BASIC PRINCIPLES Proper use-Favorable Results Indiscriminate use- Drug Resistance Emerging Problem May produce Adverse Reactions DECISION MAKING Decide first that one is treating a Bacterial Infection. Mild -Wait Moderate -Consider…
WHAT EXACTLY ARE ANTIMICROBIALS? Antimicrobials are medications that are used to prevent and treat infections in humans, animals, and plants. They include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitics. WHAT PRECISELY IS…
Smegma is a combination of shed skin cells, skin oils, and moisture. It occurs in both male and female mammalian genitalia. In females, it collects around the clitoris and in…
OVERVIEW Premenstrual syndrome is characterized by moderate, repeated symptoms on both the emotional and physical levels that start during the luteal phase of menstruation and end with menstruation. For one…
COLD & HEAT The human body maintains a constant temperature by balancing internal heat generation and heat loss from the environment. Radiation, evaporation, conduction, and convection are the four…
The following factors can be considered as Ageing and Disease. NUTRITION – Body mass index (Height calculated from arm demispan or knee height to compensate for the loss of vertebral…
SYMPTOMS Automatic loss of urine. -Leakage of urine upon coughing, sneezing or standing. -Urgency and inability to delay urination. GENERAL CONDITIONS Urinary incontinence in elderly people is typical, and…
Conjunctivitis is a condition in which the eyes get inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the surface of the eyeball and inner eyelids. It may be acute or chronic….
The electrocardiogram (ECG) provides a graphic depiction of the electrical forces generated by the heart. The ECG graph appears as a series of deflections and waves produced by each cardiac…
ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSIS The most common cause of non-Aspergillus invasive mold infection. Predisposing factors: poorly controlled diabetes, leukemia, bone marrow or organ transplant, trauma with wound contamination by soil. Pulmonary,…