THYROTOXICOSIS: ITS MEDICAL ASPECTS

Some aspects of the diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis.

THE majority of patients suffermg from thyrotoxicosis can be reliably diagnosed from the history and physical exammation together with laboratory techniques, particularly the measurement of basal metabohc rate, radio-iodme uptake and protem-bound iodine. There are a number of patients, however, who present difficult diagnostic problems either because of previous treatment for thyrotoxicosis, me...

MEDICAL ASPECTS OF ISLAMIC FASTING

The Rhesus Danger. Its Medical, Moral and Legal Aspects

The author of this book writes with understandable bias because two of his children have died from haemolytic disease of the newborn, which is the gravest of the perils of the " Rhesus danger As the book is intended in part for the lay reader, this bias may be the cause of some unnecessary anxiety. The material is divided into two parts. The first section deals ably with the medical background ...

Introducing Plagiarism and Its Aspects to Medical Researchers is Essential

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Scientific misconduct and academic dishonesty have become crucial issues in the field of medical research in recent years. They include fabrication, falsification, plagiarism and deception. plagiarism is the most common form which is derived from the Latin word " plagiare ...

The Human Mind, Considered in Some of Its Medical Aspects

There is nothing which is more common than to hear people speak of possessing a knowledge of human nature. It is usual to signify by this a mere acquaintance with the vices of mankind, which does, indeed, form one part of this knowledge, but it is not all. What is called a knowledge of human nature is said to be acquired only by mixing with the world, which implies that a real intimacy with the...