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Hormone-sensitive lipase
Hormone-sensitive lipase Hormone-sensitive lipase (EC 3.1.1.79, HSL), also previously known as cholesteryl ester hydrolase (CEH), is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the LIPE gene. HSL is an intracellular neutral lipase that is capable of hydrolyzing a variety of esters. The enzyme has a long and a short form. ...
Hormone-sensitive lipase Hormone-sensitive lipase (EC 3.1.1.79, HSL), also previously known as cholesteryl ester hydrolase (CEH),[1] is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the LIPE gene.[2] HSL is an intracellular neutral lipase that is capable of hydrolyzing a variety of esters.[3] The enzyme has a long and a sh...
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How to create a new page
How to create a new page # Overview This page explains how to create a new page on WikiDoc with guidance's that you need to know. Pages may only be created by registered users. If you are not a registered user, you may register now. # How to Create a New WikiDoc Page WikiDoc, the living textbook of medicine has the...
How to create a new page Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mugilan Poongkunran M.B.B.S [2]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [3] # Overview This page explains how to create a new page on WikiDoc with guidance's that you need to know. Pages may only be created by registered u...
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Human influenza
Human influenza overview # Overview Influenza, commonly known as flu, is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses of the biological family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses). In humans, common symptoms of influenza infection are fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing...
Human influenza overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2] # Overview Influenza, commonly known as flu, is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses of the biological family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses). In ...
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Human microbiome project
Human microbiome project # Overview The Human microbiome project (HMP) is a National Institutes of Health initiative with the goal of identifying and characterizing the microorganisms which are found in association with both healthy and diseased humans. It is a five-year project, best characterized as a feasibility st...
Human microbiome project # Overview The Human microbiome project (HMP) is a National Institutes of Health initiative with the goal of identifying and characterizing the microorganisms which are found in association with both healthy and diseased humans. It is a five-year project, best characterized as a feasibility st...
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Human placental lactogen
Human placental lactogen Human placental lactogen (hPL), also called human chorionic somatomammotropin (HCS), is a polypeptide placental hormone, the human form of placental lactogen (chorionic somatomammotropin). Its structure and function are similar to those of human growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state o...
Human placental lactogen Human placental lactogen (hPL), also called human chorionic somatomammotropin (HCS), is a polypeptide placental hormone, the human form of placental lactogen (chorionic somatomammotropin). Its structure and function are similar to those of human growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state ...
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Hunter syndrome
Hunter syndrome overview Please help WikiDoc by adding content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing. # Overview Hunter syndrome is a lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficient (or absent) enzyme, iduronate-2-sulfatase (I2S). # Historical Perspective The syndrome is named after physician Charles...
Hunter syndrome overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Please help WikiDoc by adding content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing. # Overview Hunter syndrome is a lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficient (or absent) enzyme, iduronate-2-sulfa...
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Huntingdon Life Sciences
Huntingdon Life Sciences Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) is a contract animal-testing company founded in 1952 in England, now with facilities in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire and Eye, Suffolk in the UK; New Jersey in the U.S.; and in Japan. The largest such commercial operation in Europe, it conducts tests on around 75,000...
Huntingdon Life Sciences Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) is a contract animal-testing company founded in 1952 in England, now with facilities in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire and Eye, Suffolk in the UK; New Jersey in the U.S.; and in Japan. The largest such commercial operation in Europe, it conducts tests on around 75,00...
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Hurler syndrome
Hurler syndrome overview Please help WikiDoc by adding content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing. # Overview Hurler syndrome, also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I), Hurler's disease and gargoylism, is a genetic disorder that results in the deficiency of alpha-L iduronidase, which is a...
Hurler syndrome overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2] Please help WikiDoc by adding content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing. # Overview Hurler syndrome, also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I)...
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Hydatiform mole
Hydatiform mole overview Please help WikiDoc by adding more content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing. # Overview Hydatidiform mole (or mola hydatidiforma) is a common complication of pregnancy, occurring once in every 1000 pregnancies in the US, with much higher rates in Asia (e.g. up to one in 1...
Hydatiform mole overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Please help WikiDoc by adding more content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing. # Overview Hydatidiform mole (or mola hydatidiforma) is a common complication of pregnancy, occurring once in every 1000 pregnancies in the US,...
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Hypertensive retinopathy
Hypertensive retinopathy Hypertensive retinopathy is damage to the retina due to high blood pressure (i.e. hypertension). # Pathophysiology The retina is one of the "target organs" that are damaged by sustained hypertension. Subjected to excessively high blood pressure over prolonged time, the small blood vessels that...
Hypertensive retinopathy Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Hypertensive retinopathy is damage to the retina due to high blood pressure (i.e. hypertension). # Pathophysiology The retina is one of the "target organs" that are damaged by sustained hypertension. Subjected...
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Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism overview # Overview Hyperthyroidism is the clinical syndrome caused by an excess of circulating free thyroxine (T4) or free triiodothyronine (T3), or both. # Historical Perspective # Classification # Pathophysiology # Causes # Differentiating Hyperthyroidism from other Diseases # Epidemiology and...
Hyperthyroidism overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Hyperthyroidism is the clinical syndrome caused by an excess of circulating free thyroxine (T4) or free triiodothyronine (T3), or both. # Historical Perspective # Classification # Pathophysiology # Causes # Differentiating Hyp...
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Hypopituitarism
Hypopituitarism overview # Overview Hypopituitarism is referred to the deficiency of one of the pituitary gland hormones or more while the deficiency of all pituitary hormones is known as panhypopituitarism. A study comprising two cross-sectional surveys showed the prevalence of hypopituitarism to be 29 per 100,000 in...
Hypopituitarism overview Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Iqra Qamar M.D.[2], Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [3] # Overview Hypopituitarism is referred to the deficiency of one of the pituitary gland hormones or more while the deficiency of all ...
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IMITREX spray overdosage
IMITREX spray overdosage # Overdosage In clinical trials, the highest single doses of IMITREX Nasal Spray administered without significant reactions were 40 mg to 12 volunteers and 40 mg to 85 subjects with migraine, which is twice the highest single recommended dose. In addition, 12 volunteers were administered a tot...
IMITREX spray overdosage Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sheng Shi, M.D. [2] # Overdosage In clinical trials, the highest single doses of IMITREX Nasal Spray administered without significant reactions were 40 mg to 12 volunteers and 40 mg to 85 subjects with migraine...
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IMPROVEDD VTE risk score
IMPROVEDD VTE risk score Synonyms and keywords: # Overview The IMPROVEDD VTE Risk Score, which incorporates D-dimer measurement into the IMPROVE (International Medical Prevention Registry on Venous Thromboembolism) score, refines the prediction of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (including symptomatic deep-vein thr...
IMPROVEDD VTE risk score Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2], Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [3], Anmol Pitliya, M.B.B.S. M.D.[4] Synonyms and keywords: # Overview The IMPROVEDD VTE Risk Score, which incorporates D-dimer measurement into the IMPROVE (...
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Intravascular ultrasound
Intravascular ultrasound # Overview Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a medical imaging methodology using a specially designed catheter with a miniaturized ultrasound probe attached to the distal end the catheter. The proximal end of the catheter is attached to computerized ultrasound equipment. It allows the applic...
Intravascular ultrasound Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] # Overview Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a medical imaging methodology using a specially designed catheter with a miniaturized ultrasound probe attached to the distal end the cat...
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Idarubicin hydrochloride
Idarubicin 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...
Idarubicin hydrochloride 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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Idiopathic short stature
Idiopathic short stature # Overview Idiopathic short stature (ISS) refers to extreme short stature that does not have a diagnostic explanation (idiopathic designates a condition that is unexplained or not understood) after an ordinary growth evaluation. The term has been in use since at least 1975 without a precise pe...
Idiopathic short stature Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Idiopathic short stature (ISS) refers to extreme short stature that does not have a diagnostic explanation (idiopathic designates a condition that is unexplained or not understood) after an ordinary...
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IgA nephropathy
IgA nephropathy overview # Overview IgA nephropathy (Berger’s disease) is considered the most common primary chronic glomerulonephritis. IgA nephropathy is defined immune-histologically by mesangial deposits of IgA, often accompanied by less intense staining for IgM and/or IgG and C3, in the absence of a systemic dise...
IgA nephropathy overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Ali Poyan Mehr, M.D. [2] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dildar Hussain, MBBS [3] Olufunmilola Olubukola M.D.[4] Ayesha A. Khan, MD[5] # Overview IgA nephropathy (Berger’s disease) is considered the most common primary chronic glomerulonephriti...
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Illness anxiety disorder
Illness anxiety disorder # Overview Illness anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive health-related concerns, but unlike somatic symptom disorder, somatic symptoms are either absent or mild. Illness anxiety disorder results in an individual mistaking some sort of discomfort as a serious illness. # Historical Pe...
Illness anxiety disorder Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jesus Rosario Hernandez, M.D. [2], Haleigh Williams, B.S., Yashasvi Aryaputra[3] # Overview Illness anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive health-related concerns, but unlike somatic symptom disorder, ...
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Impulse control disorder
Impulse control disorder # Overview Impulse control disorder is a set of psychiatric disorders including intermittent explosive disorder (hot-headedness), kleptomania (stealing), pathological gambling, pyromania (fire-starting) and trichotillomania (pulling one's hair out). The onset of these disorders usually occurs ...
Impulse control disorder Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Impulse control disorder is a set of psychiatric disorders including intermittent explosive disorder (hot-headedness), kleptomania (stealing), pathological gambling, pyromania (fire-starting) and trichotillomania (pulling one's hai...
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Incidence (epidemiology)
Incidence (epidemiology) # Overview Incidence is a measure of disease frequency that counts the occurrence of new cases of disease that develop in a candidate population over a specified time period. It can be generally referred to as the risk of developing a new case. Although sometimes loosely expressed simply as th...
Incidence (epidemiology) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Assistant Editor(s)-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. # Overview Incidence is a measure of disease frequency that counts the occurrence of new cases of disease that develop in a candidate population over a specified time period. It can be gener...
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Indirect inguinal hernia
Indirect inguinal hernia # Overview An indirect inguinal hernia a inguinal hernia which results from the failure of embryonic closure of the internal inguinal ring after the testicle has passed through it. Like other inguinal hernias, it protrudes through the inguinal ring. It is the most common cause of groin hernia....
Indirect inguinal hernia For patient information click here Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview An indirect inguinal hernia a inguinal hernia which results from the failure of embryonic closure of the internal inguinal ring after the testicle has passed throu...
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Indomethacin (injection)
Indomethacin (injection) # Dosing Information - For intravenous administration only. - Dosage recommendations for closure of the ductus arteriosus depend on the age of the infant at the time of therapy. A course of therapy is defined as three intravenous doses of Indomethacin for Injection given at 12 to 24 hour inte...
Indomethacin (injection) ### Dosing Information - For intravenous administration only. - Dosage recommendations for closure of the ductus arteriosus depend on the age of the infant at the time of therapy. A course of therapy is defined as three intravenous doses of Indomethacin for Injection given at 12 to 24 hour in...
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Infantile refsum disease
Infantile refsum disease # Overview Infantile Refsum disease (IRD) is one of a small group of genetic diseases called peroxisome biogenesis disorders (PBD), which are part of a larger group of diseases called the leukodystrophies. These are inherited conditions that damage the white matter of the brain and affect moto...
Infantile refsum disease Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: # Overview Infantile Refsum disease (IRD) is one of a small group of genetic diseases called peroxisome biogenesis disorders (PBD), which are part of a larger group of diseases called the leukodystrophies. These...
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Inferior mesenteric vein
Inferior mesenteric vein In human anatomy, the inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) is a blood vessel that drains blood from the large intestine. It usually terminates when reaching the splenic vein, which goes on to form the portal vein with the superior mesenteric vein (SMV). Anatomical variations include the IMV drainin...
Inferior mesenteric vein Template:Infobox Vein Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] In human anatomy, the inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) is a blood vessel that drains blood from the large intestine. It usually terminates when reaching the splenic vein, which goes on to form the portal vein with the supe...
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Inguinal hernia
Inguinal hernia overview # Overview Inguinal hernia may be classified according to integrity of the posterior wall and the deep inguinal ring into 4 groups. Inguinal hernia may be classified according to presence or absence of a peritoneal sac, size of the internal ring and integrity of the posterior wall of the canal...
Inguinal hernia overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] # Overview Inguinal hernia may be classified according to integrity of the posterior wall and the deep inguinal ring into 4 groups. Inguinal hernia may be classified accordin...
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Inositol monophosphatase
Inositol monophosphatase Inositol monophosphatase, commonly referred to as IMPase, is an enzyme of the phosphodiesterase family of enzymes. It is involved in the phosphophatidylinositol signaling pathway, which affects a wide array of cell functions, including but not limited to, cell growth, apoptosis, secretion, and...
Inositol monophosphatase Inositol monophosphatase, commonly referred to as IMPase, is an enzyme of the phosphodiesterase family of enzymes.[2] It is involved in the phosphophatidylinositol [PI] signaling pathway, which affects a wide array of cell functions, including but not limited to, cell growth, apoptosis, secret...
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Insulin-degrading enzyme
Insulin-degrading enzyme Insulin-degrading enzyme, also known as IDE, is an enzyme. Known alternatively as insulysin or insulin protease, IDE is a large zinc-binding protease of the M16A metalloprotease subfamily known to cleave multiple short polypeptides that vary considerably in sequence. # Structure ## Gene The g...
Insulin-degrading enzyme Insulin-degrading enzyme, also known as IDE, is an enzyme.[1] Known alternatively as insulysin or insulin protease, IDE is a large zinc-binding protease of the M16A metalloprotease subfamily known to cleave multiple short polypeptides that vary considerably in sequence. # Structure ## Gene T...
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Insulin degrading enzyme
Insulin degrading enzyme Insulin Degrading Enzyme (IDE) is a large zinc-binding protease of the M16A metalloprotease subfamily known to cleave multiple short polypeptides that vary considerably in sequence. Known alternatively as insulysin or insulin protease, IDE was first identified by its ability to degrade the B c...
Insulin degrading enzyme Insulin Degrading Enzyme (IDE) is a large zinc-binding protease of the M16A metalloprotease subfamily known to cleave multiple short polypeptides that vary considerably in sequence. Known alternatively as insulysin or insulin protease, IDE was first identified by its ability to degrade the B ...
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Intercostobrachial nerve
Intercostobrachial nerve The lateral cutaneous branch of the second intercostal nerve does not divide, like the others, into an anterior and a posterior branch; it is named the intercostobrachial nerve. It pierces the Intercostalis externus and the Serratus anterior, crosses the axilla to the medial side of the arm, an...
Intercostobrachial nerve Template:Infobox Nerve Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The lateral cutaneous branch of the second intercostal nerve does not divide, like the others, into an anterior and a posterior branch; it is named the intercostobrachial nerve. It pierces the Intercostalis externus and ...
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Internal laryngeal nerve
Internal laryngeal nerve The internal laryngeal nerve is the internal branch (ramus internus) of the superior laryngeal nerve. It descends to the hyothyroid membrane, pierces it in company with the superior laryngeal artery, and is distributed to the mucous membrane of the larynx. Of these (sensory) branches some are d...
Internal laryngeal nerve Template:Infobox Nerve Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The internal laryngeal nerve is the internal branch (ramus internus) of the superior laryngeal nerve. It descends to the hyothyroid membrane, pierces it in company with the superior laryngeal artery, and is distributed t...
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Internal thoracic artery
Internal thoracic artery # Overview In human anatomy, the internal thoracic artery (ITA), previously known as the internal mammary artery (a name still common among surgeons), is an artery that supplies the anterior chest wall and the breasts. It is a paired artery, with one running on each side of the body. # Cours...
Internal thoracic artery Template:Infobox Artery Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In human anatomy, the internal thoracic artery (ITA), previously known as the internal mammary artery (a name still common among surgeons), is an artery that supplies the anterior chest wall and the breasts....
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Internal pudendal artery
Internal pudendal artery The internal pudendal artery is an artery that branches off the internal iliac artery, providing blood to the external genitalia. The internal pudendal artery is the terminal branch of the anterior trunk of the internal iliac artery. It is smaller in the female than in the male. # Path It exi...
Internal pudendal artery Template:Infobox Artery Template:WikiDoc Cardiology News Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The internal pudendal artery is an artery that branches off the internal iliac artery, providing blood to the external genitalia. The internal pudendal artery is the terminal branch of t...
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International Nurses Day
International Nurses Day Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Michelle Lew # Overview International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated around the world every May 12. This day is celebrated to remember all of the valuable contributions nurses make to society. ## Background The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has celebrated th...
International Nurses Day Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Michelle Lew # Overview International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated around the world every May 12. This day is celebrated to remember all of the valuable contributions nurses make to society. ## Background The Int...
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Interventional radiology
Interventional radiology Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Anand Patel, MD # Overview Interventional radiology (abbreviated IR or sometimes VIR) is a subspecialty of radiology in which minimally invasive procedures are performed using image guidance. Some of these procedures are done for purely diagnostic purposes (e.g., an...
Interventional radiology Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Anand Patel, MD [2] # Overview Interventional radiology (abbreviated IR or sometimes VIR) is a subspecialty of radiology in which minimally invasive procedures are performed using image guidance. Some of these proce...
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Intestinal capillariasis
Intestinal capillariasis # Overview Capillariasis is a disease in the group of helminthiasis diseases caused by the nematode Capillaria philippinensis. # Symptoms Symptoms in infested humans include watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, edema, weight loss, borborygmus (stomach growling), and depressed levels of potassium ...
Intestinal capillariasis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Capillariasis is a disease in the group of helminthiasis diseases caused by the nematode Capillaria philippinensis. # Symptoms Symptoms in infested humans include watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, edema, weight loss, borborygmus (s...
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Intracranial hypotension
Intracranial hypotension # Overview Intracranial hypotension refers to a decreased pressure (hypotension) of the intracranial pressure. It may be generated during the treatment of hydrocephalus. "Spontaneous intracranial hypotension" (SIH), also known as a spontaneous low CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid) pressure headache, u...
Intracranial hypotension Template:Wikify Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Intracranial hypotension refers to a decreased pressure (hypotension) of the intracranial pressure. It may be generated during the treatment of hydrocephalus.[1] "Spontaneous intracranial hypotension" (SIH), also kn...
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Intussusception
Intussusception overview # Overview An intussusception is a situation in which a part of the intestine has prolapsed into another section of intestine, similar to the way in which the parts of a collapsible telescope slide into one another. The part which prolapses into the other is called the intussusceptum, and the ...
Intussusception overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: # Overview An intussusception is a situation in which a part of the intestine has prolapsed into another section of intestine, similar to the way in which the parts of a collapsible telescope slide into one anoth...
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Involutional melancholia
Involutional melancholia # Background Involutional melancholia or involutional depression is a traditional name for a psychiatric disorder affecting mainly elderly or late middle-aged people, usually accompanied with paranoia. It is classically defined as 'depression of gradual onset occurring during the involutional ...
Involutional melancholia Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Background Involutional melancholia or involutional depression is a traditional name for a psychiatric disorder affecting mainly elderly or late middle-aged people, usually accompanied with paranoia. It is classically defined as 'depression...
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Iodothyronine deiodinase
Iodothyronine deiodinase Iodothyronine deiodinases (EC 1.21.99.4 and EC 1.21.99.3) are a subfamily of deiodinase enzymes important in the activation and deactivation of thyroid hormones. Thyroxine (T4), the precursor of 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3) is transformed into T3 by deiodinase activity. T3, through binding a n...
Iodothyronine deiodinase Iodothyronine deiodinases (EC 1.21.99.4 and EC 1.21.99.3) are a subfamily of deiodinase enzymes important in the activation and deactivation of thyroid hormones. Thyroxine (T4), the precursor of 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3) is transformed into T3 by deiodinase activity. T3, through binding a ...
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Ligand-gated ion channel
Ligand-gated ion channel The Ligand-gated ion channels, also referred to as LGICs, or ionotropic receptors, are a group of intrinsic transmembrane ion channels that are opened or closed in response to binding of a chemical messenger, as opposed to voltage-gated ion channels or stretch-activated ion channels. # Regulat...
Ligand-gated ion channel Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The Ligand-gated ion channels, also referred to as LGICs, or ionotropic receptors, are a group of intrinsic transmembrane ion channels that are opened or closed in response to binding of a chemical messenger, as opposed to voltage-gated ion ch...
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Iothalamate Sodium I 125
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Ipratropium (inhalation)
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Iron-sulfur world theory
Iron-sulfur world theory The iron-sulfur world theory is a hypothesis for the origin of life advanced by Günter Wächtershäuser, a Munich chemist and patent lawyer, involving forms of iron and sulfur. Wächtershäuser proposes that an early form of metabolism predated genetics. Metabolism here means a cycle of chemical...
Iron-sulfur world theory The iron-sulfur world theory is a hypothesis for the origin of life advanced by Günter Wächtershäuser, a Munich chemist and patent lawyer, involving forms of iron and sulfur. Wächtershäuser proposes that an early form of metabolism predated genetics. Metabolism here means a cycle of chemica...
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Infectious salmon anemia
Infectious salmon anemia Infectious salmon anemia or anaemia (ISA) is a viral disease of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) that affects fish farms in Canada, Norway, and Scotland, causing severe losses to infected farms. The aetiological agent of ISA is the infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV). ISAV is the only species i...
Infectious salmon anemia Infectious salmon anemia or anaemia (ISA) is a viral disease of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) that affects fish farms in Canada, Norway, and Scotland, causing severe losses to infected farms. The aetiological agent of ISA is the infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV). ISAV is the only species ...
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Ischemic preconditioning
Ischemic preconditioning # Overview Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) is an experimental technique for producing resistance to the loss of blood supply and, thus oxygen, to tissues of many types. Keith Reimer MD, PhD first described this procedure in 1986. # Background If the blood supply to an organ or a tissue is halt...
Ischemic preconditioning Editor-in-Chief: Juan A. Sanchez MD MPA, Chairman, The Stanley J. Dudrick Department of Surgery, Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT # Overview Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) is an experimental technique for producing resistance to the loss of blood supply and, thus oxygen, to tissues of man...
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Ischemic stroke
Ischemic stroke overview # Overview Stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood supply) caused by thrombosis or embolism, or due to a hemorrhage. Stroke is a medical emergency and can cause p...
Ischemic stroke overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maryam Hadipour, M.D.[2] # Overview Stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood su...
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Isocitrate dehydrogenase
Isocitrate dehydrogenase Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) (EC 1.1.1.42) and (EC 1.1.1.41) is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate, producing alpha-ketoglutarate (α-ketoglutarate) and CO2. This is a two-step process, which involves oxidation of isocitrate (a secondary alcohol) to oxalosucci...
Isocitrate dehydrogenase Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) (EC 1.1.1.42) and (EC 1.1.1.41) is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate, producing alpha-ketoglutarate (α-ketoglutarate) and CO2. This is a two-step process, which involves oxidation of isocitrate (a secondary alcohol) to oxalosucc...
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Isotope table (complete)
Isotope table (complete) This isotope table shows about all of the known isotopes of the chemical elements, arranged with increasing atomic numbers (proton numbers) from left to right and increasing neutron numbers from top to bottom. Half-lives are indicated by the color of each isotope's cell (see colour chart to the...
Isotope table (complete) Template:Isotope colour chart This isotope table shows about all of the known isotopes of the chemical elements, arranged with increasing atomic numbers (proton numbers) from left to right and increasing neutron numbers from top to bottom. Half-lives are indicated by the color of each isotope'...
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Isotopes of praseodymium
Isotopes of praseodymium Naturally occurring praseodymium (Pr) is composed of one stable isotope, 141Pr. Thirty-eight radioisotopes have been characterized with the most stable being 143Pr with a half-life of 13.57 days and 142Pr with a half-life of 19.12 hours. All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-lives...
Isotopes of praseodymium Naturally occurring praseodymium (Pr) is composed of one stable isotope, 141Pr. Thirty-eight radioisotopes have been characterized with the most stable being 143Pr with a half-life of 13.57 days and 142Pr with a half-life of 19.12 hours. All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-live...
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Itraconazole description
Itraconazole description DESCRIPTION SPORANOX® is the brand name for itraconazole, a synthetic triazole antifungal agent. Itraconazole is a 1:1:1:1 racemic mixture of four diastereomers (two enantiomeric pairs), each possessing three chiral centers. It may be represented by the following structural formula and nomencla...
Itraconazole description Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2] DESCRIPTION SPORANOX® is the brand name for itraconazole, a synthetic triazole antifungal agent. Itraconazole is a 1:1:1:1 racemic mixture of four diastereomers (two enantiomeric pairs), ea...
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Jun dimerization protein
Jun dimerization protein Jun dimerization protein 2 (JUNDM2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the JDP2 gene. The Jun dimerization protein is a member of the AP-1 family of transcription factors. JDP 2 was found by a Sos-recruitment system, to dimerize with c-Jun to repress AP-1-mediated activation. It was lat...
Jun dimerization protein Jun dimerization protein 2 (JUNDM2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the JDP2 gene.[1][2][3] The Jun dimerization protein is a member of the AP-1 family of transcription factors.[1] JDP 2 was found by a Sos-recruitment system,[clarification needed] to dimerize with c-Jun to repress A...
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Juvenile dermatomyositis
Juvenile dermatomyositis Synonyms and keywords: JDM # Overview Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is an autoimmune disease causing vasculitis that manifests itself in children; it is the pediatric counterpart of dermatomyositis. In JDM, the body's immune system attacks blood vessels throughout the body, causing inflammat...
Juvenile dermatomyositis Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] Synonyms and keywords: JDM # Overview Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is an autoimmune disease causing vasculitis that manifests itself in children; it ...
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Kikuchi disease
Kikuchi disease overview # Overview Kikuchi's disease (histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis) is a rare, non-cancerous enlargement of the lymph nodes: the diagnosis can be confirmed by lymph node biopsy. # Historical Perspective Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) was described in 1972 in Japan by Dr Masahiro Kikuchi in 1...
Kikuchi disease overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Kikuchi's disease (histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis) is a rare, non-cancerous enlargement of the lymph nodes: the diagnosis can be confirmed by lymph node biopsy. # Historical Perspective Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) was de...
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Protein kinase inhibitor
Protein kinase inhibitor Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us to indicate your interest in serving either as an Editor-In-Chief o...
Protein kinase inhibitor Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us [2] to indicate ...
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Knismesis and gargalesis
Knismesis and gargalesis Knismesis and gargalesis are the scientific terms, coined in 1897 by psychologists G. Stanley Hall and Arthur Allin, used to describe the two types of tickling. # Knismesis Knismesis refers to the light, feather-like type of tickling. This type of tickling generally does not induce laughter an...
Knismesis and gargalesis Knismesis and gargalesis are the scientific terms, coined in 1897 by psychologists G. Stanley Hall and Arthur Allin,[1] used to describe the two types of tickling. # Knismesis Knismesis refers to the light, feather-like type of tickling. This type of tickling generally does not induce laughte...
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Lactic acid fermentation
Lactic acid fermentation # Overview Lactic acid fermentation is a form of anaerobic respiration that occurs in some bacteria and animal cells in the absence of oxygen. Glycolysis occurs normally, producing 2 molecules of ATP, 2 molecules of NADH and 2 molecules of pyruvate, but the pyruvate is not metabolized to CO2 a...
Lactic acid fermentation # Overview Lactic acid fermentation is a form of anaerobic respiration that occurs in some bacteria and animal cells in the absence of oxygen. Glycolysis occurs normally, producing 2 molecules of ATP, 2 molecules of NADH and 2 molecules of pyruvate, but the pyruvate is not metabolized to CO2 a...
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Lactic acidosis
Lactic acidosis overview # Overview Lactic acidosis is a condition caused by the buildup of lactic acid in the body. It leads to acidification of the blood (acidosis), and is considered a distinct form of metabolic acidosis. The cells produce lactic acid when they use glucose for energy in the absence of adequate oxyg...
Lactic acidosis overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Lactic acidosis is a condition caused by the buildup of lactic acid in the body. It leads to acidification of the blood (acidosis), and is considered a distinct form of metabolic acidosis. The cells produce lactic acid when they us...
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Lactoylglutathione lyase
Lactoylglutathione lyase In enzymology, a lactoylglutathione lyase (EC 4.4.1.5) (also known as glyoxalase I) is an enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of hemithioacetal adducts, which are formed in a spontaneous reaction between a glutathionyl group and aldehydes such as methylglyoxal. Glyoxalase I derives its nam...
Lactoylglutathione lyase In enzymology, a lactoylglutathione lyase (EC 4.4.1.5) (also known as glyoxalase I) is an enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of hemithioacetal adducts, which are formed in a spontaneous reaction between a glutathionyl group and aldehydes such as methylglyoxal.[1] Glyoxalase I derives its...
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Lady Windermere syndrome
Lady Windermere syndrome Lady Windermere syndrome describes infection in the lungs due to Mycobacterium avium complex. It is named after a character in Oscar Wilde's play Lady Windermere's Fan. # Classification Lady Windermere syndrome is a type of mycobacterial lung infection. # Signs and symptoms Patients with Lady...
Lady Windermere syndrome Lady Windermere syndrome describes infection in the lungs due to Mycobacterium avium complex.[1] It is named after a character in Oscar Wilde's play Lady Windermere's Fan.[2] # Classification Lady Windermere syndrome is a type of mycobacterial lung infection.[3] # Signs and symptoms Patients...
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Late congenital syphilis
Late congenital syphilis Late congenital syphilis is a subset of cases of congenital syphilis. By definition, it occurs in children at or greater that 2 years of age who acquired the infection trans-placentally. Symptoms include - blunted upper incisor teeth known as Hutchinson's teeth - inflammation of the cornea know...
Late congenital syphilis Late congenital syphilis is a subset of cases of congenital syphilis. By definition, it occurs in children at or greater that 2 years of age who acquired the infection trans-placentally. Symptoms include[1] - blunted upper incisor teeth known as Hutchinson's teeth - inflammation of the cornea ...
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Lateral nasal prominence
Lateral nasal prominence By the upgrowth of the surrounding parts the olfactory areas are converted into pits, the olfactory pits, which indent the fronto-nasal process and divide it into a medial and two lateral nasal prominences (or lateral nasal processes, or nasolateral, or nasal prominences ) # Pathology Failure ...
Lateral nasal prominence Template:Infobox Embryology Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] By the upgrowth of the surrounding parts the olfactory areas are converted into pits, the olfactory pits, which indent the fronto-nasal process and divide it into a medial and two lateral nasal prominences (or later...
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Laughter-induced syncope
Laughter-induced syncope Seinfeld syncope is laughter-induced syncope (fainting). It is an unusual but recognized form of situational syncope likely to have a similar pathophysiological origin to tussive syncope. There are few case reports of this syndrome in the literature. Patients, as in this case, might present ini...
Laughter-induced syncope Seinfeld syncope is laughter-induced syncope (fainting). It is an unusual but recognized form of situational syncope likely to have a similar pathophysiological origin to tussive syncope. There are few case reports of this syndrome in the literature. Patients, as in this case, might present in...
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Letter of recommendation
Letter of recommendation # Goal WikiDoc is dedicated to a transparent and objective process of evaluating your performance as a WikiDoc Scholar. You can use this checklist for self–assessment as well. There is no guarantee that you will match into a program. # Evaluation Throughout The Year Throughout the year we wi...
Letter of recommendation Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Goal WikiDoc is dedicated to a transparent and objective process of evaluating your performance as a WikiDoc Scholar. You can use this checklist for self–assessment as well. There is no guarantee that you will match into a program. # Eval...
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Leu3 gene transcriptions
Leu3 gene transcriptions With HAS1 ending at zero and TDA1 beginning at above 1000 bp, Leu3 is from 536 - 545 nts yielding consensus sequences (C/G)C(G/T)NNNN(A/C)G(C/G), 569 - 574 Mig1 (C/T)(C/T)CC(A/G)G and Sdd4 (A/C/T)CCCAC, 585 - 592 Rgt1 (A/T)(A/T)N(A/T)(C/T)CCG, 610 - 617 Rgt1 (A/T)(A/T)N(A/T)(C/T)CCG, 630 - 637 ...
Leu3 gene transcriptions Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Henry A. Hoff With HAS1 ending at zero and TDA1 beginning at above 1000 bp, Leu3 is from 536 - 545 nts yielding consensus sequences (C/G)C(G/T)NNNN(A/C)G(C/G), 569 - 574 Mig1 (C/T)(C/T)CC(A/G)G and Sdd4 (A/C/T)CCCAC, 585 - 592 Rgt1 (A/T)(A/T)N(A/T)(C/T)CCG, 610 -...
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Leukotriene-A4 hydrolase
Leukotriene-A4 hydrolase Leukotriene A4 hydrolase, also known as LTA4H is a human gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a bifunctional enzyme (EC 3.3.2.6) which converts leukotriene A4 to leukotriene B4 and acts as an aminopeptidase. # Function This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those ac...
Leukotriene-A4 hydrolase Leukotriene A4 hydrolase, also known as LTA4H is a human gene.[1][2][3] The protein encoded by this gene is a bifunctional enzyme (EC 3.3.2.6) which converts leukotriene A4 to leukotriene B4 and acts as an aminopeptidase.[4] # Function This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specific...
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Levator labii superioris
Levator labii superioris The levator labii superioris (or quadratus labii superioris) is a broad sheet, the origin of which extends from the side of the nose to the zygomatic bone. Its medial fibers form the angular head, which arises by a pointed extremity from the upper part of the frontal process of the maxilla and ...
Levator labii superioris Template:Infobox Muscle The levator labii superioris (or quadratus labii superioris) is a broad sheet, the origin of which extends from the side of the nose to the zygomatic bone. Its medial fibers form the angular head, which arises by a pointed extremity from the upper part of the frontal pr...
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Levofloxacin (injection)
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Levofloxacin description
Levofloxacin description # DESCRIPTION LEVAQUIN® is a synthetic broad-spectrum antibacterial agent for oral and intravenous administration. Chemically, levofloxacin, a chiral fluorinated carboxyquinolone, is the pure (-)-(S)-enantiomer of the racemic drug substance ofloxacin. The chemical name is (-)-(S)-9-fluoro-2,3-...
Levofloxacin description Template:Levofloxacin Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdurahman Khalil, M.D. [2] # DESCRIPTION LEVAQUIN® is a synthetic broad-spectrum antibacterial agent for oral and intravenous administration. Chemically, levofloxacin, a chiral fluorinated ...
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Licensed practical nurse
Licensed practical nurse Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Michelle Lew # Overview Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) are also known as licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) in California and Texas and as registered practical nurses (RPNs) in Ontario. They are called enrolled nurses (ENs) inAustralia and state enrolled nurses (SE...
Licensed practical nurse Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Michelle Lew # Overview Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) are also known as licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) in California and Texas and as registered practical nurses (RPNs) in Ontario. They are called enrolled nu...
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Lichen simplex chronicus
Lichen simplex chronicus Synonyms and keywords: Neurodermatitis, neurodermatitides, circumscribed neurodermatitis, circumscribed neurodermatitides, localized neurodermatitis, localized neurodermatitides # Overview Lichen simplex chronicus (LSC) is a chronic skin condition associated with a persistent itch-scratch cycl...
Lichen simplex chronicus Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Karnik Raju Paila Bangaru, M.B.B.S.[2] Synonyms and keywords: Neurodermatitis, neurodermatitides, circumscribed neurodermatitis, circumscribed neurodermatitides, localized neurodermatitis, localized neurodermati...
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Lidocaine (oral topical)
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Light-harvesting complex
Light-harvesting complex A light-harvesting complex is one or more polypeptide chains containing photosynthetic pigments, which surrounds a photosynthetic reaction centre and focuses energy, attained from photons absorbed by the pigment, inward toward the reaction centre using resonance energy transfer or photons of a ...
Light-harvesting complex Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] A light-harvesting complex is one or more polypeptide chains containing photosynthetic pigments, which surrounds a photosynthetic reaction centre and focuses energy, attained from photons absorbed by the pigment, inward toward the reaction cen...
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Lincomycin Hydrochloride
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List of Schedule I drugs
List of Schedule I drugs # Overview This is a list of Schedule I drugs under the Controlled Substances Act for the United States. Required findings for drugs to be placed in this schedule: - The drug or other substance has high potential for abuse. - The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use i...
List of Schedule I drugs # Overview This is a list of Schedule I drugs under the Controlled Substances Act for the United States. Required findings for drugs to be placed in this schedule: [1] - The drug or other substance has high potential for abuse. - The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical us...
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List of Schedule V drugs
List of Schedule V drugs # Overview This is a list of Schedule V drugs under the Controlled Substances Act for the United States. Required findings for drugs to be placed in this schedule: - The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule IV. - The drug ...
List of Schedule V drugs Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview This is a list of Schedule V drugs under the Controlled Substances Act for the United States. Required findings for drugs to be placed in this schedule: [1] - The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to th...
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List of chemistry topics
List of chemistry topics This page aims to list articles related to chemistry. This is so that those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related Changes in the sidebar and on the bottom of the page. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see an article that sh...
List of chemistry topics This page aims to list articles related to chemistry. This is so that those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related Changes in the sidebar and on the bottom of the page. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see an article that s...
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List of elements by name
List of elements by name This is a list of chemical elements, sorted by name and color coded according to type of element. Given is each element's element symbol, atomic number, atomic mass or most stable isotope, and group and period numbers on the periodic table. # Notes - ↑ Jump up to: 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05...
List of elements by name This is a list of chemical elements, sorted by name and color coded according to type of element. Given is each element's element symbol, atomic number, atomic mass or most stable isotope, and group and period numbers on the periodic table. Template:Element color legend Template:Element color ...
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List of states of matter
List of states of matter This is a list of the different states of matter, including the more exotic ones. Generally states of matter are distinguished by the pressure and temperature, transforming into other phases as conditions change to favor existence of the other form, an example is melting and its complement free...
List of states of matter This is a list of the different states of matter, including the more exotic ones. Generally states of matter are distinguished by the pressure and temperature, transforming into other phases as conditions change to favor existence of the other form, an example is melting and its complement fre...
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Liver receptor homolog-1
Liver receptor homolog-1 The liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) also known as NR5A2 (nuclear receptor subfamily 5, group A, member 2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NR5A2 gene. LRH-1 is a member of the nuclear receptor family of intracellular transcription factors. LRH-1 plays a critical role in the regula...
Liver receptor homolog-1 The liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) also known as NR5A2 (nuclear receptor subfamily 5, group A, member 2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NR5A2 gene.[1][2] LRH-1 is a member of the nuclear receptor family of intracellular transcription factors. LRH-1 plays a critical role in the...
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Low-discrepancy sequence
Low-discrepancy sequence In mathematics, a low-discrepancy sequence is a sequence with the property that for all values of N, its subsequence x1, ..., xN has a low discrepancy, as defined below. Low-discrepancy sequences are also called quasi-random or sub-random sequences, due to their common use as a replacement of u...
Low-discrepancy sequence In mathematics, a low-discrepancy sequence is a sequence with the property that for all values of N, its subsequence x1, ..., xN has a low discrepancy, as defined below. Low-discrepancy sequences are also called quasi-random or sub-random sequences, due to their common use as a replacement of ...
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Lower anterior resection
Lower anterior resection A lower anterior resection, formally known as anterior resection of the rectum and anterior excision of the rectum or simply anterior resection, is a common surgery for rectal cancer. It is commonly abbreviated as LAR. LARs are for cancer in the proximal two-thirds of the rectum. LARs, general...
Lower anterior resection A lower anterior resection, formally known as anterior resection of the rectum and anterior excision of the rectum or simply anterior resection, is a common surgery for rectal cancer. It is commonly abbreviated as LAR. LARs are for cancer in the proximal two-thirds of the rectum.[1] LARs, gen...
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Luliconazole description
Luliconazole description # Description LUZU (luliconazole) Cream, 1% contains 1% luliconazole, an azole antifungal agent, in a white cream for topical application. Luliconazole is (2E)-2--2-imidazol-1-ylacetonitrile. Its structural formula is: The molecular formula is C14H9Cl2N3S2 with a molecular weight of 354.28. Lu...
Luliconazole description Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2] # Description LUZU (luliconazole) Cream, 1% contains 1% luliconazole, an azole antifungal agent, in a white cream for topical application. Luliconazole is (2E)-2-[(4R)-4-(2,4-dichloropheny...
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Lumacaftor and ivacaftor
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Lumacaftor and ivacaftor Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishal Devarkonda, 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. WikiD...
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Lupus nephritis
Lupus nephritis overview # Overview Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or lupus) is an autoimmune disease. In patients with an autoimmune disease, the immune system cannot tell the difference between harmful substances and healthy ones. As a result, the immune system attacks otherwise healthy cells and tissue. The hi...
Lupus nephritis overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omer Kamal, M.D. # Overview Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or lupus) is an autoimmune disease. In patients with an autoimmune disease, the immune system cannot tell the difference between harmful substances ...
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Lutetium lu 177 dotatate
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Lutetium lu 177 dotatate Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zach Leibowitz [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 inten...
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Lymphadenopathy
Lymphadenopathy overview # Overview Lymphadenopathy (also known as "enlarged lymph nodes") refers to lymph nodes which are abnormal in size, number, or consistency. Common causes of lymphadenopathy are infection, autoimmune disease, or malignancy. Lymphadenopathy may be classified according to distribution into 2 grou...
Lymphadenopathy overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2],, Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]Delband Yekta Moazami, M.D.[4] # Overview Lymphadenopathy (also known as "enlarged lymph nodes") refers to lymph nodes which are abnormal in size, number, ...
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Mitral valve replacement
Mitral valve replacement # Overview Mitral valve replacement is a cardiac surgery procedure in which a patient’s mitral valve is replaced by a different valve. Mitral valve replacement is typically performed robotically or manually, when the valve becomes too tight (mitral valve stenosis) for blood to flow into the le...
Mitral valve replacement Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Mitral valve replacement is a cardiac surgery procedure in which a patient’s mitral valve is replaced by a different valve. Mitral valve replacement is typically performed robotically or manually, when the valve becomes too tight (...
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Macrophagic myofasciitis
Macrophagic myofasciitis # Overview Macrophagic Myofasciitis, or MMF, is a rare muscle disease identified in 1993. The disease is characterized by microscopic lesions found in muscle biopsies that show infiltration of muscle tissue by PAS-positive macrophages. Specific causes of MMF are unknown. Intramuscular injec...
Macrophagic myofasciitis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Macrophagic Myofasciitis, or MMF, is a rare muscle disease identified in 1993. The disease is characterized by microscopic lesions found in muscle biopsies that show infiltration of muscle tissue by PAS-positive macrophages.[1] ...
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Maharishi Vedic Medicine
Maharishi Vedic Medicine # Overview Maharishi Vedic Medicine (MVM, also known as Maharishi's Consciousness-Based Health Care or Maharishi Ayurveda) was founded internationally in the mid 1980s by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, creator of the Transcendental Meditation technique. Although Ayurveda has been in existence for cent...
Maharishi Vedic Medicine # Overview Maharishi Vedic Medicine (MVM, also known as Maharishi's Consciousness-Based Health Care or Maharishi Ayurveda) was founded internationally in the mid 1980s by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, creator of the Transcendental Meditation technique. Although Ayurveda has been in existence for cent...
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Major intrinsic proteins
Major intrinsic proteins Major intrinsic proteins are a large family of transmembrane protein channels that are grouped together on the basis of sequence similarities. Proteins from this family exhibit essentially two distinct types of channel properties: (1) specific water transport by the aquaporins, and (2) small ne...
Major intrinsic proteins Major intrinsic proteins are a large family of transmembrane protein channels that are grouped together on the basis of sequence similarities[1][2][3][4]. Proteins from this family exhibit essentially two distinct types of channel properties: (1) specific water transport by the aquaporins, and...
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Malate-aspartate shuttle
Malate-aspartate shuttle # Overview The malate-aspartate shuttle (sometimes also the malate shuttle) is a biochemical system for translocating electrons produced during glycolysis across the impermeable inner membrane of the mitochondrion for oxidative phosphorylation in eukaryotes. This allows the reduction equivalen...
Malate-aspartate shuttle # Overview The malate-aspartate shuttle (sometimes also the malate shuttle) is a biochemical system for translocating electrons produced during glycolysis across the impermeable inner membrane of the mitochondrion for oxidative phosphorylation in eukaryotes. This allows the reduction equivalen...
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Male genital examination
Male genital examination # Preparing and Positioning the Patient This is generally the last part of the complete physical examination. While it may cause the patient (and perhaps you) some embarrassment as well as discomfort, it provides important information and should not be skipped. Explain to the patient what you ...
Male genital examination Editor-in-Chief: Joel Gelman, M.D. [1], Director of the Center for Reconstructive Urology and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of California, Irvine # Preparing and Positioning the Patient This is generally the last part of the complete physi...
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Malignant rhabdoid tumor
Malignant rhabdoid tumor Synonyms and keywords: Malignant rhabdoid tumour; Malignant rhabdoid neoplasm; Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor # Overview Malignant rhabdoid tumor is an aggressive tumor in the pediatric population. It commonly starts in the kidney (rhabdoid tumor of the kidney) but it can occur in other soft...
Malignant rhabdoid tumor Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ifeoma Odukwe, M.D. [2], Sujit Routray, M.D. [3] Synonyms and keywords: Malignant rhabdoid tumour; Malignant rhabdoid neoplasm; Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor # Overview Malignant rhabdoid tumor is an aggressiv...
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Malignant transformation
Malignant transformation # Overview Malignant transformation is the process by which cells acquire the properties of cancer. This may occur as a primary process in normal tissue, or secondarily as malignant degeneration of a previously existing benign tumor. There are many causes of primary malignant transformation, o...
Malignant transformation Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Malignant transformation is the process by which cells acquire the properties of cancer. This may occur as a primary process in normal tissue, or secondarily as malignant degeneration of a previously existing benign tumor. There ar...
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Masson's trichrome stain
Masson's trichrome stain Masson's trichrome is a three-color staining protocol used in histology. The recipes evolved from the original Masson's formulation to different specific applications, but all are suited for distinguishing cells from surrounding connective tissue. Most recipes produce red keratin and muscle fib...
Masson's trichrome stain Masson's trichrome is a three-color staining protocol used in histology. The recipes evolved from the original Masson's formulation to different specific applications, but all are suited for distinguishing cells from surrounding connective tissue. Most recipes produce red keratin and muscle fi...
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Mast cell tumor
Mast cell tumor overview # Overview Mast cell tumor is a rare and heterogeneous disease characterized by the presence of excessive numbers of mast cells in various organs, mainly the skin and the bone marrow that manifests with an unusually broad spectrum of clinical and morphological appearances. Based on the affecte...
Mast cell tumor overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Suveenkrishna Pothuru, M.B,B.S. [2] # Overview Mast cell tumor is a rare and heterogeneous disease characterized by the presence of excessive numbers of mast cells in various organs, mainly the skin and the bone ...
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Matrix attachment region
Matrix attachment region Matrix attachment region (MAR), also known as Scaffold/matrix attachment regions (S/MARs), are sequences in the DNA of eukaryotic chromosomes where the nuclear matrix attaches. S/MARs mediate structural organization of the chromatin within the nucleus. These elements constitute anchor points of...
Matrix attachment region Matrix attachment region (MAR), also known as Scaffold/matrix attachment regions (S/MARs), are sequences in the DNA of eukaryotic chromosomes where the nuclear matrix attaches. S/MARs mediate structural organization of the chromatin within the nucleus. These elements constitute anchor points o...
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Matrix population models
Matrix population models Population models are used in population ecology to model the dynamics of wildlife or human populations. Matrix population models are a specific type of population model that uses matrix algebra. Matrix algebra, in turn, is simply a form of algebraic shorthand for summarizing a larger number ...
Matrix population models Population models are used in population ecology to model the dynamics of wildlife or human populations. Matrix population models are a specific type of population model that uses matrix algebra. Matrix algebra, in turn, is simply a form of algebraic shorthand for summarizing a larger number...
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Medical Subject Headings
Medical Subject Headings Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is a huge controlled vocabulary (or metadata system) for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books in the life sciences. Created and updated by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), it is used by the MEDLINE/PubMed article database and by...
Medical Subject Headings Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is a huge controlled vocabulary (or metadata system) for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books in the life sciences. Created and updated by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), it i...
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