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Anion Gap HAGMA LAGMA and NAGMA !!!

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Blood has a lot of CationsBlood has a lot of AnionsTotal charge of Anions = Total Charge of CationsSoNa + K + Unmeasured Cations = HCO3 + Cl + unmeasured AnionsRearrangingNa + K - (HCO3 + Cl) = Unmeasured Anions - Unmeasured CationsAnion Gap = Unmeasured Anions - Unmeasured CationsAnion Gap = (Na + K) - (HCO3 + Cl)Note that some books ignore the value of Calcium and calculate … [Read more...] about Anion Gap HAGMA LAGMA and NAGMA !!!

Hallucinations… Please don’t be under an Illusion !!!!

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Question from AIPG(All India PG) 2003 and the related discussion105. All of the following are features of hallucinations, except:1.It is independent of the will of the observer.2.Sensory organs are not involved.3.It is a vivid as that in a true sense perception.4. It occurs in the absence of perceptual stimulus.Ans. 2-------------------Sensory ORGANS are NOT involved in … [Read more...] about Hallucinations… Please don’t be under an Illusion !!!!

Hepatitis B and sex ratio

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Taken from http://slate.com/id/2119402/ What is economics, anyway? It's not so much a subject matter as a sort of tool kit—one that, when set loose on a thicket of information, can determine the effect of any given factor. "The economy" is the thicket that concerns jobs and real estate and banking and investment. But the economist's tool kit can just as easily be put to more … [Read more...] about Hepatitis B and sex ratio

Surgery Books for Pre PG Medical Entrance

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Of late I am getting many mails / phone calls for details about books to read for Surgery. Hope this list is useful1. Surgical Short cases by Das has those High Yielding topics covered in great detail . If you have gone through this book once (it will take just 20 hours to read it and revise it) you will not miss a single question from Neck, Hernai, hydrocele, scrotum, … [Read more...] about Surgery Books for Pre PG Medical Entrance