Liver Function Test (LFT) or Liver Profile Test is a test that helps to assess the function of the liver. These tests are requested when there are symptoms of liver problems or liver disease. There is no single test that can assess the liver function completely because the liver performs numerous functions …
Tumor lysis syndrome is an oncologic emergency that is caused by excessive destruction (lysis) of tumor cells leading to the release of nucleic acids, proteins and intracellular metabolites from tumor cells that cause electrolyte imbalance, harm to the Kidneys and other organs of the body. Tumor lysis syndrome was first described by Bedrna …
HIV Replication or Cycle refers to how the HIV virus reproduces using the genetic makeup of the Host cell (Human cell). There are seven (7) stages HIV Virus replication cycle. Each of these steps is used as a target to make HIV drugs inhibit the progress of the infection. This means that …
There are six major elements of weather and climatesused for determiningthe frequent changes in the condition of the atmosphere; these six major elements can provide the basis for forecasting weather and defining its climate; the same elements make also the basis of climatology study, but within a longer time scale rather than …
What are intermontane plateaus? Intermontane plateaus are wide tablelands that are formed or situated between mountain ranges, when a plateau is surrounded by mountains on all sides, it is refers to an Intermontane plateau. Some examples of the Intermontane plateau include the Tibetan plateau, the Bolivian plateaus, and theWestern United States. The …
Monkeypox Epidemiology Monkeypox Virus is an Orthopoxvirus, a genus that includes camelpox, cowpox, vaccinia, and variola viruses. Monkeypox is similar to human smallpox but much milder in terms of complications and mortality. Monkeypox infection is transmitted to people from various wild animals with Secondary spread through human-to-human transmission. The Monkeypox illness can be fatal in …
Glaucoma Definition Glaucoma is a group of disorders of the eyes characterized by a progressive optic neuropathy resulting in a characteristic abnormal appearance of the optic disc and a specific pattern of irreversible visual field defects that are associated frequently with raised intraocular pressure. Glaucoma symptoms are mostly not evident (it is …
Various reports on global warming have been appearing on our TV screen as one of the latest headlines recently; certain roles and policies have been set up to combat these global problem. The truth is, the earth has been experiencing numerous phases of global warming through history which today is still on …