23 results
Efficacy of Homemade Masks Materials

100% cotton T-shirt
Scarf
Tea towel 
Pillowcase 
Antimicrobial Pillowcase
Surgical mask
Vacuum cleaner bag
Cotton mix
Linen
Silk

Original Study:
/core/journals/disaster-medicine-and-public-health-preparedness ... /article/testing-the-efficacy-of-homemade-masks-would-they-protect-in-an-influenza-pandemic ... Efficacy #PPE #Effectiveness
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms ... Spurling's sign: Tilting ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #pathophysiology
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
thickening & non-wetting ... keratomalacia (focal melting ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Hypothenar muscle wasting ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
pain and related symptoms ... Flat/low JVP, resting ... obstruction #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Treating DKA: 1) ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... tachycardia, Incr resting ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Illness Script
 • Epidemiology: Asian men age 20-30 with hyperthyroidism of any
Heavy exercise, fasting ... and menses • Pathophysiology ... thyroid hormone • Symptoms ... hours-days duration +/- symptoms
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
glands • Salt wasting ... infants with "salt wasting ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
disorders • Selective eating ... musculoskeletal symptoms ... Psychiatric symptoms ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
with severe pain, lasting ... The underlying pathophysiology ... Features #Signs #Symptoms