Diabetes mellitus : Sign & Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Complication, Treatment, Control & Prevention 4.8 (3613)

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic syndrome characterized as Polyuria, Polydipsia & polyphagia caused by hyperglycemia due to absolute or relative deficiency of insulin. Deficiency of insulin affects the metabolism … Read More

Human Blood Group System 4.8 (1879)

The basis of human blood group system is the antigenic character of the Red cells. Red blood cell of the human being contains lipoprotein or glycoprotein on their surface which … Read More

Synovial Fluid Collection & Analysis : Significance, Collection, Patient preparation, Complication & Laboratory analysis 4.8 (1991)

Synovial fluid is the dialysate of plasma with addition of macromolecules; derived from synovium and cartilage. Synovial fluid is found around the joints such as knee, ankle, hip, elbow, wrist … Read More

Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) : Significance, Indication & Contraindication, Patient preparation, Determination & Interpretation 4.7 (2777)

Glucose Tolerance means ability of the body to utilize glucose in the blood circulation. This is a well standardized test and is highly useful for the diagnosis of Type-II Diabetes … Read More

Blood Specimen Collection : Processing, Importance, Procedure….. 4.9 (2985)

Blood for diagnostic investigations can be collected either from the peripheral vein or from the capillaries. Venous blood is preferred for hematology, biochemistry, serology & immunology investigations but capillary blood … Read More