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General Medicine IM
General Medicine IM
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: 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 MinutesViral arthritis is a form of joint inflammation caused by various viral infections. It often presents as acute or chronic arthritis or arthralgia, typically affecting multiple joints. Unlike autoimmune arthritis, viral arthritis is usually self-limiting, resolving as the viral infection subsides, although some cases may mimic inflammatory joint diseases like rheumatoid arthritis….
Reading time: 0 Minute GRAVE HIM Graves’ disease Radiation (iodine-induced) Adenoma (toxic adenoma) Viral thyroiditis (subacute thyroiditis) Excess iodine (Jod-Basedow phenomenon) HCG (trophoblastic disease) Iodine-containing medications (amiodarone) Multinodular goiter (toxic multinodular goiter)
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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…