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APlastic and Hypoplastic Anemias
Aplastic and hypoplastic anemias result from injury to or destruction of stem cells in bone marrow or the bone marrow matrix, causing pancytopenia (anemia, granulocytopenia, thrombocytopenia) and bone...
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Post-traumatic Pneumothorax.
A 24 years old male was brought to radiology department for X-ray chest following a road traffic accident. The X ray is shown below:Radiological Findings: Chest X-ray shows presence of the air within...
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Introduction to Herpes zoster
IntroductionAlso called shingles, herpes zoster is an acute unilateral and segmental inflammation of the dorsal root ganglia caused by infection with the herpesvirus varicella-zoster, which also causes...
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Hyperacute T Waves On ECG
(Click on the image to enlarge)ECG Findings• T-wave amplitude/QRS amplitude greater than 75%.• T waves greater than 5 mV in the limb leads.• T waves...
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Introduction to Laryngeal cancer
The most common form of laryngeal cancer is squamous cell carcinoma (95%); rare forms include adenocarcinoma, sarcoma, and others. Such cancer may be intrinsic or extrinsic.An intrinsic tumor is on the...
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Pericarditis - A Brief Discussion And Description Of ECG Changes
Pericarditis : Acute inflammation of the pericardium characteristically produces chest pain, low grade fever, and a pericardial friction rub.Pericarditis and myocarditis commonly co-exist.Causes•...
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Fracture of Nose
IntroductionThe most common facial fracture, a fractured nose usually results from blunt injury and is commonly associated with other facial fractures. The severity of the fracture depends on the...
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Corneal Ulcer - Clinical features And Management
A corneal ulcer is an inflammatory and ulcerative keratitis.Common infectious etiologies includebacteria (Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pseudomonas) and viruses (herpes simplex, adenovirus). Rare...
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Allergic Purpura - Clinical features And Management
Allergic purpura, or anaphylactoid purpura, is a type of nonthrombocytopenic purpura. It’s characterized by allergy symptoms and acute or chronic vascular inflammation affecting the skin, joints, or GI...
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Cerebral 'T waves' on ECG
ECG Findings• Inverted, wide T waves are most notable in precordial leads (can be seen in any lead).• QT interval prolongation.Cerebral T Waves. This ECG was obtained on a patient with a severe acute...
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Horner Syndrome - Clinical Features And Management
Horner syndrome (miosis, ptosis, and anhidrosis) is secondary to loss of ocular sympathetic innervation.Ptosis is less than 2 mm, the result of paralysis of Müller muscle, innervated by the sympathetic...
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Introduction to Kyphosis
Kyphosis, also known as roundback, is an anteroposterior curving of the spine that causes a bowing of the back, commonly at the thoracic, but sometimes at the thoracolumbar or sacral, level.Normally,...
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A Newborn Baby with Difficulty Breathing since Birth
X ray of a newborn baby with difficulty breathing since birth is shown below:Radiological Findings: X-ray chest shows opaque left hemithorax and the entire mediastinum is pulled to the left, the...
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Placental Abruption
A 32 year old woman G4 P3+0 presents to the emergency department with heavy bleeding and lower abdominal pain at 24 weeks gestation. On Examination there was no fetal heart beat, and the uterus was...
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Sixth Nerve (Abducens Nerve) Palsy
The abducens nerve (Cranial Nerve VI) innervates the lateral rectus muscle and is the most common single muscle palsy, causing loss of abduction and resultant horizontal diplopia, worse in...
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Intussusception - Clinical Features And Management
With intussusception, a portion of the bowel telescopes (invaginates) into an adjacent distal portion. Intussusception may be fatal, especially if treatment is delayed for a strangulated...
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Introduction to Kaposi’s sarcoma
Kaposi’s sarcoma, a cancer of the lymphatic cell wall, affects tissues under the skin or mucous membranes that line the mouth, nose, and anus. In recent years, the incidence of Kaposi’s sarcoma has...
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