Wednesday, July 27, 2022

AIDS - Defining conditions

 


CD < 100  Century

                  Cerebral Toxoplasmosis

                  Cryptococcal meningitis

                  Cryptosporidiosis (watery diarrhea)

                  Candida (oesophagitis)

                  Cowdry A oesophagitis (HSV 1)

 

CD < 50   MAC and Cheese

                 Mycobacterium Avium Complex

                 CMV (Retinitis ,Colitis)

                   

                   

 By- Shanmukh



Thursday, July 7, 2022

Low voltage criteria on ECG mnemonic

Entire amplitude of the QRS (R + S wave) must be < 5mm in all limb leads or < 10mm in all precordial leads. How do I remember this? Mnemonic!​


- IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala)

Sunday, July 3, 2022

Twin pregnancy

: increased age and parity
Family history of twins
Treatment for infertility 

2 varieties:dizygotic and monozygotic

MZ twins are of the following variety depending on the time of twinning
1-within 72hrs of fertilization =dichorionic, diamniotic
2-between 4th and 8th day= monochorionic, diamniotic
3-between 8th and 12th day=monochorionic, monoamniotic
4-after 12days=siamese or conjoint twins

Signs for chorionicity on USG:
Dichorionicity:twin peak/lambda sign
Monochorionicity: T sign/inverted T sign


Maternal complications:
Anemia
Hyperemesis
Pre-eclampsia 
Preterm labor
PPH

Twin complications:
Conjoined twinning
Twin to twin transfusion syndrome
Acardiac twin
Discordant growth



-Rudrani. 

Monday, May 30, 2022