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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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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Vasculitis Syndrome Vasculitis is a disease of blood vessels with inflammation and damage. Vasculitis may be a disease of the blood vessels itself or it may be secondarily affected due to a systemic disease. destruction of blood vessel walls, with subsequent aneurysm formation, bleeding, thrombosis, or ischemia in the various...
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Diagnosis Systemic Sclerosis — Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis [SSc]) is a chronic disease of unknown cause characterized by diffuse fibrosis of skin and visceral organs and vascular abnormalities History Raynaud phenomenon is frequently the initial complaint. Skin thickening, “puffy hands,” and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are often noted early in the...
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Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) Systemic Sclerosis Classification Epidemiology Pathology Prognosis and Complications It is a chronic multisystem disorder. There is thickening of the skin due to accumulation of connective tissue affecting the structure and function of gastrointestinal system (GIT), lungs, heart, kidneys and other organs. There is vascular damage, and other...
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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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Hyperbilirubinemia Classification Types Symptoms Examination Hyperbilirubinemia Hyperbilirubinemias are conditions where the serum bilirubin is high. An excessive amount of bilirubin in the blood; the condition is seen in any illness causing jaundice, including diseases in which the biliary tree is obstructed, and those in which blood formation is ineffective Pediatrics:In...
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Some Important Values- Ideal Body Weight, Body Surface Area, Alveolar-Arterial Gradient, Creatinine Clearance Ideal Body Weight Most healthy infants and children grow in a predictable fashion, following a typical pattern of progression in weight, length, and head circumference. Growth velocity, the change in growth over time, is a more sensitive...
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Pulmonary Thromboembolism Pulmonary thromboembolism means the embolization and lodgment of thombi in the pulmonary vasculature. Predisposing factors PE refers to obstruction of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches by material (eg, thrombus, tumor, air, or fat ) that originated elsewhere in the body. Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is...
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Vascular Diseases of the Extremities PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE ,RISK FACTORS ,Clinical Features Symptoms , Physical signs with Pathology PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE Increased prevalence in patients of : condition that causes partial or complete obstruction of the flow of blood to or from the arteries or veins outside the chest. Diabetes...
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