NEET MDS Shorts
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Pharmacology
Acute intermittent prophyria (AIP) : Barbiturates exacerbate it by inducing microsomal enzymes and d amino levulinic acid synthetase and increasing prophyrin synthesis. Note: Contraindications of barbiturates : · Liver and kidney disease · Severe pulmonary insufficiency eg. Emphysema · Obstructive sleep apnoea
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Dental Materials
An aliphatic amine like DMAEMA is used at low concentrations (around 0.15 wt%) in composite resins to initiate the free radical polymerization in the presence of the light-sensitive initiator, such as camphorquinone.
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PhysiologyThe glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is determined by net filtration pressure and the glomerular capillary filtration coefficient (Kf), which are critical for kidney function.
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Dental Materials
For making impressions of edentulous ridges, impression plaster and impression compound are considered to be useful. For partial edentulous mouth impressions, hydrocolloids are useful.
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Oral SurgeryThe target area for the Gow-Gates mandibular nerve block technique is the neck of the condyle, specifically the lateral aspect of the condyle neck just below the insertion of the lateral pterygoid muscle.
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ProsthodonticsPenumbra in a processed film is related to all of the above: magnification, sharpness of image, detail of the image.
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General PathologyThe primary mechanism of action of H. pylori in chronic antral gastritis is the induction of chronic inflammation and gland atrophy.
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Oral PathologyThe triad of signs and symptoms of osteogenesis imperfecta includes blue sclera, brittle bones, and opalescent dentin.
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ProsthodonticsInstrument which has a 4 digit formulae is angle former.
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INI CET
In a unilateral subcondylar fracture, the mandible deviates to the side of injury (ipsilateral) on opening/protrusion because the lateral pterygoid on the fractured side is non-functional. Thus, it cannot pull the left condyle forward, but the right one moves, pushing the chin to the left.