A complete medical evaluation for diagnosis of M. Tuberculosis in microbiology laboratory. 1. Physical Examination: A physical examination is done to assess the patient's general health and find other factors which may affect the TB treatment plan. It cannot be used to confirm or rule out TB. However, certain findings are suggestive of TB. For example, blood in the sputum, [...]
In this article we will discuss about the syndromes of rheumatoid arthritis, mostly seen in humans. Syndromes of Rheumatoid Arthritis 1. Ankylosing Spondylitis (A.S): Progressive stiffening and finally fusion of the axial skeleton brought about by a chronic inflammatory arthritis usually of the sacroiliac joints and spine. Young men between 20 and 30 years are most commonly affected and the [...]
There has been a revolution in investigative procedure during recent years with the availability of ultrasound imaging, computed tomography, radioisotope scanning, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC), upper gastrointestinal endoscopy using flexible fiber optic endoscopes, colonoscopy and retrograde endoscopic pancreatic cholangiography (ERPC). Majority of these procedures are atraumatic. Most of them are, however, expensive and demand sophisticated technology and are not freely [...]