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Opioid Poisoning : Emergency Management

Opioid Poisoning : Emergency Management

Opioid Poisoing- Clinical features, Diagnosis and emergency management
Opioids are among the commonly misused substance by drug abusers around the world. Opioids come in various forms – Heroin , Morphine, Methadone, Coedine, Pethidine, Dihydrocoedeine.
Opioids are a class of drugs derived from the extracts of plant- opium poppy. Used as Analgesics but  most opiates give a feeling of euphoria and a …

Acute Liver failure

Acute Liver failure

Acute Liver Failure aka Fulminat hepatic failure- Classification, clinical features, evaluation of causes, management and prognosis
Syndrome in which hepatic encephalopathy , characterized by mental changes progressing from confusion to stupor and coma, results from a sudden severe impairment of hepatic function. According to emedicine/medscape.com Acute liver failure is a broad term and encompasses both fulminant hepatic failure  and subfulminant hepatic failure.
Fulminant hepatic …

Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonism

Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonism

Parkinson’s Disease: Epidemiology, Causes, Features, Diagnosis and Management
“ Akinetic Rigid Syndrome’ or Idiopathic Parkinson Disease-Are a number of degenerative diseases affecting Basal Ganglia which present with differing combinations of

Bradykinesia
Rigidity
Tremor
Loss of postural reflex

Epidemiology-

90% cases are above 45 years
Male  and Female have equal risk
Cigarette smoking is known to be protective.

Cause or Etiology-

Unknown but toxin called MPTP ( Methyl-Phenyl-Tetrahydropyridine) suspected if disease starts …

Multiple Sclerosis Or MS

Multiple Sclerosis Or MS

Multipe Sclerosis: Definition, Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Management.
MS is one of the most common neurological causes of long term disability. MS has been elaborated in terrific and realistic manner even in movies. Many well-known persons have fallen for this disease and many have set examples for other people living with Multiple sclerosis.
More common among Females with Female : Male 2:1 …

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