All follicular except large cell: Low grade
All diffuse: Intermediate grade
Blastic and non-cleaved: High grade
Working formulation of NHL (Mnemonic)
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Visual Pathway : Supplement Knowledge
Everyone must be aware of the normal visual pathway and their defects. Here, I’ve tried to enlist the topics related to the visual pathway that are “nice to know” but you may have missed it or failed to understand properly. Below is the basic visual pathway: Wilbrand’s knee Anterior…
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Nerve fibers – Classification
Nerve fibers can be classified as A, B and C and A type fibers can be further classified into alpha, beta, gamma and delta. The size and myelination (thus conduction) progressively decreases in the descending order. A alpha: Efferent (Somatic motor) – To extrafusal fibers (muscle spindle) Afferent (Proprioception): Ia…
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Lines and Angles in Orthopedics
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) Southwick’s angle: Epiphyseal-shaft angle on lateral radiograph <30 degrees: mild 30-60 degrees: moderate >60 degrees: severe Klein’s line: Line drawn along superior border of femoral neck (AP x-ray) In SCFE: will intersect less of the femoral head or not at all Developmental Dysplasia of Hip…