Manual of Medicine @ManualOfMedicine
4.8M 2.2K 1.0K
Dedicated to sharing medical news, information and educational materials | https://twitter.com/ManualOMedicine | https://www.facebook.com/manualofme
Contributor Ranks
Latest Searches
5 results
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... in cough) • Abnormal ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... exam, etc) • Abnormal ... #causes
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
Features of a Sickle ... that adopt an abnormal ... Crises can be precipitated ... of the baseline anaemia ... SickleCell #Crisis #Features
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... disease, pleuritic chest ... heart failure, uremia ... Causes include ... Abnormalities #Abnormal
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Aspiration, Severe anemia ... Stimulation of chest ... Hemothorax, Flail chest ... #respiratory #acidbase ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
If abnormal, this ... polycythaemia or anaemia ... Breathing and chest ... the heart, the normal ... intra-abdominal masses