Prof Ong Kok Hai’s Notes Sexually transmitted diseases Image: treponema pallidum Image: lymphogranuloma venerum (with lymphodenopathy of inguinal nodes) Lesions syphilis treponema pallidum Primary: chancre Secondary: rash Diagnosis clinical laboratory microscopy serology (antibody detection) VRDL RPR TPHA FTA-Abs Routine screening antenatal, insurance, blood donors Treatment penicillin herpes HSV 1: oral lesions HSV 2: genital lesions…
Basic Anatomy of the Adrenal Glands The adrenal glands consists of 2 regions: 1) Adrenal Cortex Outer region Encapsulates the medullary region Secretes: Steroid hormones (corticosteroids, mainly C19, C21) 2) Adrenal Medulla Inner region Composed of: modified sympathetic ganglion cells (nervous) Secrets: Epinenephine & norepinephrine (catecholamines) Adrenal Cortex It contains cells with large amounts…
