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EPIDEMIOLOGY
Number of View :78INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Basic science of preventive and social medicine Originated from investigations of outbreaks of epidemic diseases e.g. cholera, plague, scurvy Now expanded to include all types of disease and health related conditions Community is studied as an entity and primary focus HISTORICAL FIGURES ASSOCIATED [...]
Endometrial Cancer
Number of View :186 Symptoms n Post menopausal bleeding n Endometrial cells on Pap n Perimenopausal with irregular heavy menses, increasingly heavy menses n Premenopausal with abnormal uterine bleeding with history of anovulation Differential Diagnosis for PMB n Exogenous estrogen use- ie tamoxifen n Atrophic endometritis/vaginitis n Endometrial/cervical polyps n Endometrial hyperplasia n Endometrial Cancer [...]
Endometriosis
Number of View :155 What is Endometriosis? n Chronic condition. n Characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue in other sites outside the endometrial cavity. ¨ Pelvic cavity ¨ Ovaries ¨ Uterosacral ligaments ¨ Pouch of Douglas What are the symptoms? n Dysmenorrhea – recurrent painful periods n Dyspareunia – painful intercourse n Chronic lower [...]
Metabolic Acidosis
Number of View :151 Definition Acid-Base physiology Anion gap Differential diagnosis of metabolic acidosis with high anion gap Lactic acidosis Oxidative phosphorylation Types of Lactic acidosis Treatment of Lactic Acidosis Metabolic Acidosis (primary fall in serum bicarbonate) A condition that causes a primary fall in serum [...]
HERNIA
Number of View :90 DEFINITION A hernia is a protrusion of any viscus from its proper cavity The protruded parts are generally contained in a sac-like structure, formed by the membrane with which the cavity is naturally lined MECHANISM The wall of the abdomen, the gastro-oesophageal valves, and other areas of the [...]