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 …
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July 20, 2010 # 6:56 pm # Emergengy medicine, Pharmacology # No CommentAcute Liver failure
July 18, 2010 # 4:05 pm # Hepatobiliary # No CommentAcute 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
July 11, 2010 # 4:20 pm # Neurology # One CommentParkinson’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
July 5, 2010 # 8:15 pm # Neurology # No CommentMultipe 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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