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Heart failure & Venous congestion
I’ll try to show the connection between heart failure and venous congestion. Which causes the other? Which starts first? and which case is exaggerated by the other? Let’s assume that heart failure has...
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Classification of Tumors + Notes & Tips
Full classification of tumors.. click on the image below to enlarge it. Notes & Tips on tumors: Generally, the suffix (-oma) refers to Neoplasm. However, sometimes it refers to non-neoplastic...
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Heart valves disorders and Heart failure, others
I’ll talk about the most common valvular disorders with respect to heart failure, those of which are Mitral valve (stenosis and incompetence) Aortic valve (stenosis and incompetence) P.S. all the above...
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Overcoming Necrotizing Fasciitis, the flesh-eating bacteria
Being in the dermatology rounds these days, I’ve been studying dermatology topics. While I was researching necrotizing fasciitis, a rare life-threatening skin disease, I came across Vance “Bo”...
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Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
• Occurs in: Males only Young Unilateral • Type:Benign tumor, but highly expansive • Site: Fossa of Rosenmuller (posterior nasal cavity) • Biopsy:can lead to extensive bleeding since the tumor is...
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Congenital Heart Diseases (Shunts)
Left to right shunts (3 Ds) • ASD • VSD • PDA (patent ductus arteriosus) P.S. Always fear Eisenmenger syndrome (pulm. vascular hyperplasia » irreversible pulm. hypertension » reversal of shunt »...
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The Most Common Consequences of Liver Cirrhosis
1) Portal hypertension, which leads to: Ascites Esophageal varices (d.t. left gastric vein engorgement) and bleeding from it P.S. Ascites here is caused by increased blood hydrostatic pressure. 2)...
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Causes of Cyanosis
CENTRAL CYANOSIS DECREASED ATMOSPHERIC O2 — high altitude IMPAIRED PULMONARY FUNCTION • Alveolar hypoventilation (e.g. bronchoconstriction in COPD) • Uneven relationships between pulmonary ventilation...
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Abnormalities of Heart Beats
¶ S1 • pronounced in MS • weak in MR/MP ¶ S2 weak in both AS and AR ¶ S3 (blood splash!) • comes just after S2 (early diastole) • lub-dub-‘dub’ • normal in children, young adults, athletes, pregnancy,...
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Notes on Myocardial Infarction
SITE• Largely localized to left ventricle TYPES (ACC. TO DEPTH) • Transmural (“Prolonged-” Q wave MI) • Subendocardial (Non-Q wave MI or Non-ST Elevation MI; NSTEMI) TYPES (ACC. TO SITE)Type:...
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Heart failure & Venous congestion
I’ll try to show the connection between heart failure and venous congestion. Which causes the other? Which starts first? and which case is exaggerated by the other? Let’s assume that heart failure has...
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Classification of Tumors + Notes & Tips
Full classification of tumors.. click on the image below to enlarge it. Notes & Tips on tumors: Generally, the suffix (-oma) refers to Neoplasm. However, sometimes it refers to non-neoplastic...
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Heart valves disorders and Heart failure, others
I’ll talk about the most common valvular disorders with respect to heart failure, those of which are Mitral valve (stenosis and incompetence) Aortic valve (stenosis and incompetence) P.S. all the above...
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