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Vaccines vs Antibiotics In modern medicine, the treatment of ailments, and prevention of diseases became achievable goals with the advent of vaccines and antibiotics. Before this time, medicine depended on surgical techniques, and earlier to this, folk remedies were put into practice in a trial and error method. This changed with Jenner and Fleming, who […]
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Endoscopy vs Gastroscopy One of the most important tools in the modern clinician’s arsenal is the imaging device. There are many imaging devices using a multitude of techniques, but the use of the devices, which use normal vision to view structures is the most important. It provides us with the actual appearance of anatomical structures, […]
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CT Scan vs X-Ray As a method of discerning the site of pathology, the human eyes and the electromagnetic spectrum of visible light is limited. This is due to the fact that some tissues are arranged in a pattern that makes it difficult to visualize, like in deep to important structures, deep to impenetrable obstacles, […]
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良性和恶性可以我们这两个形容词ed to describe many conditions, but it is used mostly to describe tumors or neoplasms. A tumor or a neoplasm is a solid or fluid filled structure, may or may not be formed with a collection of neoplastic cells, which appear large in size. Here, when considering […]
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First vs Second vs Third Degree Burns A burn is an injury to the flesh caused by heat energy due to electricity, open flame, chemicals, radiation or friction. Most of the time only the two layers of the skin are involved, but on occasions, muscle, nerves and soft tissues are also involved. Burns can be […]
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Cold vs Allergy Symptoms Every person experiences the runny nose, watery eyes, difficulty in breathing, and feeling of ill health at least once in your life. Children sometimes welcome it as it is a way to skip school, and adults usually hate it because it puts a wrinkle in their best laid plans. But what […]
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纤维肌痛症vs Chronic fatigue syndrome Fatigue is a term to describe the awareness of a person related to the exhaustive physical and psychological effects due to variant pathologies, or as a physiological response. Here, the person experiences muscle pain, lethargy, tiredness, sleepiness etc. The physical fatigue is usual following strenuous exercise, or some pathological condition, […]
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IBD vs IBS | Inflammatory Bowel Disease vs Irritable Bowel Syndrome The two terms, IBD and IBS that will be discussed in this section are somewhat similar in name sake, and thus, confused on most of the occasions due to that, also with the not so clear cut origins and treatment strategies used to manage […]
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HSV-1 vs HSV-2 The letters HSV1 and HSV2 denote the herpes simplex viruses of the herpesviridae family, which infect humans. As one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, HSV requires our diligent attention. There are two main HSV viruses, and both are contagious. After the initial outbreak, they may stay latent, hidden away from […]
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Apraxia vs Dysarthria A speech disorder, or an impediment is where the normal speech pattern is affected, and verbal communication is adversely affected, or completely nullified. It may range from stuttering, cluttering, muteness to voice disorders. The causes for these conditions may be cerebral in origin, or of the cerebellum, may be of the muscles […]