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Is it Necessary for Adults to Continue a Phenylalanine Strict Diet After Diagnosis of Phenylketonuria During Childhood?
Abstract: Phenylketonuria is an inherited metabolic disorder whereby the sufferers are unable to produce phenylalanine hydroxylase, an enzyme that is required to metabolise the amino acid phenylalanine. If there is a deficiency of this enzyme, phenylalanine levels rise to potentially serious levels which can lead to mental retar..
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A Test about the Knowledge of some concepts of Evolutionary Medicine in the Medical Field
Abstract : The correct knowledge in the medical field of some basic concepts of Evolutionary Medicine is tested with the answers of physicians of various professional qualifications to a group of 14 questions. The answers obtained show not only that there is an almost complete ignorance of some basic concepts of Evolutionary Medi..
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis with Deep Venous Thrombosis
Abstract : Tuberculosis is commonly encountered in developing countries like India. It can present with uncommon hematological manifestations which if not appropriately heeded to can make real diagnosis elusive.The present case highlights rare cooccurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis with deep venous thrombosis, which may at times ..
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Normative Values for 18-30 Ages of Benton Visual Retention Test Correct Scores and Intelligence Quotients: A Short Report for Clinical Comparison
Abstract: The Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT) is a well known test used to assess visual memory deficits and visual spatial abilities in patients. There is normative data available for the 18-30 age range though it is not comprehensive and does not cover the higher intelligence quotient ranges. Findings from two studies are ..
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Multiple Risk Factors for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Children and Adolescents
Abstract: Background: Obesity is associated with many risk factors as fatty liver and a higher risk of death. Bariatric (weight loss) surgery for obesity is usually only considered in the last step to the morbid obese patients.Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between obesity and liver fat content ..
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Asthmatic patients may complain more often about eventual depressive symptoms than other chronic patients
Abstract : Introduction: Recently published researches point out that asthmatics seem to be distinguished by a psychological profile described as halfway between patients with mood disorders or anxiety and general population. In our study we aimed to compare the prevalence of relationship somatic disease – eventual mood dis..
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A familiar case of progressive relief of seasonal allergy-like symptoms during jaundice
Abstract : Two sisters 18 and 20 years old had been suffering from rhinorrhea, sneezing, and nasal obstruction in May and June for 10 years. Every year, after the reach of nasal symptomatic peak in May, the above mentioned symptoms relieved progressively, whereas in the meantime bilirubin level and jaundice intensity increased. J..
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Epistaxis With Oseltamavir
Introduction: Oseltamavir is now being used on a large scale across the globe and this will contribute to the advancement of knowledge about side-effects and adverse events associated with use of oseltamivir. We would like to share our experience with regard to occurrence of epistaxis in two patients who were put on oseltamivir ther..
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Giant Hydatid Liver
Image in Clinical medicine: A 55 year old female presented with one month history of intermittent right upper quadrant and epigastric pain, fullness and generalised fatigue. The symptoms became progressively worse over the last one week along with nausea and vomiting. She had no significant past medical illness.On clinical examination, a right up..
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Medical Mythology: Its Etiology, Prevention and Treatment
Abstract : Myths are widely held beliefs that are false or of unverifiable existence. In medicine, they are not just unproven theories or mistaken conclusions, rather, they are fictitious ideas that weave their way throughout the profession. In order to prevent and treat medical myths, they need to be recognized as a disease that..
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