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In medicine, a sequence is a series of ordered consequences due to a single cause. [1] It differs from a syndrome in that seriality is more predictable: if A causes B, and B causes C, and C causes D, then D would not be seen if C is not seen. However, in less formal contexts, the term "syndrome" is sometimes used instead of sequence.Examples ...
Forensic medicine is a broad term used to describe a group of medical specialties which deal with the examination and diagnosis of individuals who have been injured by or who have died because of external or unnatural causes such as poisoning, assault, suicide and other forms of violence, and apply findings to law (i.e. court cases).
Forensic biology is the application of biological principles and techniques in the investigation of criminal and civil cases. [1] [2]Forensic biology is primarily concerned with analyzing biological and serological evidence in order to obtain a DNA profile, which aids law enforcement in the identification of potential suspects or unidentified remains.
Medical toxicology is a subspecialty of medicine focusing on toxicology and providing the diagnosis, management, and prevention of poisoning and other adverse effects due to medications, occupational and environmental toxicants, and biological agents. [1]
Much of medical practice, including emergency medicine and pain management, is dedicated to the treatment of injuries. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The World Health Organization has developed a classification of injuries in humans by categories including mechanism, objects/substances producing injury, place of occurrence, activity when injured and the role of ...
One such surveillance program is the Global Virome Project (GVP) an international collaborative research initiative based at the One Health Institute at the University of California, Davis. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] The GVP aims to boost infectious disease surveillance around the globe by using low cost sequencing methods in high risk countries to prevent ...
National Poisons Information Centre in the Department of Pharmacology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. The toll free number is 1800-116-117. Poison Information Center at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal. The toll free number is 1800-2333-1122. Poisons Information Centre at Christian Medical College Vellore.
The Simplified Acute Physiology Score III (SAPS III) is a system for predicting mortality, one of several ICU scoring systems.It is a supplement to the SAPS II scoring system.