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Key Difference – PVD vs PAD PVD (Peripheral Vascular Disease) is a broad term that is used to describe the diseases of the blood vessels outside the brain and the heart. This mainly includes the large and small arteries, veins, capillaries and venules which circulate blood to and from upper and lower extremities, kidneys […]
Key Difference – Addison Disease vs Cushing Syndrome Both Addison disease and Cushing syndrome are endocrine disorders. The key difference between Addison disease and Cushing syndrome is that there is a hormonal insufficiency of cortisol and aldosterone in Addison disease whereas there is an excess of cortisol in Cushing syndrome. It is important to […]
Key Difference – Sinus vs Allergies The exaggerated and inappropriate immune responses that result in tissue damage and death are called the allergies. On the other hand, sinuses are air filled spaces present within some bones around the nasal cavity. From these definitions, you can understand that there is no similarity between these two […]
Key Difference – Candida vs Yeast Infection Fungi can be divided into 4 main groups based on their morphology: yeast, moulds, dimorphic and yeast like.The group consisting of unicellular fungal species is known as yeast. They can be spherical or ovoid in shape. Yeast reproduces by budding. They do not produce branching chains. Malassezia […]
Key Difference – Pneumonia vs Walking Pneumonia Pneumonia is a disease caused by the invasion of the lung parenchyma by a disease- causing agent (mostly bacteria), evoking exudative solidification of the (consolidation) of the pulmonary tissue. Walking pneumonia is actually a mild form of pneumonia where hospitalization is not required, and the patient can […]
Key Difference – Leg Cramp vs Blood Clot A blood clot is a meshwork of fibrin fibers running in all directions and entrapping blood cells, platelets and plasma. A leg cramp is a sudden painful contraction of the muscles, usually in the calf, which gradually disappears within few minutes. This is the key difference […]
Key Difference – Klinefelter vs Turner Syndrome Klinefelter syndrome is defined as the male hypogonadism that occurs when there are two or more X chromosomes and two or more Y chromosomes. Turner syndrome is the complete or partial monosomy of the X chromosome, which is characterized primarily by the hypogonadism in phenotypic females. Since […]
Key Difference – Medical vs Surgical Asepsis The state of being free from disease-causing agents is defined as the asepsis. Asepsis can be broadly divided into two main categories known as medical asepsis and surgical asepsis. The key difference between medical asepsis and surgical asepsis lies in the way they are defined. Medical asepsis […]
Key Difference – Cardiomyopathy vs Congestive Cardiac Failure Congestive cardiac failure and cardiomyopathies are two extremely common conditions that are responsible for millions of cases of mortality and morbidity all around the world. Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases of the myocardium associated with mechanical and/or electrical dysfunction that typically exhibit inappropriate ventricular […]
Key Difference – Sickle Cell Anemia vs Thalassemia Thalassemia is a heterogeneous group of disorders caused by inherited mutations that decrease the synthesis of either the α –globin or the β- globin chains. Sickle cell anemia is a severe hereditary form of anemia in which a mutated form of hemoglobin distorts the red blood […]
