Lumbar Puncture Needle: It is a Needle which is used in the Lumbar Puncture Procedure Lumbar Puncture: It is a diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure performed in order to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or very rarely as a treatment (“therapeutic lumbar puncture”) to relieve increased […]
Mitral Valve Stenosis
Definition: Obstruction or narrowing of the Mitral valve. As the name suggests: Mitral valve: Valve in the heart, Stenosis: Abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel The valve orifice is slowly diminished by progressive fibrosis, leaflet calcification and fusion of the cusps and sub valvular apparatus. Restricted blood flow from the left atrium to left ventricle […]
Laryngeal spasm
Definition: Laryngospasm is an uncontrolled/involuntary muscular contraction (spasm) of the laryngeal cords This condition typically lasts for less than a minute This condition cause difficulty in Breathing in While breathing out remains easier Laryngospasm may be triggered when the vocal cords or the area of the trachea below the cords detects the entry of water, […]
Neurapraxia
Definition: Neurapraxia is a disorder of the peripheral nervous system in which there is a temporary loss of motor and sensory function due to blockage of nerve conduction, usually lasting an average of six to eight weeks before full recovery. We can say it is the injury to the nerve fiber which is present in […]
Waldeyer Inner and Outer lymphatic ring
Waldeyer’s lymphatic ring is a collection of lymphoid tissue It is also called as Waldeyer’s-Pirogov tonsillar ring It is divide into 2 types based on its location: Waldeyer’s outer ring: present in the neck Waldeyer’s inner ring / Waldeyer’s tonsillar ring: The lymphatic ring present around the pharynx Functions and Importance of Waldeyer lymphatic ring: […]
Leukaemia
Leukaemia also known as Blood Cancer is charecterized by abnormal increase in the number of Leucocytes which are also known as the White blood cells, due to the increased proliferaton of these cells. Classification of Leukaemia: Acute Chronic The Acute and Chronic are further Classified as Acute: Lymphoid (Lymphoblastic) Myeloid (Myelogenous) Chronic: Lymphoid (Lymphocytic) Myeloid […]
Anemia
Anemia is defined as the condition in which the level of Red Blood Cells (RBC) or the Haemoglobing levels are below their normal values, sometimes it also includes the decrease in the ability of the RBS to carry Oxygen due to Deformity in shape (Sickle Cell Anemia) or due to decrease in number of the […]