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Autism vs Down Syndrome Autism and Down syndrome are well known causes of mental retardation. There are other causes of mental retardation, as well. However, these two are important because Down syndrome represents the pure genetic end of the spectrum while autism represents the purely psychological end. Even though some studies have suggested a […]
Arrhythmia vs Dysrhythmia Both arrhythmia and dysrhythmia mean the same. Arrhythmia means no regular rhythm and dysrhythmia means abnormal rhythm. Disturbances of cardiac rhythm or arrhythmias are common in people, often benign, and often intermittent. However, they can be severe sometimes leading to cardiac compromise. This article will take a closer look at arrhythmia, highlighting […]
Angiogram vs Angioplasty Angiogram is an imaging investigation. Angioplasty is a reconstruction of blocked blood vessels. Vascular surgeons do angiogram to assess the status of blood flow before they decide to do angioplasty. This article will talk about angioplasty and angiogram in detail highlighting what they are, their procedure, and complications. What is Angiogram? […]
Abortion vs Miscarriage In context, abortion and miscarriage mean different things. Both speak of a termination of pregnancy. Abortion is a colloquial term and may mean induced termination of pregnancy. Miscarriage speaks of a spontaneous termination or threat at termination of the pregnancy. Here, I use the term “abortion” to refer to induced termination […]
The key difference between cyst and abscess is that cyst is a fluid-filled sac-like pocket of membranous tissue that grows under the skin or inside the body, while abscess is a painful collection of pus under the skin or inside the body. Cysts and abscesses are two common skin conditions. Cysts are painless, while abscesses […]
Malaria vs Dengue Dengue and malaria are both mosquito borne fevers. Both are tropical illnesses. Both diseases feature fever, malaise, lethargy, body ache and headache. Dengue febrile phase lasts three days while malaria has a three day recurrent fever. Dengue Dengue is a viral disease. Dengue is caused by RNA flavivirus that has four […]
Hypertension vs Hypotension People confuse hypertension and hypotension simply because they sound similar. But, hypotension is low blood pressure and hypertension is high blood pressure. What is Hypotension? Hypotension is low blood pressure. The heart pumps out blood into general circulation and the vessel wall elasticity, capacity of vessels and the nerve impulses help […]
Family Practice vs General Practice Family practice and general practice are the same. What is known as family practice in USA is known as general practice in European countries. The scope and responsibilities are the same even though the name is different. According to the World Health Organization, family medicine is treating patients in […]
家庭医学与内科Family Medicine? According to the World Health Organization, family medicine is treating patients in the context of family and community. One of the basic principles of family medicine is to consider the patient and his surroundings as one before treating his illness. Family practitioner is usually a […]
Atrial Fibrillation vs Atrial Flutter Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter are two common rhythm abnormalities of the heart. The heart contracts rhythmically. There are autonomic pacemakers in the heart. They are SA node and AV node. SA node is located in the right atrium. It discharges rhythmically at a rate of 60-100 beats per […]
