Colchicine

Colchicine,a plant alkaloid, is used for the treatment of acute gouty arthritis. It is neither uricosuric nor an analgesic agent,but it relieves pain in acute…

Grey baby syndrome

Grey baby syndrome is a rare but serious condition occurring in infants and young children due to accumulation of Chloramphenicol(an antibiotic). Pathophysiology: Toxic levels of Chloramphenicol in…

Polycythemia

Polycythemia(also known as polycythemia polyglobullia) is a disease state in which the hematocrit(the volume percentage of red blood cells in the blood is increased). Polycythemia…

Anemia

Anemia describes the condition in which the number of red blood cells in the blood is low. For this reason, doctors sometimes describe someone with…