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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.
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.
Sunday, 29 May 2011. Also known as Gazali-Temple syndrome. Condition characterized by linear skin lesions of dermal aplasia. It can be associated with the HCCS gene. Inter- and intrafamilial variability is considerable. Linear skin defects, usually involving the face and neck.
Monday, 15 November 2010. ADR - Adverse Drug Reaction - Blog - Drug Reaction - Side Effect.
Monday, 30 May 2011. Also known as branchial pouches. Important in the development of vertebrate animals. Form on the endodermal side between the branchial arches. All the pouches line up with their respective clefts. The thin segments between the pouches become gills in fish. Supplied by the facial nerve.
Saturday, 30 October 2010. Blog - Casualty - Emergency Medicine - ER.
Sunday, 5 December 2010.
Thursday, 4 November 2010. Man should always strive to have his intestines relaxed all the days of his life and that bowel function should approximate diarrhea. This is a fundamental principle in medicine, that whenever the stool is withheld or is extruded with difficulty, grave illnesses result. Saturday, 30 October 2010.