Congestive Cardiac Failure As Seen On Chest X ray
An elderly male presents with a history of exertional dyspnea, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.His chest x ray is shown below:Diagnosis : Congestive cardiac failureDiscussion: The Chest X...
View ArticleStructural Abnormalities Of the Uterus
1. Arcuate uterus: The cavity has an indentation at the fundus.This is probably the mildest form of uterine abnormality.2. Septated Uterus: The uterus appears normal externally, but the cavity has a...
View ArticleSome Common Deformities of the Pinna (The External Ear)
The pinna is formed from the coalescence of six tubercles, and development abnormalities are common. Also deformities could be seen later on in life following trauma or infection.Some of the common...
View ArticleTraumatic Cataract
Introduction: Any trauma to the eye that disrupts the normal architecture of the lens may result in the development of a traumatic cataract—a lens opacity.The mechanism behind cataract formation...
View ArticleMeconium Aspiration Syndrome - X ray Chest
This X ray is of a one day old baby who had difficulty breathing.X-ray chest shows right upper lobe consolidation and rest of the lungs show patchy to streaky areas suggesting meconium aspiration...
View ArticleLeft Posterior Fascicular Block - ECG
ECG Findings• QRS complex widening to 90 to 120 ms.• Right axis deviation must be beyond 100 degrees and must have no other cause (such as lateral myocardial infarction).• Small R wave and large S wave...
View ArticleAn 18-year-old woman presents to your office complaining of tender nodules...
An 18-year-old woman presents to your office complaining of tender nodules that have developed on the lower extremities.She has no other symptoms. She continues with her oral contraceptives but has not...
View ArticleA 60 year old woman with a h/o Rheumatic heart disease and recently being...
This ECG was recorded from a 60-year-old woman with rheumatic heart disease. She had been in heart failure, but this had been treated and she was no longer breathless.What does the ECG show and what...
View ArticleGeographic Tongue
Geographic tongue is a benign, chronic condition of unknown cause. It is present in around 13% of the population and is more common in females.As the name suggests in this condition there is a map-like...
View ArticleECG and Brief Discussion - Right Atrial Hypertrophy
ECG Criteria• P - Tall, > 2.5 mm (> 2.5 small squares), better seen in LII, LIII, aVF and sometimes in V1 .(Tall P is called P pulmonale).• P in V1 - Biphasic, tall initial positive deflection...
View ArticleForeign Body Seen on X ray
A 65-year-old male presented with cardiogenic shock. He had an emergency CABG (Coronary artery bypass grafting) which was associated with a very stormy peri-operative period. His CXR (shown in picture...
View ArticleThe External Ear - Different Conditions With Pictures
Eczematous Otitis Externa.Eczema of the meatus and pinna (see picture below) may be associated with eczema elsewhere, particularly in the scalp, or it may be an isolated condition affecting only one...
View ArticleBullous Myringitis - Clinical presentation & Management
Bullous myringitis is a direct inflammation and infection of the tympanic membrane secondary to a viral or bacterial agent. Vesicles or bullae filled with blood or serosanguinous fluid on an...
View ArticlePulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis - Chest X Ray
A 39 years old female came to radiology department for X-ray chest with history of dyspnea on exertion. The X ray is shown as below:Radiological Findings on the X ray Chest: X-ray chest (in the picture...
View ArticleAshman Phenomenon - ECG
ECG Findings• Aberrant ventricular conduction, usually with RBBB pattern.• Altered durations of the refractory period of the bundle branch or ventricular tissue are present, commonly due to atrial...
View ArticleA 26 year old man with lesions on his body...
A 26-year-old man is seen for an upper respiratory infection. After removing his shirt, you notice the lesions shown in the picture below. He reports that his father has similar lesions.The...
View ArticleA 26-year-old woman, who has complained of palpitations in the past, presents...
A 26-year-old woman, who has complained of palpitations in the past, is admitted via the A & E department with palpitations. Her ECG is shown below:What does the ECG show and what should you do?The...
View ArticleKeloid Scars - A Brief Discussion
Keloid scars are tumor like lesions that arise from the connective tissue of a scar and extend beyond the dimensions of the original woundPredisposing factorsethnicity: more common in people with dark...
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