💧 Edema is not a diagnosis — it’s a clinical clue.
From heart failure ❤️ to kidney disease 🩺, liver cirrhosis 🫀, and hypothyroidism 🦋, understanding why fluid accumulates is the key to finding the cause.
Master the mechanisms.
Recognize the patterns.
Treat the patient, not just the swelling.
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Which drug is associated with an increased risk of spina bifida if taken in early pregnancy?
A) Paracetamol
B) Valproic acia
C) Amoxicillin
D) Іbuprofen
ESR tells you that inflammation has left a slow systemic footprint.
CRP tells you that the liver is actively responding to cytokines
Procalcitonin tells you that the inflammatory programme may be bacterial or septic in nature.
They are not interchangeable clocks.
They are different biological readouts.
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🫀 MI at a glance —🔵 Posterior MI → Tall R/T V1–V2 + ST↓ V1–V3
🔴 Inferior MI → ST↑ II, III, aVF
🟢 Anteroseptal MI → ST↑ V1–V4
🟣 Lateral MI → ST↑ I, aVL, V5–V6
🟠 Apical MI → ST↑ V3–V6
🩷 Anterolateral MI → ST↑ I, aVL, V1–V6
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