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A 35 Year Old Patient With Progressive Hearing Loss
A 35-year-old presents with unilateral hearing loss that has been gradual but progressive over the last 6 months. Otoscopy reveals a Cholesteatoma.Appropriate treatment of the above condition consists...
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Shoulder Dislocation - A Brief DIscussion
Anterior shoulder dislocations are the most common and frequently caused by falling with the arm externally rotated and abducted.Clinical Presentation: Patients present with the affected extremity held...
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Introduction To Erythema multiforme
Definition: Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute, self-limited, and sometimes recurring skin condition that is considered to be a type IV hypersensitivity reaction.Etiology:Â It occurs in response to...
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Metastasis - Detected On Radiology
A 58 years old male came to his physician complaining of chest pain  for about 6 months. The pain was initially mild but now has gradually increased in severity. The patient mentions feeling tired all...
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Depressed Skull Fracture
Depressed skull fractures typically occur when a large force is applied over a small area. They are classified as open if the skin above them is lacerated. Abrasions, contusions, and hematomas may also...
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Introduction To Chilblains (Pernio)
Chilblains (sometimes referred to as pernio) describes a number of symptoms which occur in the peripheries (e.g. toes, fingers, earlobes) in response to the cold. It is thought to be caused by an...
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Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction - ECG
ECG Findings• ST segment elevation in the anterior precordial leads.• V1-V4: Anteroseptal injury.• V3-V4: Anterior injury.• V3-V6: Anterolateral injury. Leads I and aVL may also be involved, especially...
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Treatment Algorithm And A Brief Description Of Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is a generalized immunological condition of sudden onset, which develops after exposure to a foreign substance.Pathophysiology: The mechanism may:• Involve an IgE-mediated reaction to a...
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Nevus Simplex Or A Salmon Patch - A Vascular Lesion Of Infancy
Nevus simplex (salmon patch) is the most common vascular lesion in infancy, present in about 40% to 60% of newborns. It appears as a blanching, slightly pink-red macule or patch most commonly on the...
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Acute Inferior-Posterior Myocardial Infarction - ECG
Acute Inferior-Posterior Myocardial Infarction: ECG Findings: • ST segment elevation in inferior leads (II, III, aVF)• ST segment depressions in the anterior leads (V1-V3) and possibly high lateral...
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A 27 year Old Woman presents With Sudden Excessive Hair Loss
A 27-year-old woman , a mother of 2 children and who is now 6 months postpartum complains of excessive hair loss.The most likely diagnosis isA) Alopecia areataB) Telogen effluviumC) TrichotillomaniaD)...
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Bacterial Conjunctivitis - A Brief Introduction
Bacterial conjunctivitis is characterized by the acute onset of conjunctival injection and a thick yellow, white, or green mucopurulent drainage. Lid edema, erythema, and chemosis may also be seen....
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Flail Chest In A Child Following An Accidental fall From The Rooftop.
A 8 years old child was brought to radiology department for X-ray chest following an accidental fall from the roof top.His X ray is shown below:X- Ray Description: X-ray chest (AP view of chest) shows...
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration increases in incidence with each decade over 50 and is evidenced by accumulation of either hard drusen (small, discrete, round, punctate nodules) or soft drusen...
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Choking In An Adult - Management Algorithm
The management of choking is rightly taught as part of first aid. Recognition of the problem is the key to success. Clues include a person experiencing a sudden airway problem whilst eating, possibly...
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A 19-yr-old woman Presents with Fever, Rash and Cough.....
A 19-yr-old woman presents with fever, rash and cough, and is pyrexial, tachycardic and tachypnoeic. She has a florid erythematous rash on her face, trunk and arms, with scattered whitish papular...
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