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Shigella MiF #5Clinical Features :Frequent loose scanty feces with blood & mucus, abdominal cramps, tenesmus, fever & vomiting maybe, Gay bowel syndromeComplications : arthritis, toxic neuritis, parotitis, intussusception in children, HUS in severe cases Additional […]
Neisseria gonorrhoeae MiF #4Clinical Features :Most common : urethritis (men); cervicitis, salpingitis, PID (females), Ophthalmia neonatorum; Proctitis (homosexuals), Watercan perineum Virulence Factors :Pili outer membrane protein, Proteins Opa, Por, Rmp; Lipooligosaccharides; IgA1 protease Culture & […]
Salmonella typhi MiF #3Clinical Features :Causes enteric fever; Incubation period 7-14 days. Symptoms- headache, malaise, anorexia, coated tongue, abdominal discomfort. Step ladder pyrexia, relative bradycardia & toxemia. Rose spots, splenomegaly.Complication : Intestinal perforation, hemmorhage Additional […]
Vibrio cholerae MiF #2Clinical Features :Sudden onset painless watery diarrhea, muscle cramps, no fever.Complications – hypovolemic shock, renal failure, pulmonary edema, paralytic ileus. It causes a notifiable disease. Virulence Factors :Potent phage mediated enterotoxin (resembles […]
Pseudomonas aeruginosa MiF #1Clinical Features :Healthcare associated infections like UTI following catherization, burn infection, wound infection, ecthyma gangrenosum, infection in neutropenic pts; resp tract infection in cystic fibrosis pt, chronic suppurative otitis Virulence Factors :Alginate […]
https://anchor.fm/neha-sharma287/episodes/ATHEROSCLEROSIS-the-physiology–biochemistry-and-pathology-enffib Arterial wall thickening and loss of elasticity is termed as Arteriosclerosis, literally hardening of arteries.There are 3 general patterns leading to thisAtherosclerosisArteriolosclerosisMonckeberg medial sclerosis We know that atherosclerosis affects mainly elastic and muscular arteries […]
SELECT THE APPROPRIATE CHOICE (A) In the process of endochondral ossification, bones develop from a cartilage mold called as _________________, synthesized by mesenchymal precursor cells. i. ANALGEN ii. PRIMARY SPONGIOSA iii. OSTEOID (B) In Osteitis […]
Albers-Schönberg disease, a rare mild autosomal dominant disease caused by mutation of CLCN7, which encodes a proton-chloride exchanger on the osteoclast surface that is required for resorption pit acidification, is a form of : (A) […]
A 45-year-old woman presents with abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. A hysterectomy is performed and shows a benign tumor of the uterus derived from a smooth muscle cell. What is the appropriate diagnosis? (A) Angiomyolipoma […]