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explorer writes "GELFOAM®
Pharmacia & Upjohn
Absorbable Gelatin
Hemostatic
Description: Gelfoam is a medical device, intended for application to bleeding surfaces as a hemostatic. It is a water-insoluble, off-white, nonelastic, porous, pliable product prepared from purified pork Skin Gelatin USP granules and Water for injection, USP and is able to absorb and hold within its interstices, many times its weight of blood and other fluids. Gelfoam sterile powder is a fine, dry, heat-sterilized light powder prepared by milling absorbable gelatin sponge. Gelfoam sterile sponge may be cut without fraying.
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Akilesh Ramasamy writes "Following is a brief guide for the formulation of a startegy to crack the difficult subject of pharmacology for Indian Dental Post Graduation entrance exams.
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GOLDEN RULES
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1. Read whichever drug has a dental and oral significance…ADR or Rx.
2. Give more importance to C/I (contraindications) than to indications. Especially to renal insufficiency, cardio patients, and pregnancy, lactation and pediatric patients.
3. Therapeutic, limiting and toxic doses for adult, pediatric and compromised patients is important.
4. Management of bleeding, pain, infections, shock.
5. Emergencies.
6. HIV and AIDS.
7. Drug classes and classification of all categories. This is important because we will know the drug names at least and the class of drugs. This will help us solve tricky questions. (Good in K D Tripathi 5th Ed.)
8. CIMS reference-for drugs used and latest drugs available in India under specific categories.
9. Use your instincts for studying. If you feel uncomfortable about not reading any topic better take time to read it rather than leaving it.
10. We as doctors must have detailed pharmacological knowledge, not only for practice sake. It’s worth remembering that many times the AIPG and AIDPG have many questions that are same in basic sciences except for different questions for medical and dental specialties respectively.
11. Many topics that are not included are not meant to be excluded…but require a reading."
