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Hypoglycemia vs Hyperglycemia Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia are associated with blood sugar level. Hypoglycemia is a drop and hyperglycemia is a rise of blood sugar level. Excessive insulin causes hypoglycemia while lack of it causes hyperglycemia. What is Hypoglycemia? Hypoglycemia is a drop in serum glucose level. This may occur after prolonged fasting, insulin overdose […]
Neurosis vs Psychosis Psychosis and neurosis are terms used to describe mental conditions. Sometimes these words are used interchangeably to refer to the same condition. What is Psychosis? Psychosis features a loss of perception of reality. In psychosis there are thought disorders, speech disorganization, rigidly held false beliefs (delusions), seeing or hearing things that […]
Stable vs Unstable Angina Stable angina and unstable angina are two clinical entities in cardiology caused by reduced blood supply to the heart muscle. High serum cholesterol level leads to deposition of cholesterol on the blood vessel wall. This is called atheromatous plaque formation. When this happens in the blood vessels supplying the heart […]
Viral vs Bacterial Pink Eye Both viruses and bacteria can cause pink eye. Conjunctivitis, uveitis, irits, elevated pressure in the eye, as well as sinusitis, can also cause pink eye. The commonest cause of pink eye is conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis can be due to viruses, bacteria, allergies, or chemicals. Allergic conjunctivitis is an abnormal hyper-sensitive […]
Pronation vs Supination Pronation and supination are anatomical terms used to describe the rotation of the forearm and feet. These motions are important in shock absorption, balance, co-ordination, and propulsion of the body. In forearm, pronation and supination occur at synovial pivot joints at the proximal and distal ends of radius and ulna. Muscles […]
Nexium vs Omeprazole Prilosec and Nexium are both coming under the drug class category of proton pump inhibitors. Proton pumps are situated in mitochondrial membranes, which mean they are in almost all cells. The importance of these drugs is that they selectively inhibit proton pumps in the stomach lining. The mechanism of action is […]
蘑菇蘑菇和酸和酸是上瘾的psychedelic drugs. Both of these have hallucinogenic effects. A hallucinogen causes hallucinations, which means seeing images, hearing sounds, feeling certain sensations that actually do not exist in real. Hallucinogens produce sudden and unpredictable changes in the users. These may sound interesting, and arouse your curiosity but […]
The key difference between bactericidal and bacteriostatic is that the bactericidal is a drug that kills the bacteria while the bacteriostatic is a drug that inhibits the growth of bacteria. Bacteria are susceptible to antibacterial agents. Therefore, depending upon the killing or inhibiting ability of the antibacterial agents, they can be classified into two categories […]
Pelvis vs Hip Pelvis and hip are two different, but entirely interrelated skeletal parts located in the lower part of the human body. Several bones are arranged to make these strong bony parts, especially the pelvis. Pelvis and hip are very important as they give rigid support to the body by connecting the lower […]
Condyle vs Epicondyle It is amazing when the importance of the small parts, mostly unrecognized things, of the living world is considered. Although condyle and epicondyle are not very small features of the skeleton of vertebrates, those are not much known for their importance, especially among common people. These important features of the vertebrates […]
