Internal Medicine

Pulmonary Embolism

Submitted by GMCT on Sun, 23/01/2011 - 00:42
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D-dimer is elevated in 90% of patients with Pulmonary embolism and Deep venous thrombosis.
In chest radiography, the Westermark sign represents a focus of oligemia seen distal to a pulmonary embolus.
Hampton's hump seen in pulmonary embolism, is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery of the lung with it's base against the pleural surface.
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Fat Embolism Syndrome (FES)

Submitted by GMCT on Sun, 23/01/2011 - 00:35
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Fat Embolism Syndrome presents with pulmonary (hypoxemia), neurological (delirium/coma) and cutaneuos (petechiae) manifestations.
Petechiae due to occlusion of dermal capillaries by fat globules is pathognomonic of Fat Embolism Syndrome.
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Approach to Fever with Case studies

Submitted by lavin246 on Sat, 22/01/2011 - 13:54
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ECG Interpretation in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Submitted by lavin246 on Sat, 22/01/2011 - 12:50
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