Useful information »
Some links that will help in your studies and work 1.Guide for housemanship 2.Practical and lectures (VSMU) 3. Msia clinical practical guidelines Foreign examination board 1. USMLE (USA) 2. MRCP (UK) Medical council 1. MMC 2 AMC (Aus) If you have any interesting website or information, please share it here. Information is power.
Corneal dendritic ulcer »
A 24-year-old man presented with a 2-day history of redness, photophobia, and blurry vision in the right eye. He reported no medical problems, similar previous episodes, fever, recent illnesses, or recent sexual contact. His vision was 20/50 in the affected right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. The pupils were equal in size and [...]
Frank’s sign »
Frank’s sign is a diagonal crease in the lobule of the auricle “The sensitivity of Frank’s sign reaches 75%, its specificity 57.5% and its positive predicting value 80.3%. The prevalence of Frank’s sign increases progressively with age: 42% in the 30-39 age group and 75.8% in the 60-69 age group. Frank’s sign is considered as [...]
Tropical disease: Filariasis »
Filariasis (Philariasis) is a parasitic tropical disease, caused by a thread-like parasitic worm of the type of nematode. Some of examples are Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi. These parasites are transmitted by mosquitoes. The common presentation of filariasis is elephantiasis. It is the thickening of the skin and tissues due to the present of parasites [...]
What is Melamine? »
The issue of Melamine tainted milk from China had been up for some time but I was surprised by the fact that not many medical students know it and there are even more that simply do not care or mind to find out. Here is a small article on the basic knowledge of Melamine and [...]
X-ray: Multiple Myeloma »
Русcкий : Множественная Миелома It is a cancer of the plasma cells, which are the immune system cells in bone marrow that produces antibody. . . . . (Xray below) This elderly man was admitted with complains of nausea, vomiting, pain abdomen and was in a state of delirium. He has also been losing weight [...]
Obstetrics: How to read CTG? »
Electronic fetal Monitoring (EFM) will be use to monitor the status of the fetus when the labour is condired to be of ‘high risk’. Such group would include hypertension during pregnancy, meconium stained liquor, abnormal FHR (Fetal Heart Rate) and can also be use during active period of labour. Today we are going to talk [...]
ECG: Supraventricular Tachycardia »
SVT is a narrow complex tachycardia (narrow QRS) with HR of 140-250/min. Symptoms include pounding chest, chest pain, shortness of breath (SOB), dizziness and loss of consciousness. One has to recognize this ECG and perform immediate management. Non-pharmacological maneuver: Vagal stimulation ( effective in 25% of cases) Valsava maneuver Cold water immersion (google it yourself) [...]
Ladies!!! No pad/tampon usage for more than 3 hours!!! »
Ladies, (especially all u lazy BUMs out there!!) its THT time of the month… 1st scene… You just got back from class…u’re feeling oh so tired…oh so weak…and the lovely comfy bed is just infront of ur eyes…oh so inviting….Do you jst pop on the bed and take a nap…or do you run to the [...]
Gardasil »
The second highest leading cause of death from cancer amongst Malaysian Women, and worldwide, is CERVICAL CANCER, first being Breast Cancer. Cervical cancer, as the name implies, is the cancer of the cervix, which is the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Cervical cancer is caused by certain high-risk type of [...]
