Drug enters the body by absorption. Inside the body, drugs move in the blood to different parts of the body. Distribution of drugs can be defined as: “The process by which a drug reversibly leaves the blood stream and enters the interstitium (extracellular fluid) and/or the cells or tissues.” The drugs are present in free […]
Urine formation is a result of three processes: 1) Glomerular Filtration 2) Tubular Reabsorption 3) Tubular secretion Urine= Filtration – Absorption + Secretion Glomerular Filtration: Glomerular filtration is the filtration of protein free plasma from glomerular capillaries into bowman’s capsule. This is the first step in urine formation. Glomerular Filtration Rate: The volume of glomerular […]
Urine formation is a result of three processes: 1) Glomerular Filtration 2) Tubular Reabsorption 3) Tubular secretion Urine= Filtration – Absorption + Secretion Glomerular Filtration: Glomerular filtration is the filtration of protein free plasma from glomerular capillaries into bowman’s capsule. This is the first step in urine formation. Glomerular Filtration Rate: The volume of glomerular […]
Population based study reveals that the syndrome occurs most frequently between 16-30 years of age but this mean age has been increasing over the past few years. [2] Sex Syndrome is more prevalent among the males but this might be due to greater traumatic injuries in males. [3] Vehicle accident: A vehicle accident might result […]
Population based study reveals that the syndrome occurs most frequently between 16-30 years of age but this mean age has been increasing over the past few years. [2] Sex Syndrome is more prevalent among the males but this might be due to greater traumatic injuries in males. [3] Vehicle accident: A vehicle accident might result […]
A muscle is an excitable tissue having ability to contract. There are three types of muscles: 1) Skeletal muscle 2) Smooth muscle 3) Cardiac muscle ►Striated appearance ►Under voluntary control ►Innervated by somatic motor nerve ►About 40 % of body weight A muscle fiber or simply a muscle cell consists of: ►Sarcolemma ►‘T’ tubules ►Sarcoplasm […]
A 66 Year old man finds that he has more difficulty in moving about for the past one year. he is annoyed by a tremor in his hands , but the tremor goes away when he performs routine tasks using his hands. His friends remark that he does not smile at them , but only […]
Simply click any artery for greater visualization, complete description, course and branches or select from the list given below. Brachial artery Ulnar artery Radial artery Femoral artery Popliteal Artery Anterior Tibial Artery Posterior Tibial Artery
Cushing Syndrome By Darth, on March 10th, 2011 A 24 years old (1) female (2) presented in OPD with a 7 months history of puffiness of the face that progressed to generalized swelling of the body(3) and backache without any trauma (4). Besides, she had complaints of progressively increasing weakness of the muscles (5) and […]
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Drug enters the body by absorption. Inside the body, drugs move in the blood to different parts of the body. Distribution of drugs can be defined as: “The process by which a drug reversibly leaves the blood stream and enters the interstitium (extracellular fluid) and/or the cells or tissues.” The drugs are present in free […]