Interesting Medical Tidbits 1

               Unidigital clubbing occurs

Following median nerve injury

Rarely –in sarcoidosis

Unilateral clubbing occurs in

Anomalies of aortic arch,aortic or subclavian artery aneurysm

BrachialAV fistula

Rarely in

Pancoats tumor

Recurrent dislocation of shoulder

Recurrent clubbing  occurs in

In pregnancy in other wise healthy women

TECHNIQUE OF CPR

Most important first step in Cardio pulmonary resuscitation

Patients back must be placed on a firm surface

If patient is on a soft surface like soft mattress,a board must be placed under the patients back.

Hemoptysis

Ascultate the heart to rule out MS,rest of the causes are respiratory mostly.

Frank recurrent hemoptysis

Mitral stenosis

Dry bronchiectasis
Bronchogenic carcinoma

Coarctationof Aorta- absence of pedal pulse ina hypertensive

Thyro toxicosis-irregular pulse in the absenc of cardiac cause

Non cardiac causes of bradycardia-ICT,obstructive jaundice,Myxedema,typhoid

-Pericardial effusion- cardiac Dullness extends beyond apical impulse

SVC obstruction-Facial puffiness  with non pulsatile JVP

Tips for O.P. diagnosis

oedema

Above downwards-renal pathology

below upwards-Cardiac pathology

In between -(abdomen)hepatic pathology

Everywhere-nutritional

         Periorbital edema-

CRF

Myxedema

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