PYREXIA OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN--- CAUSES

                                                PYREXIA OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN- CAUSES Definition: Criteria for definition of PUO 1.illness of more than 3wks duration Temp>38.3ºC on several occasions  Remaining undiagnosed after 1weekof intensive study  in hospital. Most...

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ACROMEGALY AND GIGANTISM

                                                    ACROMEGALY AND GIGANTISM Head to foot examination Face Prominent brow,thick wrinkles in the forehead Wide spaced teeth, macroglossia Prominent nasolabial fold Seborrhea,acne,hirsutism Fundus: Optic...

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CUSHING'S SYNDROME -CAUSES, CLINICAL FEATURES,INVESTIGATIONS AND TREATMENT

                                             Cushing’s Syndrome Syndrome produced when excess amount of glucocorticoids is produced. MNEMONICS C-  Central obesity(truncal) and moon face U- ...

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