Introduction to Medical Laboratory disciplines Medical laboratory science is a canopy area made up of many disciplines. The most paramount departmental discipline of medical laboratory science comprises the following; The important function of medical laboratory is to help the doctor diagnose and treat disease, by carrying out qualitative, quantitative test on a biological sample presented […]
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fungi are non-green plant organism, they are saprophytic or parasitic. The saprophytic fungi are beneficial to man, why that of parasitic causes different type of disease to man. Fungi been saprophytic or parasitic, they cannot manufacture their food by using sun light directly, in such case they depend on already made food for their survival,
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Microorganisms are tiny organism which cannot be able to be seen with our naked eyes except with the help of microscope. Microorganism are ubiquitous in nature, (they are found everywhere i.e., in the air, soil, water, cloth, human bodies, etc.Some microorganisms are beneficial to man while some are harmful. Those which are beneficial to men
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The history of microbiology can be trace back to year 1675 when a man called Anthony Von Leeuwenhoek of blessed memory, he was born in 1632 and die in 1723, lived in Delhi Holland. He is a man that sells women cloths, curtain etc. Because he use canoe to cross river to other areas to
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Drugs is one of the essential part of health system, without them life will be difficult for all of us
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STI (sexually transmitted infections) can affect your ability to have children if left untreated. Chlamydia and gonorrhea are causes of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility. untreated, about 10-15percent of women with chlamydia will develop (PID).Chlamydia can also cause fallopian tube infection without any symptoms. Smoking is very bad to our health. aside damaging your
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ELECTROLYTE lectrolyte is a substance which when melted, will facilitate free flow of electricity. The substance form two charge ions, which are positively charge ions also called cations and negatively charge ion also called anions. FUNCTION OF ELECTROLYTE IN THE BODY System lectrolyte substance help to stabilized body fluid, such as water, intracellular fluids etcBelow
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Potentially toxic drugs, drugs with narrow therapeutic indices and those with variable pharmacokinetics should be monitored regularly to optimise dosing, obtain maximum therapeutic effect, limit toxicity and assess compliance. Routine measurement is rarely warranted, but rather should be tailored to answering a specific clinical question, and is of most value in medicines with a narrow
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The world Health Organization (WHO) describes Essential medicines as those that satisfy the priority health care needs of the population. Essential medicines are intended to be available within the context of functioning health systems at all times in adequate quantities, in the appropriate dosage forms, with assured quality and adequate information, and at a price
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Schistosomes are trematodes or fluke which are different from other trematode in many respect. Below are some of the difference 1. they are not hermaphrodite like other fluke but are diocious, i.e. the sexes are separate. 2. Their life cycle varies from the other fluke because the infection occur through skin penetration by the larval
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The clinical symptoms of schistosomiasis may be divided into three phases. Below we give you phase and some explanation. 1. Developmental phase We have state referred to as developmental phase in Schistosomiasis. The phase includes the Period from the penetration of the skin to the development of mature worms. Mild cutaneous lesions may develop at
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In case of blood specimen, specimen container used for blood for biochemical investigation must be leak proof and chemically clean. Syringe and needle for collecting the blood sample must also be chemically clean, dry and sterile. Venipuncture is the accepted method of blood collection. Some factors that affect the correctness of test result Do originate
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