed matter physics Template:Condensed matter physics Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic physical properties of matter. In particular, it is concerned with the "condensed" phases that appear whenever the number of constituents in a system is extremely large and the in...
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Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Congenital Toxoplasmosis To view the congenital infections main page Click here ; To view adult toxoplasmosis infection main page Click here Synonyms and keywords: Congenital Toxoplasmosis # Overview Toxoplasmosis is a part of TORCH group of infections caused by protozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. In United State...
Congenital Toxoplasmosis To view the congenital infections main page Click here ; To view adult toxoplasmosis infection main page Click here Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2] Synonyms and keywords: Congenital Toxoplasmosis # Overview To...
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Fetal hydantoin syndrome
Fetal hydantoin syndrome # Overview Fetal hydantoin syndrome was first discovered by Meadow et al. in 1968. Manson and Frederic clarified the teratogenic effects of hydantoin in their epidemiological studies in 1973 and Hanson and Smith in 1975. Fetal hydantoin syndrome, characterized by altered growth and development...
Fetal hydantoin syndrome Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalpana Giri, MBBS[2] # Overview Fetal hydantoin syndrome was first discovered by Meadow et al. in 1968. Manson and Frederic clarified the teratogenic effects of hydantoin in their epidemiological studies in 19...
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Contraction (childbirth)
Contraction (childbirth) # Background In medicine (obstetrics), a contraction is a forceful and painful motion of the uterus as part of the process of childbirth. Contractions, and labor in general, is one condition that releases the hormone oxytocin into the body. Prior to actual labor, women may experience Braxton ...
Contraction (childbirth) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Background In medicine (obstetrics), a contraction is a forceful and painful motion of the uterus as part of the process of childbirth. Contractions, and labor in general, is one condition that releases the hormone oxytocin into the body. ...
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Cordis (medical company)
Cordis (medical company) Cordis is a medical device company owned by Johnson & Johnson. The company was founded in Miami, Florida in 1959. Their products include stents, distal protection devices, catheters, and guidewires. They are the makers of a sirolimus-eluting stent marketed under the name Cypher. They are also ...
Cordis (medical company) Cordis is a medical device company owned by Johnson & Johnson. The company was founded in Miami, Florida in 1959. Their products include stents, distal protection devices, catheters, and guidewires. They are the makers of a sirolimus-eluting stent marketed under the name Cypher. They are also...
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Coronary artery aneurysm
Coronary artery aneurysm Synonyms and keywords: CAA, coronary artery ectasia # Overview Coronary artery aneurysm is an abnormal dilatation of a coronary artery segment over 1.5 times the diameter of normal adjacent segment. An aneurysm can be classified as either saccular (wider than it is long) or fusiform (elongate...
Coronary artery aneurysm Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [3] Synonyms and keywords: CAA, coronary artery ectasia # Overview Coronary artery aneurysm is an abnormal dilatation of a coronary artery segment over 1.5 t...
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Coronary artery thrombus
Coronary artery thrombus Synonyms and keywords: Coronary thrombosis; coronary thrombus # Overview The thrombus of coronary arteries occurs when the lumen, of the artery starts becoming smaller and creates a narrowed segment in which the blood flow clots slowly in the artery. This phenomenon in coronary artery decrease...
Coronary artery thrombus Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Vanessa Cherniauskas, M.D. [2] Synonyms and keywords: Coronary thrombosis; coronary thrombus # Overview The thrombus of coronary arteries occurs when the lumen, of the artery starts becoming smaller and create...
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Correlation spectroscopy
Correlation spectroscopy Correlation spectroscopy is one of several types of two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Other types of two-dimensional NMR include J-spectroscopy, exchange spectroscopy (EXSY), and Nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY). Two-dimensional NMR spectra provide m...
Correlation spectroscopy Correlation spectroscopy is one of several types of two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Other types of two-dimensional NMR include J-spectroscopy, exchange spectroscopy (EXSY), and Nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY). Two-dimensional NMR spectra provide ...
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Thoracic outlet syndrome
Thoracic outlet syndrome # Overview Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) consists of a group of distinct disorders that affect the nerves in the brachial plexus (nerves that pass into the arms from the neck) and various nerves and blood vessels between the base of the neck and axilla (armpit). While traditionally thought o...
Thoracic outlet syndrome Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox For patient information click here Editor(s)-In-Chief: Robert G. Schwartz, M.D. [1], Piedmont Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, P.A.; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] # Overview Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) consists of a group ...
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Cowden syndrome
Cowden syndrome overview # Overview Cowden syndrome is an inherited disorder which follows autosomal dominant pattern. Cowden syndrome is characterized by multiple tumor-like growths called hamartomas. Most of the patients with cowden syndrome condition presents with hamartomas. These small, noncancerous growths are m...
Cowden syndrome overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2] # Overview Cowden syndrome is an inherited disorder which follows autosomal dominant pattern. Cowden syndrome is characterized by multiple tumor-like growths called hamartomas. M...
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Creative Commons license
Creative Commons license # Overview A Creative Commons (CC) license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted "work". A CC license is used when an author wants to give other people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that they (the author) have...
Creative Commons license Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview A Creative Commons (CC) license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted "work". A CC license is used when an author wants to give other people the right to share, us...
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Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease overview # Overview Crohn's disease is a chronic, episodic, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects the entire wall of the bowel or intestines. Crohn's disease can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus; as a result, the symptoms of Crohn's disease vary among afflicted i...
Crohn's disease overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2] # Overview Crohn's disease is a chronic, episodic, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects the entire wall of the bowel or intestines. Crohn's disease can affect any part of the ...
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Cronkhite–Canada disease
Cronkhite–Canada disease # Overview Cronkhite–Canada disease is a rare syndrome characterised by multiple polyps of the digestive tract. It is sporadic (i.e. it does not seem to be a hereditary disease), and it is currently considered idiopathic (i.e. cause remains unknown). # Presentation Polyps are most frequent i...
Cronkhite–Canada disease # Overview Cronkhite–Canada disease is a rare syndrome characterised by multiple polyps of the digestive tract. It is sporadic (i.e. it does not seem to be a hereditary disease), and it is currently considered idiopathic (i.e. cause remains unknown). # Presentation Polyps are most frequent i...
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Culture and menstruation
Culture and menstruation The relationship between culture and menstruation is expressed in many ways. A variety of menstrual-related traditions exist. One group of authors has even theorized that menstruation may have played a key role in the development of symbolic culture in early human society. # Social Anthropol...
Culture and menstruation Template:Balance The relationship between culture and menstruation is expressed in many ways. A variety of menstrual-related traditions exist. One group of authors has even theorized that menstruation may have played a key role in the development of symbolic culture in early human society.[1...
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Repetitive strain injury
Repetitive strain injury # Overview A repetitive strain injury (RSI), also called cumulative trauma disorder (CTD), occupational overuse syndrome, or work related upper limb disorder (WRULD), is any of a loose group of conditions resulting from overuse of a tool, eg. computer, guitar, knife, etc. or other activity tha...
Repetitive strain injury Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview A repetitive strain injury (RSI), also called cumulative trauma disorder (CTD), occupational overuse syndrome, or work related upper limb disorder (WRULD), is any of a loose group of conditions resulting fro...
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Curtin-Hammett principle
Curtin-Hammett principle In chemical kinetics, the Curtin-Hammett principle states that, for a reaction that has a pair of reactive intermediates or reactants that interconvert rapidly (as is usually the case for conformers), each going irreversibly to a different product, the product ratio will depend only on the dif...
Curtin-Hammett principle In chemical kinetics, the Curtin-Hammett principle states that, for a reaction that has a pair of reactive intermediates or reactants that interconvert rapidly (as is usually the case for conformers), each going irreversibly to a different product, the product ratio will depend only on the di...
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Cutaneous lymphoid cutis
Cutaneous lymphoid cutis # Overview Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia (also known as "borrelial lymphocytoma," "Lymphadenosis benigna cutis," "Lymphocytoma cutis," "Pseudolymphoma," "Pseudolymphoma of Spiegler and Fendt," "Sarcoidosis of Spiegler and Fendt," "Spiegler–Fendt lymphoid hyperplasia," and "Spiegler–Fendt sarc...
Cutaneous lymphoid cutis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] # Overview Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia (also known as "borrelial lymphocytoma,"[1] "Lymphadenosis benigna cutis," "Lymphocytoma cutis," "Pseudolymphoma," "Pseudolymphoma of Spiegler and...
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Cyan radiation astronomy
Cyan radiation astronomy The color cyan is used often as an indicator of features in a diagram. Cyan astronomy is astronomy in the blue-green portion of the visible spectrum, a wavelength range of 476–495 nm. Perhaps the most prominent cyan planetary source is Uranus, which has only been visited by the space probe Voya...
Cyan radiation astronomy Editor-In-Chief: Henry A. Hoff The color cyan is used often as an indicator of features in a diagram. Cyan astronomy is astronomy in the blue-green portion of the visible spectrum, a wavelength range of 476–495 nm. Perhaps the most prominent cyan planetary source is Uranus, which has only been...
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Tricyclic antidepressant
Tricyclic antidepressant Synonyms and keywords: TCA # Overview Tricyclic antidepressants (abbreviation TCA) are a class of antidepressant drugs first used in the 1950s. They are named after the drugs' molecular structure, which contains three rings of atoms (compare tetracyclic antidepressant). # Example compounds Th...
Tricyclic antidepressant Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms and keywords: TCA # Overview Tricyclic antidepressants (abbreviation TCA) are a class of antidepressant drugs first used in the 1950s. They are named after the drugs' molecular structure, which contains three rings of atoms (compare ...
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Light-dependent reaction
Light-dependent reaction # Overview The initial stage of the photosynthetic system is the light-dependent reaction, which converts solar energy into potential energy. The light dependent reaction produces oxygen gas and converts ADP and NADP+ into the energy carriers ATP and NADPH. The chlorophyll's electron can follo...
Light-dependent reaction Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The initial stage of the photosynthetic system is the light-dependent reaction, which converts solar energy into potential energy. The light dependent reaction produces oxygen gas and converts ADP and NADP+ into the energy carriers...
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Cyclobenzaprine overdose
Cyclobenzaprine overdose # Overdose topics Anxiety disorders Manifestations Management - General management - Gastrointestinal Decontamination - Cardiovascular - CNS - Psychiatric Fallow-up - Pediatric Management ## General Although rare, deaths may occur from overdpsage with Cyclobenzaprine HCL. Multiple drug ingest...
Cyclobenzaprine overdose Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overdose topics Anxiety disorders Manifestations Management - General management - Gastrointestinal Decontamination - Cardiovascular - CNS - Psychiatric Fallow-up - Pediatric Management ## General Although rare, deaths may occur from overd...
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Cyclosporine (Injection)
Cyclosporine (Injection) # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content...
Cyclosporine (Injection) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is in...
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Cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis overview # Overview Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease that caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The genetic mutation result in defective transport of chloride, and secondarily sodium and eventually abnormal viscous mucoid secretions...
Cystic fibrosis overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: # Overview Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease that caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The genetic mutation result in defective transport of...
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Cystic nephroma
Cystic nephroma overview # Overview Cystic nephroma is a type of rare benign kidney tumor. On gross pathology, large, unilateral, multiloculated, and well-encapsulated cystic tumor is the characteristic finding of cystic nephroma. On microscopic histopathological analysis, cysts lined by a simple epithelium with a hob...
Cystic nephroma overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shanshan Cen, M.D. [2] # Overview Cystic nephroma is a type of rare benign kidney tumor.[1] On gross pathology, large, unilateral, multiloculated, and well-encapsulated cystic tumor is the characteristic findin...
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Cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus overview # Overview Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (from the Greek cyto-, "cell", and -mega-, "large") is a viral genus of the Herpesviruses group. CMV belongs to the Betaherpesvirinae subfamily of Herpesviridae, which also includes Roseolovirus, also known as Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV-6). The Alphaherpesvirin...
Cytomegalovirus overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (from the Greek cyto-, "cell", and -mega-, "large") is a viral genus of the Herpesviruses group.[1] CMV belongs to the Betaherpesvirinae subfamily of Herpesviridae, which also includes Roseolovirus, also known...
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DAZ associated protein 1
DAZ associated protein 1 DAZ-associated protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DAZAP1 gene. # Function In mammals, the Y chromosome directs the development of the testes and plays an important role in spermatogenesis. A high percentage of infertile men have deletions that map to regions of the Y chrom...
DAZ associated protein 1 DAZ-associated protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DAZAP1 gene.[1][2] # Function In mammals, the Y chromosome directs the development of the testes and plays an important role in spermatogenesis. A high percentage of infertile men have deletions that map to regions of the ...
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DNA repair protein XRCC4
DNA repair protein XRCC4 DNA repair protein XRCC4 also known as X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 4 or XRCC4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the XRCC4 gene. In addition to humans, the XRCC4 protein is also expressed in many other metazoans, fungi and in plants. The X-ray repair cross-complementing prot...
DNA repair protein XRCC4 DNA repair protein XRCC4 also known as X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 4 or XRCC4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the XRCC4 gene. In addition to humans, the XRCC4 protein is also expressed in many other metazoans, fungi and in plants.[1] The X-ray repair cross-complementing ...
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Transcription (genetics)
Transcription (genetics) # Overview Transcription is the process by which genetic information from DNA is transferred into RNA. DNA sequence is enzymatically copied by RNA polymerase to produce a complementary nucleotide RNA strand. One significant difference between RNA and DNA sequence is the presence of U, or uraci...
Transcription (genetics) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Transcription is the process by which genetic information from DNA is transferred into RNA. DNA sequence is enzymatically copied by RNA polymerase to produce a complementary nucleotide RNA strand. One significant difference between...
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Hypertrophy of the heart
Hypertrophy of the heart # Differential Diagnosis of Causes of Hypertrophy (In alphabetical order, not by frequency) ## Left Atrial Enlargement - Atrial aneurysm - Infective endocarditis - Left heart failure - Mitral regurgitation - Mitral stenosis - Mitral valve prolapse - Myxedema - Patent Ductus Arteriosus - Vent...
Hypertrophy of the heart Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Differential Diagnosis of Causes of Hypertrophy (In alphabetical order, not by frequency) [1] ## Left Atrial Enlargement - Atrial aneurysm - Infective endocarditis - Left heart failure - Mitral regurgitation - Mitral stenosis - Mitral valv...
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Pericardial friction rub
Pericardial friction rub # Overview The pericardial friction rub, also pericardial rub, is a sign on the precordial exam, detected by auscultation, that suggests irritation of the pericardium and the diagnosis of pericarditis. Inflammation of the pericardial sac causes the parietal and visceral surfaces of the roughen...
Pericardial friction rub Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2] # Overview The pericardial friction rub, also pericardial rub, is a sign on the precordial exam, detected by auscultation, that suggests irritation of the pericardium and the di...
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Neurological examination
Neurological examination # Overview The neurological examination is the physical examination of the nervous system. It attempts to identify or exclude signs of nervous system disease, and - if these signs are present - to produce a likely anatomical or physiological explanation that can be tested through medical imag...
Neurological examination Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The neurological examination is the physical examination of the nervous system. It attempts to identify or exclude signs of nervous system disease, and - if these signs are present - to produce a likely anatomical or physiological...
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Restrictive lung disease
Restrictive lung disease # Overview Restrictive lung disease (RLD) is a group of diseases characterized by an inability to attain complete expansion of the lungs. This may result from an abnormality in the parenchyma of the lungs or an abnormality outside the lung parenchyma (such as fluid accumulation or musculoskele...
Restrictive lung disease Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2], Akshun Kalia M.B.B.S.[3], Usama Talib, BSc, MD [4], Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [5] # Overview Restrictive lung disease (RLD) is a group of diseases characterized by an inability to at...
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Deep parotid lymph nodes
Deep parotid lymph nodes The deep parotid lymph nodes are lymph nodes found below the parotid gland. The afferents of the subparotid glands drain the nasal part of the pharynx and the posterior parts of the nasal cavities. Their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands. # Additional images - Superficial lym...
Deep parotid lymph nodes Template:Infobox Lymph Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The deep parotid lymph nodes are lymph nodes found below the parotid gland. The afferents of the subparotid glands drain the nasal part of the pharynx and the posterior parts of the nasal cavities. Their efferents pass t...
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Degree of polymerization
Degree of polymerization The degree of polymerization, or DP, is the number of repeat units in an average polymer chain at time t in a polymerization reaction . The length is in monomer units. The degree of polymerization is a measure of molecular weight. For most industrial purposes, lengths in the thousands or tens o...
Degree of polymerization The degree of polymerization, or DP, is the number of repeat units in an average polymer chain at time t in a polymerization reaction [1]. The length is in monomer units. The degree of polymerization is a measure of molecular weight. For most industrial purposes, lengths in the thousands or te...
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Dejerine Sottas syndrome
Dejerine Sottas syndrome Dejerine-Sottas Syndrome/Neuropathy (hereditary motor and sensory polyneuropathy type III; sometimes also described as a subtype III of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) is an autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive neuropathy. # Symptoms It is usually characterized by infantile onset of moderate...
Dejerine Sottas syndrome Dejerine-Sottas Syndrome/Neuropathy (hereditary motor and sensory polyneuropathy type III; sometimes also described as a subtype III of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) is an autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive neuropathy. # Symptoms It is usually characterized by infantile onset of moderat...
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Delavirdine microbiology
Delavirdine microbiology # Microbiology ## Mechanism of Action Delavirdine is an NNRTI of HIV-1. Delavirdine binds directly to reverse transcriptase (RT) and blocks RNA-dependent and DNA-dependent DNA polymerase activities. Delavirdine does not compete with template:primer or deoxynucleoside triphosphates. HIV-2 RT a...
Delavirdine microbiology Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2] # Microbiology ## Mechanism of Action Delavirdine is an NNRTI of HIV-1. Delavirdine binds directly to reverse transcriptase (RT) and blocks RNA-dependent and DNA-dependent DNA polymerase ...
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Developmental milestones
Developmental milestones Developmental milestones are tasks most children learn, or physical developments, that commonly appear in certain age ranges. For example: - Ability to lift and control the orientation of the head (Neck control) is attained at about 3 months - Crawling begins at about 7 months - Walking unsuppo...
Developmental milestones Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Developmental milestones are tasks most children learn, or physical developments, that commonly appear in certain age ranges. For example: - Ability to lift and control the orientation of the head (Neck control) is attained at about 3 months -...
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Delayed puberty
Delayed puberty overview # Overview Delayed puberty is almost always due to physiologic exaggerated prolongation of puberty timing in boys and girls, a condition called "constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP)". Delayed puberty sometimes has other pathophysiologies, such as hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, pe...
Delayed puberty overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2] # Overview Delayed puberty is almost always due to physiologic exaggerated prolongation of puberty timing in boys and girls, a condition called "constitutional delay of growth and p...
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Herpes Simplex Keratitis
Herpes Simplex Keratitis # Overview Herpetic simplex keratitis is a form of keratitis caused by recurrent herpes simplex virus in cornea. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is very common in humans: - It has been estimated that one third of the world population suffers from recurrent infection. Keratitis caused by H...
Herpes Simplex Keratitis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Herpetic simplex keratitis is a form of keratitis caused by recurrent herpes simplex virus in cornea. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is very common in humans: - It has been estimated that one third of the world population suf...
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Dermatographic urticaria
Dermatographic urticaria # Overview Dermatographic urticaria (also known as dermographism, dermatographism or "skin writing") is a skin disorder seen in 4-5% of the population, in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked or rubbed with a dull object. The symptoms are thought to be caused by mast cells i...
Dermatographic urticaria Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] # Overview Dermatographic urticaria (also known as dermographism, dermatographism or "skin writing") is a skin disorder seen in 4-5% of the population[1], in which the skin becomes raised a...
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Dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis overview # Overview Dermatomyositis is a connective-tissue disease that is characterized by inflammation of the muscles and the skin. Its cause is currently unknown, but it may result from either a viral infection or an autoimmune reaction. Up to 50% of the cases may be a paraneoplastic phenomenon, in...
Dermatomyositis overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Dermatomyositis is a connective-tissue disease that is characterized by inflammation of the muscles and the skin. Its cause is currently unknown, but it may result from either a viral infection or an autoimmune reaction. Up to 50%...
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Dermatophytosis
Dermatophytosis overview # Overview Dermatophytosis is a fungal infection of the skin. It gets worse during summer and the symptoms are alleviated during winter. Dermatophytes of the genera Trichophyton and Microsporum are the most common causative agents. Mode of transmission of Dermatophytes is via direct or indir...
Dermatophytosis overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2] # Overview Dermatophytosis is a fungal infection of the skin. It gets worse during summer and the symptoms are alleviated during winter. Dermatophytes of the genera Trichophyton...
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Desmopressin (injection)
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Desmopressin (injection) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alberto Plate [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intend...
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Desoxymethyltestosterone
Desoxymethyltestosterone # Overview Desoxymethyltestosterone (Madol) is an anabolic steroid. It was one of the first "designer steroids" to be marketed as a performance-enhancing drug to athletes and bodybuilders. In animal studies it has been found to be a powerful androgen approximately half as potent as dihydrotest...
Desoxymethyltestosterone # Overview Desoxymethyltestosterone (Madol) is an anabolic steroid. It was one of the first "designer steroids" to be marketed as a performance-enhancing drug to athletes and bodybuilders. In animal studies it has been found to be a powerful androgen approximately half as potent as dihydrotest...
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Glycogen storage disease
Glycogen storage disease Synonyms and keywords:Glycogenosis; dextrinosis # Overview Glycogen storage diseases are several inborn errors of metabolism that result from enzyme defects that affect the processing of glycogen synthesis or breakdown within muscles, liver, and other cell types. A total of fourteen glycogen s...
Glycogen storage disease Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anmol Pitliya, M.B.B.S. M.D.[2], Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3] Synonyms and keywords:Glycogenosis; dextrinosis # Overview Glycogen storage diseases are several inborn errors of metabolism that result from enzy...
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Dicrocoelium dendriticum
Dicrocoelium dendriticum # Overview The Lancet liver fluke (Dicrocoelium dendriticum) is a parasite fluke that tends to live in cattle or other grazing mammals. # Life cycle D. dendriticum spends its adult life inside the liver of its host. After mating, the eggs are excreted in the feces. The first intermediate ho...
Dicrocoelium dendriticum Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The Lancet liver fluke (Dicrocoelium dendriticum) is a parasite fluke that tends to live in cattle or other grazing mammals. # Life cycle D. dendriticum spends its adult life inside the liver of its host. After mating, the eggs a...
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Dientamoebiasis
Dientamoebiasis overview # Overview Dientamoebiasis is a medical condition caused by infection with Dientamoeba fragilis. Dientamoeba fragilis is a single-cell parasite that infects the lower gastrointestinal tract of humans. It is an important cause of travelers diarrhea, chronic abdominal pain, chronic fatigue and f...
Dientamoebiasis overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: : Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2] # Overview Dientamoebiasis is a medical condition caused by infection with Dientamoeba fragilis. Dientamoeba fragilis is a single-cell parasite that infects the lower gastrointestinal...
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Dietary reference intake
Dietary reference intake The Dietary Reference Intake is a system of nutrition recommendations from the Institute of Medicine of the USA National Academy (IOM). The DRI system is used by both the United States and Canada. It is intended for the general public and health professionals. Applications include: - Food labe...
Dietary reference intake Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The Dietary Reference Intake is a system of nutrition recommendations from the Institute of Medicine of the USA National Academy (IOM). The DRI system is used by both the United States and Canada. It is intended for the general public and heal...
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Diethyl azodicarboxylate
Diethyl azodicarboxylate Diethyl azodicarboxylate, often abbreviated DEAD, is the organic compound CH3CH2O2CN=NCO2CH2CH3. As indicated with this formula, the molecule consists of a central azo functional group, RN=NR, flanked by two ethyl ester groups. This red orange liquid is a valuable reagent but also quite dange...
Diethyl azodicarboxylate Diethyl azodicarboxylate, often abbreviated DEAD, is the organic compound CH3CH2O2CN=NCO2CH2CH3. As indicated with this formula, the molecule consists of a central azo functional group, RN=NR, flanked by two ethyl ester groups. This red orange liquid is a valuable reagent but also quite dang...
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Diethyl glycol dinitrate
Diethyl glycol dinitrate Diethyl glycol dinitrate ONO2(CH2)2-O-(CH2)2ONO2 is a nitrated alcohol ester produced by the action of concentrated nitric acid (s.g. 1.5), normally admixed with an excess of strong sulfuric acid (s.g. >1.8) as a dehydrating agent, upon diglycol, the oxidative dimer of glycol (dihydroxy ethylen...
Diethyl glycol dinitrate Diethyl glycol dinitrate ONO2(CH2)2-O-(CH2)2ONO2 is a nitrated alcohol ester produced by the action of concentrated nitric acid (s.g. 1.5), normally admixed with an excess of strong sulfuric acid (s.g. >1.8) as a dehydrating agent, upon diglycol, the oxidative dimer of glycol (dihydroxy ethyle...
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Digestive system surgery
Digestive system surgery # Overview Digestive system surgery can be divided into upper GI surgery and lower GI surgery. # Subtypes ## Upper gastrointestinal Upper gastrointestinal surgery, often referred to as upper GI surgery, refers to a practise of surgery that focuses on the upper parts of the gastrointestinal t...
Digestive system surgery Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Digestive system surgery can be divided into upper GI surgery and lower GI surgery. # Subtypes ## Upper gastrointestinal Upper gastrointestinal surgery, often referred to as upper GI surgery, refers to a practise of surgery that ...
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Dihydrogen monoxide hoax
Dihydrogen monoxide hoax The dihydrogen monoxide hoax involves listing negative effects of water under an unfamiliar scientific name, then asking individuals to help control the seemingly dangerous substance (caused by most people knowing the word "monoxide" as part of the name of the poisonous gas "carbon monoxide"). ...
Dihydrogen monoxide hoax The dihydrogen monoxide hoax involves listing negative effects of water under an unfamiliar scientific name, then asking individuals to help control the seemingly dangerous substance (caused by most people knowing the word "monoxide" as part of the name of the poisonous gas "carbon monoxide")....
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Dimensionality reduction
Dimensionality reduction In statistics, dimension reduction is the process of reducing the number of random variables under consideration, and can be divided into feature selection and feature extraction. In physics, dimension reduction is a widely discussed phenomenon, whereby a physical system exists in three dimensi...
Dimensionality reduction In statistics, dimension reduction is the process of reducing the number of random variables under consideration, and can be divided into feature selection and feature extraction. In physics, dimension reduction is a widely discussed phenomenon, whereby a physical system exists in three dimens...
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Dipyridamole (injection)
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Dissociation (chemistry)
Dissociation (chemistry) Dissociation in chemistry and biochemistry is a general process in which ionic compounds (complexes, molecules, or salts) separate or split into smaller molecules, ions, or radicals, usually in a reversible manner. When a Bronsted-Lowry acid is put in water, a covalent bond between an electrone...
Dissociation (chemistry) Dissociation in chemistry and biochemistry is a general process in which ionic compounds (complexes, molecules, or salts) separate or split into smaller molecules, ions, or radicals, usually in a reversible manner. When a Bronsted-Lowry acid is put in water, a covalent bond between an electron...
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Distal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule # Overview The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) is a portion of kidney nephron between the loop of Henle and the collecting duct system. # Physiology It is partly responsible for the regulation of potassium, sodium, calcium, and pH. - It regulates pH by absorbing bicarbonate and secreting proto...
Distal convoluted tubule Template:Infobox Anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) is a portion of kidney nephron between the loop of Henle and the collecting duct system. # Physiology It is partly responsible for the regulation of potassium, sodium, ca...
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Doppler echocardiography
Doppler echocardiography # Overview Doppler echocardiography is a procedure which uses ultrasound technology to examine the heart by creating an image of it and measuring the speed and direction of blood flow. This procedure is frequently used to examine children's hearts for heart disease because there is no age or s...
Doppler echocardiography Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] # Overview Doppler echocardiography is a procedure which uses ultrasound technology to examine the heart by creating an image of it and measuring the speed and direction of blood flow....
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Dorsal respiratory group
Dorsal respiratory group The dorsal respiratory group (DRG) is located in the dorsomedial region of the medulla, and is composed of cells in the solitary tract nucleus. The DRG is found in many types of fish and mammals. # Respiratory effects The DRG is involved in the generation of respiratory rhythm, and is primari...
Dorsal respiratory group Template:Infobox Brain Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The dorsal respiratory group (DRG) is located in the dorsomedial region of the medulla, and is composed of cells in the solitary tract nucleus. The DRG is found in many types of fish and mammals. # Respiratory effects ...
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Lhermitte-Duclos disease
Lhermitte-Duclos disease Synonyms and keywords: Dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma # Overview Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) is also called as dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum. Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) is a very rare disease. Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) follows an autosomal dominant pattern of inhe...
Lhermitte-Duclos disease Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2] Synonyms and keywords: Dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma # Overview Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) is also called as dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum. Lhermitte-Ducl...
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