Wednesday, February 2, 2011
terms related to Cancers
Adenoma:A benign epithelial tumor.
Adjuvant Chemotherapy (ad ́ju-vant kee mo-ther ́a-pee):
One or more anticancer drugs used in combination with surgery or radiation therapy as part of the treatment of cancer. Adjuvant usually means "in addition to" initial treatment.
Anaplastic/Undifferentiated:
A loss of differentiation of cells and of their orientation to one another; tumors that are
anaplastic are usually considered very malignant and aggressive.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
How to wash hands of health care workers
Handwashing is a one of the most important step in infectious disease control.It is mentioned in standard precautions guideline.
this is what mentioned in standard precautions about handwashing
HANDWASHING
The hands of health care workers are often colonized with hospital pathogens from patients and from environmental surfaces. Transfer of pathogens from patients to other patients or to the environmental surfaces occurs most commonly via the contaminated hands of health care workers. These bacteria are transient and can be greatly reduced in numbers by effective handwashing with soap and water. To prevent the transfer of microorganisms it is essential to wash hands before contact with any patient and after hands have become contaminated with microorganisms. Handwashing breaks the chain of infection transmission.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Osteoarthritis
This is a Disease of synovial join,Alteration of cartilage structures. Osteophyte formation and narrowing of joint space. Commonest type of Arthritis. Prevalence increase with age female > male.There is familial pattern of inheritance
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