Archive for the ‘General’ Category

CXR with SOB

Friday, December 10th, 2010

PLEURAL EFFUSION

This patient has SOB for last 2 weeks. What is the diagnosis?

Name 2 common causes.

What is the common criteria used to analyse the pleural fluid?

How will you investigate next?

Girl with Right Thigh Pain

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Child with sore leg after minor trauma

12 year old girls comes to you with right thigh pain for 1 month. Has night pain as well. Not sure of trauma.

Name the site and pathology?

What is the treatment?

Muscle weakness

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Chew Chor Meng sharing testimony in front of thousands

who is this actor?

What disease does he have?

what signs do you expect?

Foot Problem

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

What is this device?

In what condition is it used for?

flexible AFO, saggital view

Child who cannot stand

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

A mum brings her child to see you as the child was unable to stand even at the age of 4 years old.

Cayden's Bantam Stander

What are the possible diagnosis?

How will you investigate?

Short baby

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

A lady brought in her 3 yr old child to your clinic. She claimed that her child look shorter than other kids.

Bruno - Full Body Rontgen Scan - Achondroplasia

She showed you the xray on her child when she was an infant.

Then she shows you her family photo.

RGA09

What is the diagnosis?

How will you manage this visit?

SSRI and Low sodium

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

SIADH may cause hyponatraemia in depressed patients on SSRI.

You can change to mirtazepine.

Fingers xrays

Monday, October 25th, 2010

SubperiostealResorption-Primary hyperparathyroidism

What is the problem (hint by arrows) ?

What is the endocrine disease?

What investigation will you order?

Tall Man

Monday, October 25th, 2010

IMG_0251

Who is this man?

What genetic disorder did he have?

What kind of heart problems is associated with this disease?

What kind of eye problems is associated with this disease

Types of diet after stroke with dysphagia

Monday, October 25th, 2010

For those who have problems the type of diet doctors can order, here is a good way from my friend:

Full diet: that is what we eat

Chopped diet: that is after we chop the foot, der!

Blended diet: that looks like the stuff after we leave it chopped diet overnight.

Remember, there is also the fluid part.

Thin : what normal people drink

Nectar thickened: like milkshake

Honey thickened consistency: stick to glass, pours really slowly