Introduction Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a type of polyneuropathy, affects many peripheral nerves throughout the body that causes muscle weakness. This weakness usually gets worse over a few days to weeks. If the disorder is treated, it will usually heal more quickly. It is an autoimmune reaction in which the body´s own immune defense system … Read more
Fact of Human Anatomy Human anatomy has many interesting facts. Some of them are listed here. The longest and largest bone in the human body is the femur. The smallest bone is the stapes in the middle ear. It is thinner than a thread and 0.05 inches (0.127 centimeters) in length. Every 12 years, we … Read more
List of Common Medical Abbreviations The following list contains medical abbreviations used in the literature, in medical reports, in doctors’ letters (discharge letters, patients’ letters), on prescriptions and in medical practice. Many medical terms are too long and too complicated to be used in everyday clinical practice. Words are therefore shortened, and catchy abbreviations are … Read more
Hormone Hormones are chemical messengers in the body. They transmit information and regulate numerous body processes such as metabolism, nutrition, growth and development, breathing, blood pressure, salt and water balance, sexual functions and pregnancy etc. They are released by hormone-producing cells into the surrounding tissue (paracrine secretion) or the blood vessels (endocrine secretion). Different glands … Read more
Uremia Uremia means urine in the blood. It is a type of blood poisoning resulting from the retention of waste products usually excreted as urine. Uremia results from the failure of the excretory and endocrine functions of the kidneys. A decrease in the glomerular filtration rate leads to an accumulation of toxic metabolites, which results … Read more