Isolated RV infarction is rare. Suggested by ST segment elevation 1 mm in V. Reduced left sided filling pressures associated with systemic hypotension. If patient is hypotensive - may require aggressive fluid resuscitation to maintain BP. RV end-diastolic pressure of 10-15 mm Hg has been associated with higher outputs than pressures lower or higher than this. Feb 5 2008; 117.

Sunday, 29 May 2011. Relatively sudden onset of multiple filiform spines on palms and soles. May be an acquired marker of internal malignancy. Filiform Porokeratotic Palmoplantar Keratoderma - Keratoderma - Malignancy.

Tuesday, 31 May 2011. Prevents breakdown of cyclic GMP. The molecular structure of sildenafil is similar to that of cyclic GMP. Used predominantly in treatment of male erectile dysfunction. Prolongs penile corporeal smooth muscle relaxation. Sildenaphil is only effective when cyclic GMP is present in penile smooth muscle.

Tuesday, 31 May 2011. Named after the Amish Byler family, where the condition was first identified. Onset near end of first year of life. Presents with pruritus and hepatomegaly. Elevated bile acids in the serum. Gamma GT either normal or reduced. Malabsorption and developmental disorders occur as a result of jaundice with cholestasis.

Monday, 30 May 2011. Syndrome caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome 22, near the middle, at location q11. Absent thymus gland is main clinical finding. Defect in the development of the 3rd and 4th branchial pouches. Presents in childhood or adulthood.

Saturday, 4 December 2010. Gastrointestinal fluid loss - vomiting and diarrhoea.

A Blog About Medical and Science Mnemonics by Medicalchemy. Sunday, 5 December 2010. A simple mnemonic for remembering the essential amino acids - PVT TIM HALL. Amino Acid - Arginine - Essential Amino Acid - Histidine - Isoleucine - Leucine - Lysine - Methionine - Mnemonic - PVT TIM HALL - Threonine - Tryptophan - Valine. Friday, 31 July 2009. DIFVIPHO - Jugular Venous Pressure Assessment.

Tuesday, 7 June 2011. A cliniconeuroradiological entity characterized by a diagnostic cerebral magnetic resonance imaging picture associated with altered mental status, headache, cortical blindness, seizures, and other focal neurological signs.

Sunday, 14 November 2010. May compress the heart against the spine, deviating the heart to the left. Cardiac - apparent cardiomegaly, cardiac compromise, mitral valve prolapse. Respiratory - lung basal collapse, respiratory compromise, restrictive airway disease. Skeletal - back pain, chest pain.

Monday, 30 May 2011. May initially have non-specific respiratory symptoms. Examination may show finger clubbing and respiratory crackles. Condition may progress even after exposure has halted. More severe symptoms with disease progression include dyspnoea, hypoxaemia and eventually pulmonary hypertension with cor pulmonale. May be pleural plaques similar to asbestos plaques.