Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PCOS is the short form of polycystic ovarian syndrome which is quite common among teenagers and the young women. Formation of a large number of cysts (cluster of pearl-sized cysts filled with fluid contain immature eggs) in the ovaries (a part of women reproductive system) is so called PCOS. In the recent survey it has been found that out of 1 in 10 women is found with PCOS. It is a hormonal disorder that causes uncountable problems. The exact cause of PCOS is unknown
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Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes is a chronic‚ genetically determined‚ debilitating disease that affects every organ system. There are two major types of diabetes: Type I and Type II. Type I or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)‚ is caused by the autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing cells of the pancreas and is usually‚ but not always diagnosed in childhood. People with type I diabetes must take insulin shots in order to survive. Type II diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes
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From diabetes to vaccinations‚ needles are everywhere in the medical field. They can be used to take from the body‚ or give vital supplements that save lives; however‚ many have a fear of syringes and other needle like objects making it difficult to provide the much-needed care brought about by hypodermics. The fear of needles‚ or trypanophobia‚ is especially prevalent in children‚ and easily manifests itself into adulthood (Good‚ 2011). The most common cause‚ is traumatic experience from repetitive
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Hyperglycemia is a term used to describe an abnormally high sugar levels within the blood. Stress-induced hyperglycemia is common in critically ill patients‚ even if they never had diabetes previously. Their compromised health condition puts them at a higher mortality compared to the patients with normal blood glucose. Stress-induced hyperglycemia is a critical condition and needs to be quickly managed‚ thus a glycemic control therapy is initiated (Silva-Perez et al.‚ 2017‚ p. 90). In this essay
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Diabetes Mellitus By Shane O’Shaughnessy Contents Page 1: Description of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Page 2: Type 1 Diabetes Page 3: Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes Page 4: Type 2 Diabetes and Symptoms Page 5: Aims of Treatment Page 6: Medication What is diabetes mellitus? The term ‘diabetes’ means excessive urination and the word ‘mellitus’ means honey. Diabetes mellitus is a lifelong condition caused by a lack‚ or insufficiency of insulin. Insulin is a hormone – a substance
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A single disease‚ either communicable or non communicable is already tough to deal with‚ imagine the double burden of disease. The Double Burden of Disease is generally defined as when a country is having deal with communicable diseases such as common cold‚ measles‚ STD’s etc. and ferocious non-communicable diseases like obesity‚ heart disease‚ beri-beri. Although in the past few decades‚ new improvements have been found in healthcare facilities‚ the tally of people dying due to the innumerable diseases
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Sugar doesn’t make cancer grow faster. All cells‚ including cancer cells‚ depend on blood sugar (glucose) for energy. But giving more sugar to cancer cells doesn’t speed their growth. Likewise‚ depriving cancer cells of sugar doesn’t slow their growth. This misconception may be based in part on a misunderstanding of positron emission tomography (PET) scans‚ which use a small amount of radioactive tracer — typically a form of glucose. All tissues in your body absorb some of this tracer‚ but tissues
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worth 2 marks each = total 200 marks. Penalty for wrong answer= Minus 0.67 (=1/3rd of the mark allotted to correct answer.) time limit 2 hours If you cannot solve some of these question‚ don’t get demotivated. In UPSC there will be always some question from outside of what you’ve prepared‚ but you’re not required to tick 100/100 to crack prelims. Question 1 to 20 1. Which of the following concepts can be used to study the rate of acceleration of the Universe? 1. Supernovae Explosions. 2. Dark
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caused by the inability of the cell to produce the enzyme beta-glucocerebrosidase‚ which breaks down glucocerebrosides into glucose and simple fats. Gauchers disease comes in three types‚ with type two being the most lethal. Affected individuals of Gaucher disease vary from infancy to later in life depending on disease type with symptoms consisting of liver and spleen enlargement‚ bone abnormalities and anemia. Niemann-Pick
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(A condition in which the lungs and digestive system become clogged with thick sticky mucus)‚ sickle cell disease (Abnormally shaped red blood cells resulting in serious infections‚ anaemia and damage organs) have effects on physical development. Diabetes and certain heart
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