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Ondine’s curse and primary alveolar hypoventilation

Posted by admin on October 24, 2012 3 comments

Ondine’s curse maybe a familiar phrase to you, after going through the respiratory system topics.When I came across this story in my PG entrance book, I wanted to know more about Goddess Ondine and Ondine’s curse. Ondine was a water …

Mannings score and Bishops score

Posted by admin on October 24, 2012 No comments

The three most important scores in Obtetrics are Mannings score,Bishops score and APGAR score. Mannings score/Biophysical Profile(BPP) The components of Biophysical profile are: Non Stress Test(NST) Amniotic Fluid Index Foetal breathing movements Foetal gross body movement Fetal tone Modified BPP/Vintzileos …

Ventricles in the brain

Posted by admin on October 24, 2012 No comments

What is a ventricle in the brain? The ventricles of the brain are a communicating network of cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and located within the brain parenchyma. Which are the ventricles? The ventricular system is composed of 2 …

Lymphnode levels of neck

Posted by admin on October 10, 2012 No comments

The neck is divided into 6 areas called Levels. The levels are identified by Roman numeral, increasing towards the chest. Level I: Submental and submandibular nodes Level Ia: Submental triangle Level Ib: Submandibular triangle Level II: Upper jugular nodes Level …

Mammogram Poem, written by a patient who underwent the procedure

Posted by admin on September 5, 2012 No comments

This poem on mammography was written by a patient who underwent mammography,describing the procedure and how painful it can be. For years and years they told me, Be careful of your breasts. Don’t ever squeeze or bruise them. And give …

Medical PG entrance preparation and memorization post’s summary.

Posted by admin on May 21, 2012 2 comments

From the time I started masterofmedicine blog, 2 years back, I have written a lot of posts about PG entrance preparation tips and books to follow. This post is a summary of these old posts which drew a lot of …

Bronchial asthma triggers, treatment and precautions.

Posted by admin on May 3, 2012 No comments

Bronchial asthma which is often referred to as Asthma is caused by irritation of the airways. When irritation of the airways occur, the airways contract and hence the width of the respiratory passages decrease and they get filled with secretions …

How to use Supermemo to learn, revise and memorize for success.

Posted by admin on May 1, 2012 1 comment

Most students spend a lot of their study time on computers.Now a days students use internet as a the source of information as quality information is available for free.. If you can use the time you spend on your computer …

Medical PG entrance coaching new season begins

Posted by admin on April 27, 2012 1 comment

These days, mega serials come as seasons.I have seen a few of such exciting English serials like House MD,Prison Break,24 etc.So as per the new standards, the new medical PG entrance season has begun. It has been a few months …

Why does nocturia occur in heartfailure?

Posted by admin on March 13, 2012 No comments

While taking case history in a cardiac failure patient, one of the most important points to be enquired is whether there is a history of nocturia in the patient. What is nocturia? The tendency of the patient to urinate excessively …

What is syphilis?

Posted by admin on March 11, 2012 No comments

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease(STD) affecting the genital organs.Syphilis is transmitted by a spirochete bacterium named Treponema pallidum.It is most often transmitted by sexual contact, but it can also be transmitted from mother to fetus by placental route.When transmission …

Classification of surgical wounds

Posted by admin on March 10, 2012 No comments

Surgical wounds are classified based on the presumed magnitude of the bacterial load at the time of surgery. Class I-Clean Wounds Clean wounds are those wounds in which no infection is present.Only skin microflora contaminate the wound and no hollow …

How to do phalens test for carpal tunnel syndrome

Posted by admin on March 7, 2012 No comments

Carpal tunnel syndrome is due to the compression of median nerve in the carpal tunnel at the wrist.It usually occurs in a middle aged female,hypothyroidism,diabetes etc.In Carpal tunnel syndrome there is paraesthesia of lateral 31/2 fingers.Phalens test is a provocative …

Development of genital structures in males and females

Posted by admin on March 6, 2012 No comments

Genital structures in males Genital tubercle -Glans penis Urogenital sinus -Corpus spongiosum,Bulbourethral glands(Cowpers),Prostrate Urogenital folds -Ventral shaft of penis Labioscrotal swelling -Scrotum Gubernaculum -Gubernaculum testis Mesonephric/Wolffian duct -Epididymis,Ejaculatory duct,Ductus deferens Paramesonephric/Mullerian duct -Appendix of testis,prostatic utricle Genital structures in females …

Derivatives of dorsal and ventral mesogastrium

Posted by admin on March 6, 2012 No comments

Derivatives of dorsal and ventral mesogastrium.

PGI november 2010 questions

Posted by admin on March 3, 2012 4 comments

Multiple answer type questions can be tricky. You can try these PGI questions if you are interested, I will be posting more questions from PGI ,AIIMS and All India question papers. Answers will be displayed after you have marked all the correct options.

The structure of a virus

Posted by admin on March 2, 2012 No comments

A virus is an infectious particle which can replicate only inside a cell using the synthetic mechanism of the cell. A virus when outside a living cell is usually dormant, and shows no signs of life.Almost two centuries had passed …

Medical PG entrance MCQ section

Posted by admin on February 29, 2012 No comments

Although it has been more than 1 year since I started writing on masterofmedicine.com, it has been incomplete ever since. So I have decided to add a new MCQ section to this blog to help exam preparation.We have to make …

Learning the basics of medicine.

Posted by admin on February 21, 2012 2 comments

Medicine, is an art which if practiced well not only makes you happy but also richer.To practice medicine what we need is a sound knowledge of the basics of life. About human life, bacteria, fungi, viruses and a lot of …

Mechanism of action of fluoroquinolones

Posted by admin on January 28, 2012 No comments

Fluoroquinolones act by inhibiting nucleic acid synthesis of bacteria.These drugs inhibits the action of DNA gyrase(Topoisomerase II) and Topoisomerase IV which are essential for removing supercoils formed during DNA replication,when replication fork proceeds downstream

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