Background Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas produced by incomplete combustion of carbonaceous material CO is formed as a by-product of burning organic compounds
What is RA? RA is a chronic polyarticular inflammatory arthritis that involves not only small joints of the hands and feet but also systemic organs. Pathologic change: chronic synovitis with pannus (血管 翳)formation
1.Definition It is directly caused by chronic alterations in pulmonary circulation or chronic chest diseases that lead to pulmonary arterial hypertension, right ventricular enlargement, even right heart failure
Background Sedative-hypnotics are a group of drugs that cause CNS depression. Benzodiazepines (BZD) barbiturates nonbarbiturate nonbenzodiazepine sedativehypnotics (NBNB) the most commonly used agents
Type 1 (beta-cell destruction, usually leading to absolute insulin deficiency) Autoimmune Idiopathic Type 2 – (may range from predominantly insulin resistance with relative
DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION Anemia is an absolute decrease in hematocrit , hemoglobin concentration, or the RBC count. Anemia is not a diagnosis, but a sign of underlying disease
Concept of leukemia Definition It is the results of the tumor proliferation of heamotopoietic stem cells.(造血干细胞) Leukemia is a malignant blood disorder. (not solid tumor)