The genitourinary system
Chapter 7 The genitourinary system You know my method. It is founded upon the observation of trifles. Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) Despite their very different…
GENERAL SURGERY
A system for the infectious diseases examination
Chapter 16 A system for the infectious diseases examination As it takes two to make a quarrel, so it takes two to make a disease, the microbe and its host….
The psychiatric history and mental state examination
Chapter 12 The psychiatric history and mental state examination Law number four: the patient is the one with the disease. House of God: Samuel Shem This chapter deals with the…
The general principles of physical examination
Chapter 3 The general principles of physical examination More mistakes are made from want of a proper examination than for any other reason. Russell John Howard (1875–1942) Students beginning their…
The breasts
Chapter 14 The breasts Blessed is the physician who takes a good history, looks keenly at his patient and thinks a bit. Walter C Alvarez (1976) Breast examination is a…
The general principles of history taking
Chapter 1 The general principles of history taking Medicine is learned by the bedside and not in the classroom. Sir William Osler (1849–1919) An extensive knowledge of medical facts is…
Advanced history taking
Chapter 2 Advanced history taking ‘First the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me.’ Steve Martin Most complaints about doctors relate…
Skin Sensitization Model Based on Only Animal Data by Qualitative Structure-Toxicity Relationships (QSTR) Approach
Fig. 7.1 Linear discriminant function to classify all samples [7] Fig. 7.2 Highly overlapped samples could not be classified completely by linear and nonlinear discriminant function [7] In the process…
Skin Exposure to Nanoparticles and Possible Sensitization Risk
Industries Material handled Potential for skin exposure Production of nanomaterials NPs Yes Production of nanocomposites NPs Yes Pharmaceutical industry NPs, liquid Yes Toner production NPs Yes Food production Liquid Yes…
Engineered Nanomaterials and Occupational Allergy
Manufactured nanomaterial Cell model/species Mechanisms/effects References Barium sulphate BaSO4 Ion release [19, 22] Protein corona Carbon nanotubes, multiwalled (MWCNs) C Human T cells (mitogen-stimulated)/healthy and allergic humans Induction of…
