medicalchemy-metabolic.blogspot.com
Medicalchemy Metabolic Medicine
Metabolic Medicine Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Saturday, 4 December 2010. Adrenal insufficiency - ie Addison's disease. Drug - Diuretic overtreatment. Gastrointestinal fluid loss - vomiting and diarrhoea. Addison's Disease - Adrenal Insufficiency - Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Diarrhoea - Diuretic - GI Fluid Loss - Hypochloraemia - Respiratory Acidosis - Vomiting. Medicine In The News. Medicalchemy Group: Clinical Trials. Cystic fibrosis (defect pictured). Normal saline intravenous administration.
medicalchemy-microbiology.blogspot.com
Medicalchemy Microbiology
Microbiology Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Monday, 25 October 2010. This Medicalchemy (TM) blog will be about Microbiology related topics. Medicalchemy Group: History of Medicine. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Medicine In The News (June 14, 2011). View my complete profile.
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Medicalchemy Mnemonics
A Blog About Medical and Science Mnemonics by Medicalchemy. Sunday, 5 December 2010. Essential Amino Acids (Mnemonic) - PVT TIM HALL (P.V.T. T.I.M. H.A.L.L.). 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. Medicalchemy Group: History of Medicine. Friday, 31 July 2009. DIFVIPHO - Jugular Venous Pressure Assessment.
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Medicalchemy Nephrology
Nephrology Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Monday, 18 October 2010. This Medicalchemy (TM) blog will be about Nephrology related topics. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Medicine In The News (June 14, 2011). View my complete profile.
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Medicalchemy Neuroscience
Neuroscience Blog By Medicalchemy. Tuesday, 7 June 2011. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES). Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) or reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS). A cliniconeuroradiological entity characterized by a diagnostic cerebral magnetic resonance imaging picture associated with altered mental status, headache, cortical blindness, seizures, and other focal neurological signs. Acute hypertension of pregnancy (ie eclampsia). Medicalchemy Gr...
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Medicalchemy Nutrition
Nutrition Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Sunday, 12 June 2011. Dietary Factors and Dietary Patterns on Blood Pressure (Evidence) Table. 8211; Limited or Equivocal Evidence:. Animal protein - uncertain effect. Calcium - inverse effect. Cholesterol - direct effect. Magnesium - inverse effect. Omega-6 polyunsaturated fat - inverse effect. Saturated fat - direct effect. Suggestive Evidence (typically from observational studies and some clinical trials):. Carbohydrate - direct effect. Useful tables...
medicalchemy-oncology.blogspot.com
Medicalchemy Oncology
Oncology Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Tuesday, 31 May 2011. ECOG Functional Capacity Grading. 1 - Symptomatic but fully ambulant. 2 - Symptomatic, ambulant 50% waking hours. 3 - Symptomatic, confined to bed 50% waking hours. 4 - Symptomatic, bedfast. Ambulant - Asymptomatic - Bedfast - ECOG Functional Capacity Grading - Symptomatic. Medicalchemy Group: History of Medicine. Labels: ECOG Functional Capacity Grading. Saturday, 16 October 2010. Medicalchemy Group: History of Medicine.
medicalchemy-ophthalmology.blogspot.com
Medicalchemy Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Saturday, 16 October 2010. Intermittent Alternating Horner's Syndrome. Aetiological Factors For Intermittent Alternating Horner's Syndrome:. Cervical spinal cord lesions (1). Chiari I malformation (3). Associated Cervical Spinal Cord Lesions:. Cervical cord injury (3). Cervical intramedullary ependymoma (1). 1) - Hopf HC. Intermittent Horner's syndrome on alternate sides: a hint for locating spinal lesions. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
medicalchemy-orthopaedics.blogspot.com
Medicalchemy Orthopaedics
Orthopaedics Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Sunday, 14 November 2010. Pectus Excavatum (Cobbler's Chest, Sunken Chest, Funnel Chest). Anomaly that arises from posterior depression (sunken appearance) of the sternum. 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. 1] - Andre...
medicalchemy-parasitology.blogspot.com
Medicalchemy Parasitology
Parasitology Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Monday, 1 November 2010. Tungiasis (Causative Agent - Tunga penetrans) Clinical Image. Other names - Nigua, Pio and bicho de pie, Pique. Inflammatory skin disease caused by infection of the female ectoparasitic Tunga penetrans. Flea (aka chigoe flea, jigger, nigua, sand flea). Tunga penetrans is the smallest flea in the world. Produces skin inflammation, severe pain, itching, and a lesion at the site of infection. This Medicalchemy (TM) blog will be ...
medicalchemy-pathology.blogspot.com
Medicalchemy Pathology
Pathology Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Tuesday, 31 May 2011. Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) Stain. Periodic-Acid Schiff (PAS) Stain:. Pathology stain based on the periodic acid (H IO4-) oxidation (cis-diols to aldehydes) and Schiff-base reactions. Will stain anything with a cis-dihydroxy group a purple-magenta colour. Typically stains insoluble sugars. PAS staining is mainly used for highlighting structures containing a high proportion of carbohydrate macromolecules. Type I collagen (weakly).