NEOPLASIA Presented by Dr Abudu Emmanuel Kunle (MBBS‚ M.Sc‚ FMCPath) Senior Lecturer and Consultant Histopathologist University of Uyo Teaching Hospital‚Uyo‚ Akwa- Ibom State‚ Nigeria. Neoplasia means the process of new growth whilst Neoplasm means a new growth. Sometimes‚ the parenchyma cells stimulate the formation of an abundant collagenous stroma‚ referred to as desmoplasia. Some tumours e.g. some cancers of breast are stony hard or scirrhous. Sarcomas have little connective tissue stroma and
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Hadrianne Occidental April 10‚ 2016 Postulate of Periodontal Disease The pervasiveness of periodontitis has evolved over the past forty to fifty years. During the 1950s and 1960s‚ the disease has begun to surface in the teenage years until the early middle age where almost every adult has been afflicted. Today‚ it’s quite different. Results from a survey in the mid-1980s from the National Institute of Dental Research reveal that moderate to severe periodontitis affect individuals between the ages
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Stigma is shown throughout many subjects; obesity‚ mental illness and the most powerful and worse stigma; the stigma of AIDS. The stigma of AIDS is clearly shown through a powerful story set in the middle of the African HIV and AIDS pandemic. The novel Chanda’s secrets accurately demonstrates the stigma of AIDS by portraying characters blinded by fear‚ being ashamed‚ feeling sinful‚ and living in denial. The stigma is shown through a maturing young girl’s point of view‚ seeing others and as well
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SHRI Anxiety: Causes and Management Richa Shri1 Anxiety disorders affect one-eighth of the total population worldwide‚ and have become a very important area of research interest in psychopharmacology. People with anxiety disorders can benefit from psychological treatments‚ pharmacotherapy or a combination of the two. Common limitations of conventional antianxiety therapy include co-morbid psychiatric disorders and increase in dose of drugs leading to intolerable side effects. These limitations
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SBI 3U1 – 07: Biology Examination Definitions Unit 1: Diversity of Living Things ➢ Species: a group of organisms that can interbreed in nature and produce fertile offspring. ➢ Morphology: the branch of biology that deals with the structure or form of organisms. ➢ Phylogeny: the evolutionary history of a species. ➢ Taxonomy: the branch of biology that identifies‚ names‚ and classifies species based on natural features. ➢ Binomial nomenclature: the system of giving a two-word Latin name to
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Case Presentation A 4 year old boy presents to the Pediatrician’s office with pain and swelling of multiple large joints. He first developed pain over his right elbow‚ then right knee and both shoulders. The pain progressed‚ became associated with low grade fever and his mother also noticed swelling of the affected joints. By the end of day 2‚ the boy refused to bear weight and had to be carried to the clinic. The patient has also been having multiple episodes of watery‚ non-bloody diarrhea for
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1736–1744‚ 5 August 2012 6) C. Mura‚ A. Nácher‚ V. Merino‚ M. Merino-Sanjuan‚ C. Carda‚ A. Ruiz‚ M. Manconi‚ G. Loy‚ A.M. Fadda‚ O. Diez-Sales. N-Succinyl-chitosan systems for 5-aminosalicylic acid colon delivery: In vivo study with TNBS-induced colitis model in rats. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. Volume 416‚ Issue 1‚ 15 September 2011‚ Pages 145–154
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Introduction: Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic worldwide inflammatory disease that involves the hair follicle and sometimes the nails.1‚2 The hair follicle is an immunologically privileged organ that is protected from the attack by cytotoxic T – lymphocytes (CTLS) by decreasing major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I expression.3‚4 Current evidence indicates that hair follicle inflammation in alopecia areata is caused by a T- cell mediated autoimmune mechanism occurring in genetically
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Reference Guide for Pharmacy Technician Exam Krisman REFERENCE GUIDE FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIAN EXAM EDITION 2014-2015 (Covers an updated 2013-PTCB Blue Print) MANAN SHROFF www.pharmacyexam.com 1 Reference Guide for Pharmacy Technician Exam Krisman This reference guide is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician. Students or readers must consult their physicians about any existing problem. Do not use any information in this reference guide for any kind
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Fish cold-blooded‚ limbless‚ completely aquatic vertebrates‚ having gills‚ commonly fins‚ and typically elongated torpedo-shaped body mostly covered with scales. Fish are usually grouped into four classes‚ three living (Agnatha‚ Chondrichthyes‚ and Osteichthyes) and one extinct (Placodermi): 1. Agnatha‚ the primitive jawless fishes‚ including the cyclostomes (lampreys and hagfishes) and extinct armoured fishes known as ostracoderms‚ none of which has gill arches (bony frames for the gills);
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