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Plantar Equivalents

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Plantar Equivalents complete explanation are give here

General Medicine Lecture Notes - University of California

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UC Irvine’s Department of Medicine is a dynamic, multispecialty group of highly engaged physicians and researchers who work at the leadin...

What are the named murmurs in cardiology?

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Following are the named murmurs. Still's Murmur It is the innocent musical murmur ,seen in children. Austin flint murmur Mid...

Differential diagnosis of diastolic murmurs of heart

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These are Murmurs which occurs during any part of diastole 1.Early diastolic murmurs They begin with or shortly after second heartsou...

Heart murmurs (Systolic and Diastolic murmur)

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Heart murmurs are relatively prolonged series of auditory vibrations of variable intensity,quality as well as frequency. Heart murmurs ...

Mechanical events of the cardiac cycle

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The cardiac cycle The cardiac events occur from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of next heart beat. It is initiated by s...

What are different Insulin preparations?

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Various insulin preparations are available based on onset and duration of action.They can be short acting or long acting. 1. Lispro S...

Treatment of hyperkalemia

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Hyperkalemia is a medical emergency.Treatment should be started as early as possible. Approach to treatment is based on two main factors...

Regulation of insulin secretion (Chemical,Hormonal and Neural factors)

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Insulin was discovered in 1921 by BANTING and BEST.   It is a peptide hormone composed of 51 amino acid residues. Insulin has a molecu...

Drug treatment of Graves'disease

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The hyperthyroidism of Graves' disease is treated either by  1.Reducing the synthesis of thyroid hormone using antithyroid drugs or...

Clinical features of hypokalemia

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Prominent effects of hypokalemia is on heart, skeletal, and intestinal muscle cells. Effect of hypokalemia on the heart Hypokalemia is...

Pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy

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Hepatic encephalopathy is a complex neuro psychiatric syndrome that is caused by liver disease.  This will manifests as disturbances in...

What are the causes of thyrotoxicosis ?

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Thyrotoxicosis is defined as the state of thyroid hormone excess.  But it is not synonymous with hyperthyroidism, which is the result o...

Factors precipitating hepatic encephalopathy

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Patients with chronic liver disease are prone to hepatic encephalopathy which manifest as altered sensorium. It may be precipitated by a v...

Atypical manifestations of hypothyroidism

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Thyroid hormone can directly influence every cell in the human body.Diagnostic confusion may occur when the functional derangement of one b...

Clinical features of Iron deficiency anemia

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Insidious onset of symptoms with gradual progression is seen. There will be symptoms of anemia. Fatigue is the most common complaint. ...

What are the clinical manifestations of thyrotoxicosis?

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The clinical presentation of thyrotoxicosis  depends on the   Severity of thyrotoxicosis  The duration of disease Individual suscepti...

What are the clinical features of hemophilia?

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Hemophilia is a coagulation disorder which manifest as increased bleeding due to defective clot formation.In mild disease there is infrequ...

The diagnostic criteria for pseudotumor cerebri

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The term bening intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri) is used to designates a characteristic syndrome of Headache Papilloed...