Category: Medicine

Why there is hypocalcemia in severe pancreatitis?

According to the modified glasgow criteria for pedicting severity of pancreatitis ,(mnemonic as PANCREAS).Do you  know guys,, why there  is low  serum calcium in patients with severe pancreatitis?? recently i have gone through harrison’s and it is written that, the pathogenesis  is still unknown.it is said that one reason maybe due to intraperitoneal saponification of calcium by fatty [...]

Management of Gestational Diabetes

What is the management protocol of Gestational Diabetes?

Indication of Insulin in Type 2 DM

As we know that, insulin resistance and abnormal insulin secretion are central to the development of  Type 2 DM. Although  there is a  resistance to the insulin, in some instance we have to use insulin with oral hypoglycemic drugs in Type 2 DM, so guys do you have any idea whats the indication of insulin [...]

Restless legs Syndrome

Restless legs Syndrome also called as Wittmaack-Ekbom’s syndrome, and colloquially as “the jimmylegs “is a disorder that a strong urge to move your legs

do you have any idea?

it is well known that diabetes patients are more vulnerable to infection.can anybody let me understand how is it happen? thanks in advance!!

Coffee reduced the risk of developing diabetes.

I love coffee, do you? I usually drink 5-6 cups per day. Is this good for me or not? Some researcher said that coffee is the precipitation factor for heart attack, but now it is proved that there is no relation between drinking coffee and heart attack, nowadays some research shows that drinking coffee reduce [...]

Kissing disease

What is kissing disease ? Infectious mononucleosis, “mono”disease,” and glandular fever are all terms popularly used for the very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). This common viral infection causes fever, sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes. The illness generally goes away without medical help. However, it may last from weeks to months. [...]

H1N1!!

Hyperkalemia and Insulin…..

As a treatment for hyperkalemia we give glucose and insulin to reduce serum potassium but I didn’t find out how insulin helps in influx of K+…

PROGERIA

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (”Progeria”, or “HGPS”) is a rare, fatal genetic condition characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children.

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