Identification of Bacterial Pathogens basic skills in diagnostic bacteriology Dr.T.V.Rao MD Dr.T.V.Rao MD 1 Identification of Microorganisms • For many students and professionals the most pressing topic in microbiology is how to identify unknown specimens. • Why is this important? • Labs can grow‚ isolate and identify most routinely encountered bacteria within 48 hrs of sampling. • The methods microbiologist use fall into three categories: ♣Phenotypic- morphology (micro and
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JK SCIENCE REVIEW ARTICLE Chronic Subdural Fluid Collection in Children Raj Kumar Introduction In the pediatric population‚ chronic subdural fluid collection is group of related condition termed as extracerebral (or extra-axial) fluid collection (1). Chronic subdural fluid collection can present as chronic subdural hematoma or subdural effusion (2). The term subdural hygroma‚ subdural hydroma‚ chronic subdural hematoma and beningn extracerebral fluid collection etc have been used very loosely
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Grading Summary These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions‚ and comments from your instructor‚ are in the "Details" section below. Date and Time Started: 9/30/2014 4:52:19 PM Time Spent: 1 h ‚ 28 min ‚ 07 secs Points Received: 42 / 100 (42%) Question Type: # Of Questions: # Correct: Multiple Choice 50 21 Grade Details - Missed Questions Question 1. Question : A 32 Y/O female present to the clinic with 2 week H/O stabbing jaw pain 8/10 with lightening-like
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The Controversy of Autism and Vaccines Recently‚ there has been a decline in children receiving vaccines due to the autism scare. The controversy linking autism and vaccines continues today even though the claim has been refuted by research while the benefits outweigh the risks. Vaccines not only protect children from life threatening diseases but build their immunity. Autism on the other hand is not a fatal disorder‚ it is a neurological disorder that regresses and can range from moderate to
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Kellogg School of Management The Emerging Molecular Diagnostics Industry: Applera’s Path to a Leadership Role June 5‚ 2003 By John Fadlovich Carl Finamore Jodi Flax Kevin Lynch Rebecca Wildman Applera Corporation in the Molecular Diagnostics Industry Table of Contents 1. 2. Introduction................................................................................................................. 1 Industry Overview ................................................................
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Chapter 31: Nursing Management: Hematologic Problems Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 62-year old man with chronic anemia is experiencing increased fatigue and occasional palpitations at rest. The nurse would expect the patient’s laboratory findings to include a. a hematocrit (Hct) of 38%. b. an RBC count of 4‚500‚000/µL. c. normal red blood cell (RBC) indices. d. a hemoglobin (Hgb) of 8.6 g/dL (86 g/L). ANS: D The patient’s clinical manifestations indicate moderate anemia‚ which is consistent with
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Basic Reagents and Techniques of Molecular Biology Laboratory Protocols Ausubel F‚ Brent R‚ Kingston R‚ Moore D‚ Seidman J‚ Smith J‚ Struhl K. Current Protocols in molecular biology. John Wiley & Sons‚ New York‚ 1996. Sambrook J‚ Fritsch EF‚ Maniatis T. Molecular Cloning: a Laboratory Manual‚ 2nd ed.‚ Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory‚ Cold Spring Harbor‚ N.Y.‚ 1989. Basic Tools for DNA Manipulation and Molecular Genetic Analysis Enzymes Vectors Gel Electrophoresis PCR Southern blotting
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Healthy People 2020: Childhood Immunizations Every year‚ the number of preventable diseases fluctuates. In 2008 the number of measles cases worldwide was 147‚181‚ and in 2011 the number of cases was 356‚632. However‚ in 2014‚ the number was back down to 138‚386 (Council on Foreign Relations‚ n.d.). The suffering related to childhood preventable diseases like: polio‚ measles‚ mumps‚ chicken pox‚ and whooping cough‚ is a tragedy that not only affects the infected individual‚ but also the family‚ community
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Kartagener’s syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder affecting the cilia within the body. Autosomal recessive means that one or more of both the parents’ genes responsible for encoding the cilia’s structure are mutated. This essay will focus on the etiology‚ clinical manifestations and anatomic alterations while also exploring diagnostic and treatment modalities. Cilia are the tiny hair-like structures found in many organ systems including the respiratory and reproductive systems. It was diagnosed
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1 BUILDING A ROADMAP FOR HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTEROPERABILITY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (Public Health Uses of Electronic Health Record Data) WHITE PAPER 2007 2 CONTENTS List of Authors: PHDSC - IHE Task Force Participants ……………………………………3 Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………………5 What is Public Health?....................................................................................................6 Mission……………………………………………………………………………………..……..6 Stakeholders……………………………………………………………………………
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