NEET MDS Shorts
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General Medicine
While hepatitis B and C are both common causes of chronic hepatitis, hepatitis B is the most frequently encountered cause due to its high prevalence worldwide and its ability to persist in the body for long periods.
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Physiology
The parasympathetic nervous system is primarily responsible for the "rest and digest" functions, which include the regulation of the gastrointestinal system, cardiovascular system, and other visceral activities that are not directly involved in movement or emergency response.
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Oral PathologyGingiva is most commonly affected by a deficiency of Vitamin C.
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ProsthodonticsWhen making peripheral seal for mandibular denture, if the impression is rising when the patient opens his mouth, it indicates overextension of the labial and buccal surfaces.
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NEETMDS
The Quincke sign is the visible pulsation (cyclic reddening and blanching) of the nail bed capillaries when light pressure is applied to the tip of the nail, indicating wide pulse pressure.
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ProsthodonticsA pantograph is a record of the patient’s jaw movements.
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Oral PathologyCorticosteroids are not typically used for primary herpes infections.
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General Medicine
Proper glycemic control is essential for wound healing in diabetic patients. Elevated blood glucose levels impair the immune response and can worsen the ulcer.
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Dental Materials
Brinnel and Rockwell tests are cLassified as macrohardness tests and they aie not suitable for brittle materials. The Bnnnel test is the one of oldest tests used for determining the hardness of materials and is directly related to proportional limit and the ultimate tensile strength of dental gold alloys. The convenience of the Rockwell test, with direct reading of the depth of the indentation, has lead to its wide usage. The Knoop hardness test is used to obtain the values for both exceedingly hard and soft materials. The hardness value is independent of the ductility of the material. The Vickers test is employed for dental costing gold alloys. It is suitable for determining the hardness of brittle materials.
The Knoop and Vickers tests are classified as microhardness tests. Both of these tests employ toads less than 9.8N.
The Shore and the Barcot tests are used for measuring the hardness of rubbers and plastics.
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Orthodontics
SOLUTION Intermaxillary anchorage or Baker's Anchorage. This type of anchorage involves using elastics from one jaw to the other, in the form of either Class 2 elastics (moving upper teeth back) where lower molar teeth serve as anchors, or Class 3 elastics (moving lower teeth back) where upper molars serve as anchors. Intramaxillary anchorage is also used in the form of E-chain, when elastics are used from the back molar teeth to the front teeth in the same jaw to move teeth back of the mouth.