Alcoholism
Alcoholism DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • Alcohol dependence manifested when alcohol is withdrawn: tremulousness, convulsions, hallucinations, delirium • Alcoholic binges, benders (48 hours or more of drinking associated with failure to meet usual…
Aphthous Stomatitis (Aphthous Ulcer/Canker Sore/Ulcerative Stomatitis)
Aphthous Stomatitis (Aphthous Ulcer/Canker Sore/Ulcerative Stomatitis) DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • Single or clustered, shallow, painful ulcers found anywhere in the oral cavity. • Lesions are from 1-15 mm in diameter, have fairly…
Acne Vulgaris and Acne Conglobata
Acne Vulgaris and Acne Conglobata DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • Open comedones: dilated follicles with central dark, horny plugs (blackheads) • Closed comedones: small follicular papules with (red papules) or without (whiteheads) inflammatory…
Affective Disorders
Affective Disorders DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY Depression (major or unipolar depression)—DSM-IV criteria: • Poor appetite with weight loss or increased appetite with weight gain • Insomnia or hypersomnia • Physical hyperactivity or inactivity • Loss…
Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • Progressive mental deterioration, loss of memory and cognitive functions, inability to carry out activities of daily life • Characteristic symmetrical, usually diffuse, EEG pattern • Diagnosis usually…
Angina Pectoris
Angina Pectoris DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY • Squeezing pain or pressure in the chest appearing immediately after exertion. Other precipitating factors include emotional tension, cold weather, or a large meal. Pain may…
Statistics for Bench Research
SPSS (International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, New York) GenStat (VSN International Ltd., Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom) Systat (Systat Software, Inc., Chicago, Illinois) StatXact® (Cytel Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts) Stata (StataCorp LP,…
Considerations for Immunohistochemistry
Name Components Color Tissue uptake Alizarin red Red/light purple Calcium Congo red Red Amyloid Elastin von Giesen Fuchsin/picric acid Black Elastin fibers Eosin Red Cytoplasm, collagen, muscle fibers Fontana massa…
How to Protect Your Intellectual Property: Invention Disclosures and Patents
Industrial property Patents Filed through the USPTO. Provides rights for up to 20 years for inventions Utility patents – protect processes, machines, articles of manufacture, and compositions of matter (i.e.,…
Tips on Maintaining an Effective Lab Notebook for Bench Research
Fig. 5.1 (a) This notebook lacks experimental detail and the date is missing the year. (b) In contrast, this notebook described experimental detail, including deviations from protocol. An error is…
