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Venturing into the Tips and Bits of Internal Medicne

Monday, May 19, 2014

Posted by Ryan at 6:01 AM

West Haven Criteria of Hepatic Encephalopathy
Murmur and maneuver

4 big rules are all u have to remember 1) Preload = more blood more murmur, less blood less murmur - Except MVP, MR and HOCM - In MR, mo...
Polyposis syndromes summary
Diagnosis of previous case

Clues - left and right hemidiaphragm Normal lateral chest X ray Right hemidiaphragm can be traced back to the posterior wall, ...
COPD

And so today finally I have passed one of my hated exams in my medical student life... I would think everybody should know about COPD....
Is he wheezing or stridor-ing?

It is always a confusion for me between wheezing vs stridor ( probably mainly because I do not look up enough ). So what ...
LAM

CT scan shows something like this - Regular and rounded cystic lesions - This is lymphangioleiomyomatosis Learning points: 1...
Reflection on Lung Adventitious Sounds

First time writing this blog, and I hope this blog will be helpful to those are who are still learning the tips and bits of becoming a doc...
What lobe is collapsed?

Let's cut this short - patient has atelectasis - which lobe is collapsed? What findings that are suggestive?
Right lower lobe atelectasis

Answer - right lower lobe atelectasis This patient had fall and underwent orthopedic surgery. The right lower lobe atelectasis i...