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DEFINITION Hypokalemia is defined as a serum potassium level of less than 3.5 mmol/L. Normal level= 3.5-5.5 mmol/L. It is encountered... -
DEFINITION Edema is an abnormal presence of excessive fluid in the interstitial space. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY The movement of water a... -
INTRODUCTION The Apgar score was devised in 1952 by Dr Virginia Apgar (anesthesiologist) as a simple and repeatable method to quickly ... -
INTRODUCTION The Gram stain was developed in 1884 by the Danish bacteriologist Hans Christian Gram. It is one of the most useful staining... -
The plantar response is an important test to identify an upper motor neuron lesion. PROCEDURE To elicit it, the muscles of the lower li... -
1) There is usually a tingling sensation in the throat in hemoptysis while in hematemesis the patient will usually complain from nausea and ...
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A simple mnemonic to remember how the carpal bones are arranged is: " S he L ooks T oo P retty; T ry T o C atch H er" S... -
Virchow's triad refers to the 3 primary influences for thrombus formation and it includes: 1) Endothelial injury 2) Stasis, turbulence ... -
The ECG changes in hypokalemia is mainly due to a delayed ventricular repolarisation. The changes normally do not correlate well with the pl... -
The shoulder joint is a synovial multi-axial spheroidal joint. It occurs between the roughly hemispherical head of the humerus and the sh...
Alcoholic liver disease please. A review would be nice. + add some diagrams to make it easy to digest. thanks.
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