Applied Pathology

Carcinoma Larynx – case study

Dr Sunila BHMS,MD(Hom) Email : babuabau@gmail.com Case Admission No: 1317     Date of Admission: 26/ 03/ 05 Presenting Complaints 1.      Hoarseness of voice (5 months) Hoarseness with obstructed feeling in throat No pain in […]

Applied Pathology

Myocardial Infarction

Dr Meera Narendran BHMS,MD(Hom) The coronary circulation The arterial supply of heart is derived from right and left coronary arteries. The left main coronary artery divides into the left anterior descending artery and the circumflex artery. […]

Applied Pathology

Autoimmunity – Applied aspects

Dr P Muhammed Muneer  BHMS,MD(Hom) Autoimmunity is a condition in which structural or functional damage is produced by the action of immunologically competent cells or antibodies against the normal components of the body. The presence […]

Applied Pathology

Antigen antibody reaction

These reactions serve several purposes. In the body they form the basis of antibody mediated immunity in infectious diseases or of tissue injury in some types of hypersensitivity reaction and autoimmune diseases. In laboratory it […]

Applied Pathology

Complement system – applied aspect

Dr Anitha MA BHMS,MD(Hom) Dr.Padiyar Homoeopathic Medical College.Kerala This term ‘complement’ is coined by Ehrlich, because this factor complemented the action of antibody. ‘Complement’ refers to a system of factors which occur in normal serum, […]

Applied Pathology

Antigen and antibody

Dr P Pramod BHMS,MD(Hom) Antigen : The immune response is characterized by the production of proteins and specifically reactive lymphocytes when an animal encounters foreign macromolecule or cell. The inducing substances are called antigens-antibody generators or […]

Applied Pathology

Complement system- active transport

Dr Smitha Madhavan   BHMS,MD(Hom) Active transport Definition : Movement of solute molecules against a concentration gradient by an energy dependent mechanism. Two basic forms: 1. Primary active transport 2. Secondary active transport Substances that are […]