Newsletter Surgical Instruments Pictures of some commonly used Instruments in Surgical practice with names and important notes.  Previous Next Click the button below to Download 500+ High-Yield Medical Presentations and eBooks Get Lifetime Access to 500+ Medical Presentations and eBooks Share this : Library Anatomy Anesthesiology Biochemistry Cardiology Dermatology Emergency Endocrinology ENT Examinations Forensic Med. […]
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Newsletter Bone Marrow Aspiration & Trephine Biopsy Procedure Contents Indications Preparing the patient Contraindications Instruments Procedure Transporting the specimen Complications Indication for Bone Marrow Aspiration Diagnostic : Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Aplastic Anemia Leukemia Megaloblastic Anemia Infections e.g. Kala Azar Storage disorders e.g. Gaucher’s disease Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) Myelofibrosis Therapeutic : Bone Marrow Transplantation […]
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Achalasia Achalasia is characterized by oesophageal aperistalsis and impaired relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter. Clinical features Achalasia incidence is 1 : 100 000 equally in males and females. It occurs at all ages but is rare in childhood. Patients usually have a long history of intermittent dysphagia, characteristically for both liquids and solids from the onset. Regurgitation […]
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Newsletter Intercostal Tube A Intercostal tube (chest tube) is a hollow, flexible tube placed into the chest. It acts as a drain. The intercostal tube is placed between the ribs and into the space between the inner layer and the outer layer of the chest. This is called the pleural space. Click the button below […]
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Newsletter Dysphagia Carcinoma of the Oesophagus Progressive dysphagia initially for solids, then for liquids Associated regurgitation of undigested food Loss of weight in spite of good appetite Initially LOW then develop LOA may indicate to lower oesophageal CA spreading to Stomach Features of local spread -haematemesis andmelaena, hoarseness of voice(CA of upper oesphagus.), interscapular pain […]
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Newsletter Emergency Assessment Previous Next Click the button below to Download 500+ High-Yield Medical Presentations and eBooks Get Lifetime Access to 500+ Medical Presentations and eBooks Share this : How do you get Diabetes? How do you get diabetes? Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a syndrome of chronic hyperglycaemiadue to relative insulin deficiency, resistance or… Free […]
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Newsletter Appendicitis This is the commonest cause of the acute abdomen. It usually occurs when there is an obstruction in the lumen of the appendix either by a faecolith or foreign body or by enlargement of lymphoid follicles in its wall. It most often affects children, teenagers and young adults. It is rare at the […]
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Newsletter Acute Otitis Media Acute otitis media, acute inflammation of the middle-ear cavity, is a common condition and is frequently bilateral. It occurs most commonly in children and it is important that it is managed with care to prevent subsequent complications.It most commonly follows an acute upper respiratory tract infection and may be viral or […]
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Newsletter Hearing Tests for Adults Voice tests and tuning fork tests are easily carried out in a doctor’s office with little or no equipment.  Voice Tests A good idea of how well a patient hears can be established through simple observation – can he/she hear normal conversational voice or do you have to raise […]
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Newsletter Meningitis and Ventriculitis Meningitis describes inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord, most commonly and most seriously due to bacterial infection.Community-acquired bacterial meningitis typically presentswith fever, meningism (headache, neck stiffness and photophobia)and deterioration in conscious level. The natural history involves a rapid progression to subpial encephalopathy, venous thrombosis, cerebral oedema and […]
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