A diabetic patient on Metformin develops abdominal pain + lactic acidosis.
What is the most important lab report you must check.? 🤔
A) Renal function
B) Liver enzymes
C) Thyroid status
D) Lipid profile
@MoarSahitoPTI Vancomycin for MRSA bacteremia (breaks the protein responsible for cell wall synthesis)
Linezolid for MRSA pneumonia (Binds to 50s ribosomal unit )
@modernHealthMe Diagnosis✅:Herpes zoster
-dermatomal rash with painful blistering that is caused by reactivation of VZV virus 🦠 and initial presentation is chicken pox after which virus remain dormant in dorsal root ganglia.
Clinicalℹ️:Erythematous maculopapular rash➡️vesicular lesions
@drkeithsiau Sulfhemoglobinemia✅: Sulfhemoglobinemia is a rare condition in which sulfur binds irreversibly to hemoglobin, forming sulfhemoglobin, which cannot carry oxygen. This causes the blood — and often the plasma — to appear greenish.
@IhabFathiSulima Procedure ✅: Peritoneal dialysis
-utilizes diffusion across the peritoneum (acts as a semipermeable membrane)and ultrafiltration to remove water and solutes from the blood 🩸
Location: placed into the peritoneal cavity and tunneled to an exit site [22]
@IhabFathiSulima Procedure ✅: Peritoneal dialysis
-utilizes diffusion across the peritoneum (acts as a semipermeable membrane)and ultrafiltration to remove water and solutes from the blood 🩸
Location: placed into the peritoneal cavity and tunneled to an exit site [22]
@drkeithsiau Courvoisier’s sign” ✅: Courvoisier’s sign suggests that the cause of the jaundice is malignant obstruction of the distal bile duct, most commonly due to:
➡️Pancreatic head carcinoma
➡️Cholangiocarcinoma
➡️Ampullary carcinoma
@drkeithsiau Diagnosis✅: congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)
Because Loops of bowel (air-filled structures) are seen in the thoracic cavity on the left side, displacing the heart to the right.
➡️ Mediastinal shift
➡️ Scaphoid abdomen
‼️ (Bochdalek type)