June 2012
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i-amoutofthisworld asked: Hey! I just want to say I really love your blog! It makes me learn in advance or review most of the times about my major subjects (e.g, anatomy and physiology) and a whole lot more. I'm still a sophomore taking up BS Pharmacy tho. Still confused if I should proceed to medicine or not. More power to you and to this blog! :)
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Anonymous asked: Your blog is fascinating! Can you please post links to other interesting science blogs that you follow?
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Anonymous asked: Hi! Is it possible to get the histological picture of the penis blown up? Is the quality good enough, or do you know where I can get one that is? My best friend is turning 30 and this is the perfect gift!
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May 2012
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Science :)): Researchers Identify Key Brain Cell... →
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Antidepressant medications such as Prozac have helped improve mood and lessen anxiety in millions of people with major depression. But scientists know surprisingly little about how these drugs work.
“There may be many different cell types whose activity you can alter to have a beneficial impact…
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thebiomedicalblog asked: I love your blog! It was much of an inspiration to start my own.
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UNTAGGED: D-dimer →
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D-dimer
D-dimer tests are ordered, along with other laboratory tests and imaging scans, to help rule out the presence of a thrombus. This test may be used to determine if further testing is necessary to help diagnose diseases and conditions that cause hypercoagulability, a tendency to clot inappropriately.
(-) A normal or negative D-dimer result means that it is most likely...
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Hairy Cell Leukaemia
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Hairy-cell leukaemia, found primarily in middle-aged males, has a survival rate of 96-100% at ten years, but commonly relapses. It is not curable, but is easily treatable. It is a cancer of B-lymphocytes which accumulate in the bone marrow. The name ‘hairy cell’ stems from the appearance of the malignant cells under a microscope.
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Anonymous asked: If a muscle biopsy was frozen without isopentane in liquid nitrogen 10-26 mins after being extracted could or would have any of the tests for neuromuscular diseases been affected
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Anaestricks: Blood Product Doses →
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Unless you do a lot of paediatrics, you often don’t think about the dose of blood products by body weight, and they can sometimes be difficult to find.
Red Cells: 4ml X kg X Hb g/dL rise required. (1 unit/bag ~ 300mL)
Fresh frozen plasma: 10 - 20 ml/kg (1 bag ~ 230mL)
Cryoprecipitate:…
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