Upper airway obstruction condition in which sites of anatomic narrowing such as the hypo pharynx at the base of the tongue and the false and true vocal cords at the laryngeal opening are obstructed. Vasogenic edema an accumulation of fluid in the cerebrum that is typically caused by an increase in capillary endothelial cell permeability and usually occurs near a tumor. Ventilation-perfusion ratio (V/Q) the relationship between ventilation and blood flow in the lung that is measure by calculating
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Cancer Epidemiology Cancer is not a single disease; it is a myriad or collection of diseases with many different manifestations as there are many different types of tissues and cell types Cancer is a disease of abnormal gene expression. Cells are constantly evolving and have the natural selection pressures to change Common biological properties of tumor cells: 1) Deregulated clonal cell growth- all cells in a tumor originated from one single cell that acquired mutations that made it deregulated
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Health Sciences‚ Research Triangle Park‚ NC. 6 IMS‚ Inc.‚ Silver Spring‚ MD. 2 Received for publication July 3‚ 2002; accepted for publication October 22‚ 2002. agrochemicals; fungicides‚ industrial; herbicides; insecticides; pesticides; prostatic neoplasms; risk Abbreviations: CI‚ confidence interval; DDT‚ dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; EPTC‚ S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate; OR‚ odds ratio; SIR‚ standardized incidence ratio; 2‚4‚5-T‚ 2‚4‚5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid; 2‚4‚5-TP‚ 2‚4‚5-trichlorophenoxypropionic
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1. Introduction Toxicology is defined as "the study of the adverse effects of chemical‚ physical or biological agents on living organisms and the ecosystem" and is based on the 16th century principle that any substance can be toxic if consumed in sufficient quantity. In a general sense‚ the toxicity of a substance could be defined as the capacity to cause injury to a living organism. [1] A highly toxic substance will damage an organism if administered in very small amounts; a substance of low toxicity
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Tissues of the periodontium (Chapter 2) Periodontium * The tissues that surround‚ support‚ and attach to the teeth Components of the periodontium 1. Gingiva 2. Periodontal ligament 3. Cementum 4. Alveolar bone Function of the periodontium * To support the teeth and oral structures The gingiva * The visible component of the periodontium inside the mouth * Described as: pink‚ pink-red‚ blue‚ purple‚ or pigmented * It can appear much darker when melanin pigmentation
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This report contains the collective views of an international group of experts and does not necessarily represent the decisions or the stated policy of the United Nations Environment Programme‚ the International Labour Organization‚ or the World Health Organization. Concise International Chemical Assessment Document 59 ASPHALT (BITUMEN) The layout and pagination of this pdf file are not identical to the version in press Corrigenda published by 12 April 2005 have been incorporated in this
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DENTAL SECRETS Second Edition STEPHEN T. SONIS‚ D.M.D.‚ D.M.Sc. Professor and Chairman Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences Harvard School of Dental Medicine Chief‚ Division of Oral Medicine‚ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston‚ Massachusetts HANLEY & BELFUS‚ INC./ Philadelphia Publisher : HANLEY & BELFUS‚ INC. Medical Publishers 210 South 13th Street Philadelphia‚ PA 19107 (215) 546-7293; 800-962-1892 FAX (215) 790-9330 Web
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ANNEXURE-VII Curriculum and Syllabi For Bachelor in Pharmacy (Four Year‚ VIII Semesters) REGULATIONS 2008 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Allahabad Agricultural Institute -Deemed University Allahabad-211007 CURRICULUM FOR FIRST YEAR BACHELOR OF PHARMACY | FIRST YEAR SEMESTER – I
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1.1 INTRODUCTION TO PUBERTY Puberty is the process of physical changes by which a child ’s body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction‚ it is the time at which a growing boy or girl begins the process of sexual maturation. At puberty‚ a young man ’s body begins making sperm and he starts to be able to ejaculate‚ which is Semen coming out from his penis when he is sexually excited. If he has sexual intercourse (sex) with a young woman‚ he can make her pregnant. In a strict sense‚ the term
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THE CHEST EXAMINATION Physical examination of the chest The chest indicates the region that lies under the neck and above the abdomen. Chest wall is composed of sternum‚ ribs‚ and vertebras. The anterior part is a little shorter than the posterior part. Chest examination includes many components: chest shape‚ chest wall‚ breasts‚ vessels‚ mediastinum‚ bronchus‚ lung‚ pleura‚ heart‚ and lymph nodes‚ etc. In addition to general physical examination‚ the following check methods have been
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