Notes on Medicine

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    20 Jan, 2025
    Immersion SAQ. A Hypertensive swimmer complaint shortness of breath and frothy sputum after 15 min of starting swimming.   Q. […]
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    20 Jan, 2025
    Drowning    SAQ. An 18-year-old woman presented with near drowning for 15 minutes. How will you treat her?   Treatment […]
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    20 Jan, 2025
    High Altitude illness Acute mountain sickness High altitude cerebral oedema High altitude pulmonary oedema   Acute mountain sickness (AMS)   […]
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    20 Jan, 2025
    Heat stroke  (3C: confusion, coarse tremor, core temperature > 40 C)   Clinical feature: Heart: tachycardia, may be heart failure  […]
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    20 Jan, 2025
    Freezing cold injury (‘frostbite’)    Pathophysiology: Definition: Hypothermia induced vasoconstriction that results in tissue cooling , ice formation & freezing […]
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    20 Jan, 2025
    Hypothermia    Definition: core temperature below 35°C    Types: primary hypothermia due to environmental exposure  secondary hypothermia due to abnormal […]
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    17 Jan, 2025
    OSPE/IOE   OSPE: CXR of 30 years old man with respiratory distress for 4 hours   Finding bilateral patchy opacities […]
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    17 Jan, 2025
    ARDS   Causes: A= aspiration, acute pancreatitis, air embolism, anaphylaxis R= radiation D= DIC, drugs (heroin poisoning), drowning (near), dialysis, […]
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    17 Jan, 2025
    Coma   Coma is defined as a persisting state of deep unconsciousness with sustained GCS of 8 or less.  Assessment […]