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Revise appendicitis faster with this mindmap! Click here for enlargment

Click for photo enlargement During exposure to solar UVB radiation, 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin is converted to previtamin D3 , which ...

Most cancer lesions occur in the peripheral zone of the gland, fewer occur in the transition zone and almost none arise in the central zone....

Indication: Buried Intradermal Sutures technique is useful for wide, gaping wounds and when it is difficult to evert the skin edges. When bu...

If you are palpating a swelling like an abdominal swelling infront of the aorta, You have to decide whether the mass you feel is pulsatile/e...

The blood supply of a synovial joint is derived from the arteries sharing in the anastomosis around the joint.And the nerve supply of a syno...

This is a schematic diagram of the pupillary light reflex. The afferent limb originates in the retinal photoreceptors, which convert light...

At first insulin recommended to be injected into some sites where a less-sensitive layer of fatty tissue just below the skin to abs...

The kidneys are retroperitoneal organs that are located in the perirenal retroperitoneal space with a longitudinal diameter of 10–12 cm an...

Carotid Endarterectomy or may be called Stroke Prevention Surgery is indicated to prevent a stroke in patients with narrowed carotid arterie...

This diagram shows most significant possible long-term effects of ethanol. Press for enlargement

In the most of neonatal resuscitations, if adequate ventilation is achieved, no need for chest compressions . However, in certain cases of ...

Haemophilus influenzae H. influenzae has a variety of symptoms some of which may depend on the presence of the bacterial capsule. Until ...

The Diagram below shows the chief terms of position and direction and the main planes of reference in the body. * A convention whereby the b...

The ECG changes are often  critical in the diagnosis of acute MI and guiding therapy. There is a series of ECG changes reflect the evolution...

In 1901 ;René Le Fort (1869-1951),French surgeon, reported his work on cadaver skulls that were subjected to blunt forces of various magnitu...

After establishing a diagnosis of esophageal cancer, adequate staging is required, because staging is the most important step in choosing ap...

Medical mnemonic for the Sickle cell disease complications SICKLE: S trokes / S welling of hands and feet / S pleen problems I nfections /...

The eicosanoids are an important group of endogenous fatty acid derivatives that are produced from arachidonic acid, a 20-carbon fatty acid...