Ace The Pediatric Surgery Exam

The pulmonary system exists on the most basic level to facilitate gas exchange from environmental air into the circulatory system. We breathe in ox ...

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a primitive pediatric malignant soft tissue sarcoma of skeletal muscle phenotype that originates from a primitive mesench ...

Trauma is a significant cause of morbidity and death in children. Trauma to the head is the most ...

Anaerobic bacteria are part of normal flora of human skin and mucosal membranes. The site of anaerobic infection is commonly the sit ...

The intimate connection between the nervous system and the lymphatic system in both health and disease has long been acknowledged in osteopathic me ...

Gastroschisis is a paraumbilical, full-thickness abdominal wall defect associated with protrusion of the bowel through the defect. It is rarel ...

The foramen of Winslow is an oddity for the anatomist. The foramen of Winslow is defined superiorly by the caudate lobe of the liver and dorsa ...

Necrotizing fasciitis is a subset of the aggressive skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) that cause necrosis of the muscle fascia and subcutaneo ...

The embryological formation of the intermediate mesoderm derived urogenital system begins as two separate, yet interwoven processes: A. Dev ...

Hair growth is cyclical, and follicles undergo corresponding phases of growth (anagen), involution (catagen), and quiescence (telogen).

In 2015 it was recorded that burn injuries caused 500000 burns victims and 40000 hospitalizations in the United States. Over $7.9 billion ...

In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a revised classification of central nervous system (CNS) tumors using molecular paramet ...

Disk batteries (or button batteries) are found in many consumer electronics.  The last few decades have seen an increase in demand for co ...

Pentalogy of Cantrell (POC) is a collection of five congenital midline birth anomalies that present a distinctive challenge for clinician ...

Intussusception is a condition in which part of the intestine folds into the section next to it. Intussusception usually involves the sma ...

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or familial polyposis coli (FPC) is an autosomal dominant polyposis syndrome with varying degrees of penetranc ...

Thrombin is a serine endopeptidase. The enzyme has been extensively studied and researched throughout the years for biotherapeutic purposes.

Electrical injuries are when high-energy current travels through the body due to contact with an electrical source. Injuries occur due to either th ...