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How to understand Doctors prescription?

Every person has to meet a doctor in his life. After a careful examination of the patient, doctor writes indicated medicines on prescription paper.  When this prescription reach pharmacy , a pharmacist gives medicines, and advices how to consume them. There are some common shortforms or medical terminologies or abbreviations that are written on this prescription paper, that are usually known to doctors, nurses and pharmacist.  Common man or general public doesn't know or know little about it. So let's  understand them. 1)Rx = Treatment. This is written at the top of prescription paper.this generally means you accept it. 2) Hx = History This is written just below date of that prescription paper.This is short information about the history of your illness. 3) Dx = Diagnosis This is also can be found below date date of prescription. This is the name of your illness eg.malaria,  dengue etc.it can be provisional diagnosis also when it is not confirmed, usually marked with ...
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An article on Tongue and Homoeopathy.   When we look at any form of food or drink, it is the eyes that sees it but it is the tongue and taste buds that get affected first. Tongue is the special organ. It belong to special senses in the mammal group. Defination Tongue is a fleshy muscular organ found in the mouth of mammals. It is used for tasting, licking, swallowing  and in human being for the articulation of speech.   Structure of Tongue. The tongue is covered with moist pink coloured tissue which is called as ‘ mucosa ’. The small groupped rough structure on the tongue is called as ‘ papillae ’. There are numerous nerve like endings on the papillae which are nothing but the ‘ taste- buds ’. The taste bud carries the sensation of taste from tongue to brain.                   The tongue is attached anteriorly by frenum to base of mouth and posteriorly to the h...
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