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Schizophrenia vs Bipolar (Manic Depressive Disorder) Schizophrenia and Bipolar are two psychiatric conditions that are sometimes confused, and used interchangeably. They are described in a derogatory way and laughed at. But, one has to face the fact that these two are medical conditions, which can be managed, and nothing different from a patient having diabetes or […]
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Osteoporosis vs Osteomalacia Bone diseases, like osteoporosis and osteomalacia are coming into the light with the rise in the geriatric population, and associated with complications like fractures, reduced activities of daily living. Also, there are some in the pharmaceutical industry catering to the geriatric population, and without specific knowledge on their conditions/ailments, patients are sometimes […]
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Dialysis vs Hemodialysis | Peritoneal dialysis vs Hemodialysis One of the most appreciated inventions in the field of medicine is the dialysis machines and the principles involved in dialysis. Here a person, who has acute or chronic renal failure requires the excess harmful metabolites to be removed from the body, lest cause complications of excess […]
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COPD和哮喘任何条件导致慢性cough and difficulty in breathing is very difficult to cope with, and are associated with respiratory complications, even probably death. From multitude of conditions that affect the respiratory system, COPD and asthma are two of the commonest. COPD is the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma is […]
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Hypothyroidism vs Hyperthyroidism The thyroid gland is an important endocrine organ in the human body and it secretes thyroxin (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 development in the cortex. As […]
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Apraxia vs Aphasia 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 […]
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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 […]