Fatigue — Postexertional malaise lasting >24 hours (1) €€€€—- €€==General considerations€€= Fatigue Fatigue is a very common complaint in the primary care office. It may be the primary cause for patient seeks care or a secondary complaint. We are all bothered by fatigue at some point . However, for maximmum...
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Dizziness cause diagnosis treatment Dizziness Dizziness is a very common imprecise term often used by patients to describe any of a number of peculiar subjective symptoms. True vertigo, a sensation of irregular and whirling motion, is also included in a patent’s complaint to dizziness. Dizziness represents a disturbance in a...
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VARICEAL BLEEDING Clinical features Diagnosis and Treatment VARICEAL BLEEDING It results from portal systemic venous collaterals when portal hypertension is more than 12 mmHg. Clinical features,: There is painless hematemesis, tachycardia and even shock. VARICEAL BLEEDING Differential diagnosis : Peptic ulcer and gastritis. Endoscopy is done for proper diagnosis. Variceal...
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Diagnosis of Megaloblastic Anaemia and Treatment — Megaloblastic Anaemia The megaloblastic anaemias are disorders caused by impaired synthesis of DNA. Due to slow cell division, the cells are large, called megaloblastic cells, with more RNA than DNA. There may also be ineffective erythropoiesis. Most megaloblastic anaemias are due to deficiency...
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Causes of Hemoglobinopathies Blood disorders Syndromes Diagnosis Treatment — Hemoglobinopathies Oxygen is delivered to tissues by hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is present in erythrocytes in high concentration and is responsible for the shape of the cell, viscosity of blood and cell deformability. Hemoglobinopathies are disorders of structure, function or production of hemoglobin. Different...
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Hemolytic Anaemias Classification Diagnosis And Treatment Hemolytic Anaemia The loss of red cells by hemolysis or destruction are main causes hemolytic anaemia. The life span of RBCs is 90 to 120 days in circulation. The destroyed RBCs are replaced by new red cells formed by the bone marrow. If the...
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Aplastic Anaemia Causes Symptomes Diagnosis And Treatment Aplastic Anaemia Anaemias associated with normocytic and normochromic red cells and low reticulocyte response (reticulocyte index less than 2.5) are called hypoproliferative anaemias. These include iron deficiency anaemia, anaemias in chronic inflamation, renal disease, hypometabolic states and anaemias due to bone marrow...
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Polycythemia Vera Diagnosis Type And Treatment Polycythemia Vera Diagnosis Chronic myeloproliferative disorders are due to overproduction of one or more of the formed elements of blood. These are polycythemia vera, chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis, essential thrombocytosis, chronic myeloid leukemia. Definition Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis Polycythemia vera is a clonal disorder with accumulation...
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Iron Deficiency Anaemia symptoms , iron deficiency Causes and treatment — Anaemia Hypoproliferative anaemias — are anaemias with normocytic and normochromic red cells and low reticulocyte index <2.5. Hypoproliferative anaemias are · Iron deficiency anaemia (there is microcytic hypochromic anaemia) · Acute and chronic inflammation with anaemia · Anaemias in malignancy...
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