Arthritis – Osteoarthritis & Rheumatoid Arthritis 4.8 (3930)

Arthritis (arthro = joint, itis = inflammation) is a inflammatory disease characterized by swelling, stiffness and pain in the one or more joints in the body. Specific symptoms vary depending … Read More

Hantavirus Infection 4.6 (2010)

Hantaviruses are a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents and can cause varied disease syndromes in people worldwide. Hantaviruses are RNA viruses transmitted to humans by rodents (rodent-borne). Infection … Read More

Determination of Clotting Time (CT) 4.7 (2484)

               The Clotting Time is the time taken by blood to coagulate outside the body. It depends on many factors involved in coagulation. There … Read More

Bleeding Time (BT) 4.7 (2479)

               Bleeding Time (BT) is the time by which bleeding stops from an injury site. Determination of Bleeding Time recognizes vascular defect and platelet … Read More

Osmotic Fragility of Erythrocytes 4.8 (2802)

The red blood cell membrane restricts the solutes and allows only water to pass through them (osmosis). If the cells are placed in hypertonic solution (concentrated sodium chloride solution, concentration … Read More

Quantification of Reticulocyte 4.8 (2863)

Reticulocytes are juvenile red cells that pass into the blood stream from the bone marrow. Reticulocytes stay in the circulation for about 24 hours and matured into erythrocytes. Reticulocytes have … Read More

Celiac Disease : Sign & Symptoms, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Complications, Treatment & Prevention 4.8 (1866)

Celiac disease is a hereditary genetic autoimmune disorder where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. It is estimated to affect 1 in 100 people worldwide. … Read More

Collection of Urine 4.8 (8697)

Urinalysis is one of the oldest and most informative diagnostic procedures in laboratory medicine. Since urine represents an ultrafiltrate of plasma that has undergone extensive modification through glomerular filtration, tubular … Read More

Determination of Red Cell Indices 4.6 (2444)

The red cell indices consist of Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) and Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC). These are the parts of Complete Blood Count (Complete Hemogram) … Read More