Weight loss DDx
Weight loss can be voluntary or involuntary, in the latter case appetite may be increased or decreased.
Hypoglycemia
There is no universally accepted definition of hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose). Clinically significant hypoglycemia is confirmed by the presence of ‘Whipple triad’
Gynaecomastia DDx
Gynecomastia results from increased oestrogens, decreased androgens or drugs that mimic these effects. Differential diagnosis
Diffuse Goitre
Diffuse goitre refers to generalised thyroid enlargement. Differential diagnosis.
Skin tumours DDx
Skin tumours can be benign or malignant. Differential diagnosis
Confidence Intervals
Confidence intervals are the range around the sample mean within which you predict the means of the population to lie
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
Resuscitative thoracotomy is a thoracotomy performed prehospital, in the emergency department or elsewhere that is an integral part of the initial resuscitation of a patient; an alternate term is emergency thoracotomy
Crush Syndrome
Crush Syndrome: prolonged ischaemic and muscular damage -> rhabdomyolysis and reperfusion injury on release; limb often initially numb with a peripheral pulse -> rapid swelling with compartment syndrome
A Spider called Willis
A ferocious spider lives in the brain. His name is Willis!
Asterixis DDx
Asterixis is the sudden loss of muscle tone during sustained contraction of an outstretched limb. It is associated with a silent period on EMG, distinguishing it from myoclonus, and is sometimes referred to as ‘negative myoclonus’.
Intracranial calcification DDx
Intracranial calcification may be divided into neoplastic, vascular, infectious or miscellaneous causes; basal ganglia calcification suggests specific underlying causes.
Wasting: small muscles of the hand
Wasting: small muscles of the hand. Underlying causes are best considered according to the level of neurological involvement.