Reading time: 3 MinutesInterpreting X-ray Chest PA view in a short time can be confusing and there lies a strong possibility of missing important findings while interpreting it. This may lead to losing numbers in table viva. Therefore below is a simple approach – how to interpret the x-ray chest PA view. …
Reading time: 1 Minute 80% brain parenchyma, 10% cerebrospinal fluid, and 10% blood. Average intracranial volume 1700 ml Average brain volume 1200-1400 ml The normal color of CSF Clear, Colorless Average CSF volume 70-160 ml (125 ml within the subarachnoid spaces 25 ml within the ventricles) Total CSF Secretion 400 to 600 ml per…
Reading time: 0 Minute INTRODUCTION Measuring blood pressure of patients is a vital clinical skill that needs to be learned and practiced. Below are videos on concepts, mechanisms, and methods for measuring blood pressure followed by questions on blood pressure in the quick notes heading. 1. What is Blood Pressure? 2. BLOOD PRESSURE (BP)…
Reading time: 2 Minutes Why a Thoughtful Approach to Cushing Syndrome Matters Cushing syndrome may whisper before it shouts. Its symptoms—obesity, diabetes, hypertension, mood changes—are common and easily mistaken for lifestyle-related disorders. Yet behind these familiar signs, a silent excess of cortisol may be wreaking havoc, accelerating metabolic damage, and increasing cardiovascular risk. Missing the…
Reading time: 0 MinuteFriends, Neurology is the only branch where clinical symptoms and signs if elicited skillfully and intelligently lead to the diagnosis of the disease, but for this knowledge of the underlying anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, vascular supply, neuropathology, psychology, psychiatry, neuropharmacology, and related disciplines is the utmost requirement. In the…
