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83 articles for “Blindness”
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Covid-19 Associated Mucormycosis: Urgency To Reconsider The Uncontrolled Use Of Prophylactic Drugs
Abstract: Mucormycosis, a lethal mycosis, has affected hundreds of COVID-19 sufferers in India. Mucormycosis, previously known as zygomycosis, is due to the diverse fungi that belong to the family "Mucorales." These molds are normally determined in soil, air, and damp partitions and often colonize oral mucosa, nose, paranasal sinuses, and throat. The pathophysiological results of diabetes mixed with the intense inflammatory surge in COVID-19 and steroid remedy weaken a person's immunity …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 12–17 Read article
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Comparative Study of Analgesic Effect of Intrathecal Magnesium Sulphate, Clonidine and Dexmedetomidine as an Adjunct to Intrathecal Bupivacaine in Spinal Anesthesia for Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgeries
Abstract: This prospective double blind, randomized controlled trial study was undertaken to compare the onset and duration of analgesia with the intrathecal bupivacaine and its combination with either clonidine or magnesium sulphate or dexmedetomidine, to establish the ideal combination of drug with least side effects. The study included 80 patients between age group 20–60 years of ASA grade I & II, scheduled for orthopaedic lower limb surgery. Patients were randomly assigned …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 13–18 Read article
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Assessment of Micronuclei in the Cultured Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes of Human Volunteers Consuming Various Forms of Tobacco in Mizoram
Abstract: Tobacco consumption is highly prevalent in Mizoram—a northeastern state of India—and it is one of the main causes of high cancer incidence. Peripheral blood was collected from 245 volunteers within the age group of 18–67 years with their informed consent and micronuclei were prepared in cultured lymphocytes by blocking cytokinesis. Binucleated (BN) cells bearing micronuclei were scored blindly under a fluorescence microscope, where a total of 3000 BN cells were …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 17–26 Read article