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clinical resume: December 2008
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Recommeded site for you. Wednesday, December 31, 2008. ANORECTAL FISTULA - Timothy L.Black, MD. Inflammatory track with one opening in the anal canal and another in perianal skin. Fistulas occur spontaneously or secondary to perirectal abscess. Most fistulas originate in the anal crypts at the anorectal junction. 8226; Goodsall's rule. If external opening is anterior to an imaginary line drawn horizontally through anal canal, fistula usually runs directly into anal canal. 8226; Classification (1)[C].
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clinical resume: ANTITHROMBIN DEFICIENCY
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Recommeded site for you. Saturday, January 3, 2009. ANTITHROMBIN DEFICIENCY - Marc JeffreyKahn, MD. Antithrombin is a protease that inhibits thrombin by forming an irreversible complex. Antithrombin can also inhibit factors Xa, IXa, and XIa. This process is catalyzed by the presence of heparin. Patients deficient in antithrombin have an increased incidence of venous thrombosis including venous thrombosis. Arterial thrombosis is much less common in patients deficient in antithrombin. 8226; Type I deficien...
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clinical resume: AORTIC DISSECTION
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Recommeded site for you. Sunday, January 4, 2009. AORTIC DISSECTION - Jeremy Golding, MD. 8226; Intimal tear in aorta resulting in hematoma formation. Accumulating blood in false lumen of arterial wall leads to propagation of this dissection. 8226; DeBakey classification: Based on origin site. Type I: Originates in ascending aorta, propagates at least as far as aortic arch. Type II: Involves only ascending aorta. Type III: Originates in descending aorta, may propagates proximately or distally. 8226; Coll...
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clinical resume: ARTERIAL GAS EMBOLISM
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Recommeded site for you. Monday, January 5, 2009. ARTERIAL GAS EMBOLISM - Jacqueline J. Wu, MD; Ruben Peralta, MD, FACS. 8226; Arterial gas embolisms are caused by the entry of gas into the pulmonary veins or directly into the arteries of the systemic circulation. Gas may enter arteries as a result of overexpansion of lungs by decompression barotraumas. May result from paradoxical embolus. 8226; Synonym(s): Gas embolism; Air embolism. 8226; Predominant age: Young adult. 8226; Predominant sex: Male Female.
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clinical resume: ANTHRAX
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Recommeded site for you. Friday, January 2, 2009. ANTHRAX - Benjamin L. Sapers, MD. 8226; Anthrax is a highly infectious disease of animals, especially ruminants (hooved animals such as cows, goats, sheep, etc.) that is caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis. Cutaneous (95% of US cases); inhalational, and gastrointestinal forms can be transmitted to man by contact with the animals or their products. 8226; Synonym(s) for chest anthrax: Woolsorter disease. Redness up to 1 inch (1 cm) wide occurs in 30% ...
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clinical resume: APPENDICITIS, ACUTE
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Recommeded site for you. Monday, January 5, 2009. APPENDICITIS, ACUTE - Andrew H.Fenton, MD. Acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix. 8226; 1st described by Fitz in 1886. 8226; McBurney described point of maximal tenderness. 8226; Predominant age. Ages 10-30: Male Female (3:2). Over age 30: Male = Female. 8226; Predominant sex: Slight male predominance. Lifetime incidence 1 in every 15 persons (7%). 8226; 10/100,000. 8226; Most common acute surgical condition of abdomen. 8226; 1 in 2,000 pregnancies.
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clinical resume: ANTI PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME
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Recommeded site for you. Friday, January 2, 2009. ANTI PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME. ANTI-PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME - Christopher S.Manasseh, MD. 8226; An autoimmune thrombotic syndrome characterized by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies in association with either recurrent venous or arterial thromboembolic events or repeated fetal loss. 61664; Occurs in patients without clinical evidence of another autoimmune disease. 8226; Synonym(s): Hughes syndrome. Modification of secondary risk fact...
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tuberculosis: Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis is a systemic infection manifested only by evidence of an immune response in most exposed individuals. In some infected persons, the disease either progresses or, more commonly, reactivates after an asymptomatic period (years). The most common reactivation form is a chronic pneumonia with fever, cough, bloody sputum, and weight loss. Spread outside of the lung also occurs and is particularly devastating when it reaches the central nervous system. Recommeded site for you.
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clinical resume: ARTERIAL EMBOLUS AND THROMBOSIS
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Recommeded site for you. Monday, January 5, 2009. ARTERIAL EMBOLUS AND THROMBOSIS. ARTERIAL EMBOLUS AND THROMBOSIS - Jeremy Golding, MD. 8226; Acute loss of perfusion distal to occlusion of major artery owing to. Embolus that migrates to point of occlusion or. Clot intrinsic to point of occlusion (thrombosis). 8226; Both are true emergencies. 8226; Following obstruction of artery, soft coagulum forms both proximally and distally in areas of stagnant flow. 8226; Distribution of emboli. 8226; Venous thromb...
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clinical resume: ANXIETY
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Recommeded site for you. Saturday, January 3, 2009. ANXIETY - Mitzi Wasik, PharmD, BCPS. A common acute or chronic, fearful emotion with associated physical symptoms. DSM-IV-R recognizes the following subtypes. 8226; Acute situational anxiety: Response to recent stressful event, usually transient symptoms. 8226; Social phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder): Marked and persistent fear and avoidance of performance or social situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or scrutiny. 61664; All a...