Pancreas – an Overview Contributed by: Pratik Agarwal

ORIGIN Left posterior aortic sinus of ascending aorta. COURSE Posterior aortic sinus Forward                                                                                       Pulmonary trunk       Left       Left auricle   BRANCHES ANTERIOR INTERVENTRICULAR BRANCH ⇒ Septal branches ⇒ Left conus artery forms

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CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME Causes Mnemonic- MEDIAN nerve TRAP   Myxoedema  Edema  Diabetes mellitus  Idiopathic Pregnancy Acromegaly Neoplasms Trauma Rhuematoid Arthritis Amyloidosis Pregnancy -Pratik Agarwal  Pooja

Hi, let’s learn something about deglutition Deglutition (swallowing) is the process by which food moves from mouth into the stomach. There are 3 stages or phases of deglutition 1)

Diuretics are the drugs which causes loss of Na and water in urine. CLASSIFICATION OF DIURETICS HIGH EFFICACY DIURETICS SUPHAMOYL DERIVATIVES- furosemide, bumetanide MEDIUM EFFICACY DIURETICS THIAZIDES– hydrochlorothiazide, benzthiazide

Responsible for 80% of all cancers Organic: Dimethyl benzanthracene, Benzo(a)pyrene Inorganic: Arsenic, Cadmium MECHANISM OF ACTION Direct acting Indirectly acting: Procarcinogen → Ultimate carcinogen (via CYP 450 enzymes)  

Thyroid Gland Contributed by: Soumya Khot

Urinary Bladder *Double click the nodes to explore the map -Chaitanya Inge

• IBD is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disease of ileum & colon. • Two major types are – ulcerative colitis(UC) & Crohn’s disease(CrD). The drugs used in both these