Chapter 12: Environmental Medicine

Immersion
Immersion
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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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Drowning
Drowning
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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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High Altitude illness
High Altitude illness
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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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Heat stroke
Heat stroke
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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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Freezing cold injury (‘frostbite’)
Freezing cold injury (‘frostbite’)
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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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Hypothermia
Hypothermia
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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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