My junior asked on rounds today: "This patient had severe diabetes for 15 years, but now that they have Chronic Kidney Disease, their blood sugar is suddenly normal. Are they cured?"
No. It’s actually a massive clinical red flag.
EPIDIDYMITIS
EPIDIDYMO-ORCHITIS
ORCHITIS
Distinguishing between these three conditions relies on assessing whether the inflammation is confined, shared, or isolated?
See the image below for key visual patterns to look out for in ultrasound.
Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council was not consulted.
Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda was not consulted.
Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council (Not sure)?
Uganda Medical Association was not consulted.
Dental Surgeons Association was not consulted.
University Deans, Vice Chancellors, not consulted.
Question: Who did they consult to come up with this policy? 🤔
A junior asked me once: "Sir, if we can easily prescribe ANTIBIOTICS to clear a bacterial infection, why don't we give ANTIVIRAL for viral infection like the common cold? Why is the treatment always just rest and fluids?"
I am surprised by how many people don't understand the actual cellular biology behind this.