medicalchemy-nutrition.blogspot.com
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.
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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).
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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).
medicalchemy-pharmacology.blogspot.com
Medicalchemy Pharmacology
Pharmacology Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Pharmacokinetics (Definition and Facts). Pharmacokinetics is the study of the time course of drug:. The acronym ADME is often used to remember the separate components of this process. Pharmacokinetics can also be simply defined as what the body does to the drug. Absorption - ADME - Distribution - Excretion - Metabolism - Pharmacokinetics. Medicalchemy Group: History of Medicine. Adrenergic receptors, or adrenoceptors. Image: Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor.
medicalchemy-physiology.blogspot.com
Medicalchemy Physiology
Physiology Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Saturday, 30 October 2010. Cardiac Output Measurement Techniques (Dye Dilution, Fick, Thermodilution Methods). Cardiac Output Measurement Techniques:. Based on principle that if a known amount of indictor dye is mixed into an unknown volume of blood, and its concentration is then measured, the volume of blood can be calculated from the dilution factor. Equals = (oxygen consumption) / (Arterial O2 content - Venous O2 content). Sunday, 17 October 2010.
medicalchemy-respiratory.blogspot.com
Medicalchemy Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Monday, 30 May 2011. Pulmonary Talcosis Clinical Features:. May initially have non-specific respiratory symptoms. Examination may show finger clubbing and respiratory crackles. Condition may progress even after exposure has halted. More severe symptoms with disease progression include dyspnoea, hypoxaemia and eventually pulmonary hypertension with cor pulmonale. May be pleural plaques similar to asbestos plaques. May develop confluent masses.
medicalchemy-rheumatology.blogspot.com
Medicalchemy Rheumatology
Rheumatology Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Sunday, 14 November 2010. Scleroderma Spectrum Disease Classification (Maricq and Valter, 2004). Maricq and Valter classification for scleroderma spectrum disease:. Diffuse skin involvement proximal to elbows/knees; includes trunk. Intermediate skin involvement proximal to the metacarpal phalangeal/metatarsal phalangeal joints, distal to the elbows/knees; trunk not involved. CREST Syndrome" eMedicine ( link. Maricq HR, Valter I. A working classif...
medicalchemy-syndromes.blogspot.com
Medicalchemy Syndromes
Clinical Syndromes Blog By The Medicalchemist (Medicalchemy. Sunday, 29 May 2011. Microphthalmia–dermal aplasia–sclerocornea syndrome. Also known as Gazali-Temple syndrome. Condition characterized by linear skin lesions of dermal aplasia. It can be associated with the HCCS gene. Inter- and intrafamilial variability is considerable. Characterized by unilateral or bilateral microophthalmia &/or anophthalmia. Linear skin defects, usually involving the face and neck. MIDAS Syndrome Other Findings:. Allezandr...