This article we are going to discuss on how to care for laboratory balance. Laboratory balance is a delicate instrument that gives a precision measurement. This instrument need careful handling and regular maintenance. The manufacturer instruction for use are to be followed as much as possible when using the weighing balance. In using weighing, balance […]
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Analytical balance as the name implies is an instrument use in weighing substance in the laboratory. Instrument is basically a two pan balance. It has a simple operation by which a set of Known weight is added in one Pan while the other pan is balanced by the substance being a weights. This type of
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Calcium is chemical substances that form structural mineral in our bones. Calcium is major cation in the body system. There are many Medical Laboratory method available for the estimation of calcium levels in our body Plasma or serums. Some among of this method depends on the precipitation of insoluble salt of Calcium. Atomic absorption flame
Hypercalcemia as the name imply is excess of Calcium in the body system. That is, there are present of Calcium above the normal or reference range in the blood cells. High level of Calcium (Hypercalcemia) are often found in the following conditions; hypothyroidism, cancer metastases in bones, alkalosis (diet for peptic ulcer) hypervitaminosis.
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The opposite of Hypercalcemia is Hypocalcemia. It a condition when the present of Calcium in the blood cells doesn’t reach the Normal or Reference range. Lower level of Calcium in the blood is called Hypocalcemia. Often Hypocalcemia are found in the following conditions; hypoparathyroidism, Rickets, chronic glomerulonephritis, acute pancreatitis and malabsorption syndrome.
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Unsaturated steroid alcohol in our blood cells is called Cholesterol. 70 to 80 percent of cholesterol in the plasma are esterified with long chain saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, why 20 to 30 percent exist as free unesterified cholesterol. Function of Cholesterol Metabolic precursor for the biosynthesis of bile acids, and steroids hormones, includes male
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Here are some basic ultrasound scan request; 1. Obstetric Scan 2. Biophysical profile 3. Fetal Anomaly Scan 4. Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) 5. Fetal Doppler Scan 6. Pelvic Scan/Gynaecological Scan 7. Transvaginal Scan 8. Follicle Tracking 9. Sono-HSG 10. Transrectal scan 11. Prostate scan 12. Upper abdomen 13. Abdominopelvic 14. Renal Scan 15. Soft Tissue/small
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Media are nutritional substance use for culture and isolation of micro-organism. Mostly, for isolation of Bacteria, fungi and virus in microbiology laboratory. Media has several classification, Liquid Media or Broth is one of the classification. Liquid Media aides free movement of bacteria. Liquid Media are use basically for Biochemical testing, blood culture, testing for motility
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Aluminum Hydroxide is antacid drugs, it’s used for treating of Peptic and gastritis ulcer. Aluminum Hydroxide is often use to treat Stomach pain causes by gastric and Peptic Ulcer. Presentation You may see Aluminum Hydroxide of 500mg tablets. Also there are different preparations of aluminum and or magnesium hydroxide and in different dosages.
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Below are some of the major disorder of red blood cells: 1. Anaemia 2. Hemoglobinopathies ( Thalassemias and Abnormal hemoglobins). 3. Disorder due to red enzyme defects, e.g. G6PD deficiency 4. Disorder due to red cell membrane defect, e.g hereditary spherocytosis. 5. Polycythemia
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Red Cells called erythrocytes form major cellular component of blood, i.e. Red Cells form about 45 percent of total volume of blood in adults, it give blood it reds colour. Each litre of blood contains about 5 x 10exp12 red Cells, but the exact number different with sex, age, gender and state of health.
Lymphoid stem cells divide to form lymphoid progenitor cells which differentiate into B and T lymphocytes. early Development of B lymphocytes take place in the born marrow and lymphoid tissues and development of T lymphocytes take place in the thymus.
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