NEET MDS Shorts
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NEETMDS
Agranulocytosis is a condition characterized by a dangerously low number of granulocytes (a type of white blood cell), including neutrophils. The patient in the problem presents with a total leukocyte count of 1000 ?L, which is significantly low (normal range is typically 4,000 to 11,000 ?L). The differential count specifically reveals severe neutropenia, which is the hallmark of agranulocytosis. The recurrent sore throat attacks are a common symptom due to the compromised immune system's inability to fight off infections.
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RadiologyImage of a hair appears on a radiograph which was exposed in a cassette. The hair would have been located in all of the following to produce this image except on the film during development.
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Pharmacology
Treatment of acute gout is mainly to control symptoms, i.e. pain, swelling etc.
The symptoms of acute gout are due to inflammation in the joints.
So, drugs which decrease inflammation are used in acute gout, i.e. anti-inflammatory drugs. Drugs are:- NSAIDs, Colchicine, Corticosteroids
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PedodonticsThe occlusal guard (night guard) is given in bruxism to reduce traumatic forces on teeth.
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INI CET
Dideoxy nucleotides (ddNTPs) are used in DNA sequencing (Sanger method) to terminate chains. Standard PCR only requires dNTPs.
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Oral PathologyCorticosteroids are not typically used for primary herpes infections.
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NEETMDSThe patient's symptoms of pain from hot food that subsides with cold indicate a specific stage of pulp inflammation. The response to hot and cold stimuli is a key diagnostic indicator in endodontics. The provided answer, partial pulp necrosis, is correct because while some of the pulp is dead (necrotic), the remaining vital pulp tissue reacts to thermal changes.
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Orthodonticsfor facial growth order of growth is width > depth > height
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Dental Materials
Main causes of the porosity of alloy castings are:
1) Solidification defects
2) Trapped gases
3) Residual air
1. Solidification defects
Solidification defects cold lead to two different manifestations of porosity;
localised shrinkage porosity and Microporosity.
Localised shrinkage porosity is caused by insufficient feeding of the alloy
during solidification.
Microporosity is also caused by solidification shrinkage, but generally happens
in fine grain alloys when the solidification is too rapid for the microvoids to
segregate. This in turn is caused the mould or casting temperature being too
low.
2. Trapped gases
Many metals dissolve or occlude gases when they are molten. On solidification,
these gases are forced out of the casting causing what is usually called pinhole
porosity. These voids are rather small.
3. Incomplete casting
If the molten alloy is prevented from fully or partially filling the mould and
incomplete or even no casting at all can result.
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Oral Medicine
Chloramphenicol is known to have nephrotoxic effects and can exacerbate pre-existing kidney damage. It is essential to monitor renal function closely in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease when administering this antibiotic.