Guidelines

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Posted in General at September 14th, 2010. 2 Comments.

Itchy Hands

This nursing home patient has itchy skin for a few months. His room mate also has the same problem.

Scabies

Posted in General at February 13th, 2012. No Comments.

Cough and cough

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, CXR, frontal

What is the diagnosis?

What are the radiological features that point to the diagnosis?

Name 3 possible causes?

Posted in General at June 16th, 2011. No Comments.

The houseman oath!

“In brightest day, in blackest night,
No diagnosis shall escape my sight!”

When you are post call and still doing resus at 6 pm the next day…

When your spouse gives you grief…

When your consultant tells you that you are useless…

In darkest night, you shall still carry out your duty, smile at your patient and work out all his problems.

Posted in General at June 16th, 2011. 1 Comment.

Advanced Care Planning

Cancer Survival

This is a picture created by a patient’s wife. The patient has metastatic terminal cancer.

What is advance care planning?

Name 3 main common symptoms that need palliation.

What can be done for this patient?

Posted in General at June 8th, 2011. No Comments.

Cramps?

Maclofen

What is the mechanism of action of this medication?

What condition is this useful in?

What is the common side effects?

What is the starting dose for this medications?

Posted in General at April 8th, 2011. No Comments.

Parkinson

Madopar

What is the mechanism of action of this medication?

What is the common side effects?

What is the starting dose for this medications?

Posted in General at April 8th, 2011. No Comments.

No neck pain?

C6 Cervical Fracture

Scenario:

This patient was found to be drowsy after a RTA. What is the emergency management of this patient?

Posted in General at April 8th, 2011. No Comments.

Right hand pain

4thmcfracture

This guy has right hand pain for 2/7 after falling down.

What is the problem?

what is the treatment?

Posted in General at April 8th, 2011. No Comments.

Procedure

Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)1

This man was admitted for acute abdominal pain.

What is this procedure called?

What are the contraindications for this procedure?

Name another procedure which can be used if this procedure is contraindicated.

Posted in General at December 14th, 2010. No Comments.