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Bronchial Asthma vs Cardiac Asthma Difficulty in breathing or dyspnoea is described as the increased awareness of one’s laborious breathing. Difficulty in breathing is one of the commonest complaints a patient will present with, next to fever and upper respiratory tract infection. It may be a symptom in a varied range of pathological entities and […]
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Virus vs Disease It was Hippocrates, who is famed to have claimed that diseases of the human body are due to physical tangible causes, and not the acts of demons, spirits or capricious gods. He is considered to be the father of modern medicine because; from that point onwards medicine became a quest to find […]
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Signs vs Symptoms The science component involved in medicine is evolving so fast, and over the last couple of decades we have come across many scientific marvels that will make the practice of medicine, safe, pain free, effective and preventive at times. The most important of these are the new diagnostic equipment and techniques like imaging […]
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Therapy vs Treatment Therapy and treatment are two words that are often confused when it comes to their meanings. Actually, there is some difference between the two words. The word ‘therapy’ is used in the sense of ‘rehabilitation’. On the other hand, the word ‘treatment’ is used in the sense of ‘cure’. This is the […]
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Therapy vs Counseling Therapy and Counseling are two words that are often confused as words that denote the same meaning. Strictly speaking, there is some difference between the two words. The word ‘therapy’ is used in the sense of ‘treatment’ as in the expressions, ‘music therapy’, ‘Yoga therapy’ and the like. On the other hand, […]
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Sterol vs Steroid Sterol and Steroid are among the organic compounds of biochemistry, which enable the human body to withstand the changes of external and internal climates and ultimately survive and produce offspring for the propagation of the species. As the naming convention suggests there are common links between the two groups and these will be […]
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Panadol vs Panadol Rapid Panadol is the brand name for a drug known as paracetamol or acetaminophen. It is used as a pain reliever and as an antipyretic drug, and is considered to be one of the commonly used over the counter medications. Panadol is only one incarnation, which is commonly seen in Australia, Asia, […]
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Solid Thyroid Gland Nodule vs Simple Fluid-Filled Sac The thyroid gland is an important endocrine organ in the human body, and it secretes thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodothyronine (T3), which in turn helps to maintain the metabolic functions of the human body, along with proper development of the human body at early stages and adequate neural […]
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Pregnancy Spotting vs Period For a woman, bleeding from the vagina is related with feelings of maturity, cyclical nature of the biological clock of the human body, also with dread of an illness, which may require surgical intervention. It may be the attainment of menarche and the cyclical shedding of blood and tissues from one […]
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Pregnancy Bleeding vs Period The process of pregnancy is considered to be one of awe and wonder, filled with joy, and achievements of overcoming the hardships of pregnancy. Pregnancy bleeding is a broad term, which could mean several things. As the pregnancy is divided in to trimesters (1st trimester- the first 12 weeks, 2nd trimester-12 […]