-Grades for quantitative assessment of muscle power.

Grades for quantitative assessment of muscle power

Grade(0):-Total paralysis.
Grade(1):-Visible or palpable flicker of contraction but no movement of joint or limb.
Grade(2):-contraction of the muscle  only when the effect of gravity is eliminated.
Grade(3):-Normal movement against gravity but not against additional resistance.
Grade(4):-Normal movement against gravity and additional resistance but not in full range.
Grade(5):-Intact(Normal) muscle power.

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-Predisposing factors of genital candidosis in female.

Predisposing factors of genital candidosis in female

"Charge"

Chemotherapeutics(Antibiotics or immunosuppressive drugs).
Hormonal effect(e.g steroids,contraceptive pills and pregnancy)
Severe Anaemia or other debilitating diseases.
Reinfection from an infected male.
Glucosuria(Diabetes mellitus and pregnancy).
Excessive humidity (wearing of nylon tights).

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-Mechanical causes of Impotence.

Mechanical causes of Impotence
"Hope"

Huge bilateral hydrocele or inguinal hernia.
Morbid Obesity.
Penile carcinoma.
Peyrone's disease(fibrotic scar of tunica alibuginea surrounding corpora cavernosa resulting in curvature of penis in erection)
Elephantiasis of penis or scrotum.

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-Deep tendon reflex grading.

Deep tendon reflex grading

Grade(-):- Absent.
Grade(+):- Hypoactive(Weak).
Grade(++):- Normal(Average).
Grade(+++):- Hyperactive without clonus or moderate exaggeration without clonus.
Grade(++++):- Hyperactive with clonus or marked exaggeration with clonus.

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-Causes of sudden complete loss of vision.

Causes of sudden complete loss of vision

"March"

Malingeres.
Amaurosis fugax.
Rupture globe(painful)
Central retinal artery occulsion(painless).
Hysteria.

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