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Medicine, Pulmonology »

[28 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]

Tracheal air column is seen shifted to right on X-ray chest PA view. It indicates a loss of volume of the right upper lobe of the lung, either due to collapse or fibrosis. Tracheal can also be pushed to the right due to a massive pleural effusion on the left side. But no pleural effusion is seen on the left side.

Cardiology »

[28 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]

Straw coloured pericardial fluid aspirated into a syringe. Straw coloured fluid indicates an exudative effusion and tuberculosis is an important cause.

Medicine »

[26 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]

Diabetic foot screening is useful in the assessment of diabetic neuropathy.

Physiology, Ultrasound »

[26 Feb 2009 | One Comment | ]

Ankle brachial index is useful to evaluate the status of the peripheral vasculature, especially in diabetic individuals. Ankle brachial index is the ratio of the ankle systolic blood pressure to the brachial systolic pressure.

Physiology, Ultrasound »

[26 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]

Doppler tracings from brachial artery, posterior tibial artery and dorsalis pedis arteries.

Medicine »

[14 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]

Hemorrhage in the right cerebral hemisphere with surrounding edema seen as hypodense region. This hemorrhage extended into the lateral ventricle leading to subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Microbiology, Pathology »

[9 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]

It is a small gram negative bacillus.
 

Haemophilus influenzae in blood agar
Haemophilus influenzae meningitis

Acronyms »

[8 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]

Brain Natriuretic Peptide – acronym

Acronyms »

[8 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]

End Diastolic Volume – acronym

Acronyms »

[8 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]

Total Body Surface Area
acronym