| Some facts -
13-02-2007, 02:26 AM
Trachea is not displaced but apex beat is displaced in : scoliosis
Despite good appetite there is weight loss in : diabetes mellitus, thyrotoxicosis
Before being palpable subcostally spleen grows in superior and posterior direction.
Tender hepatomegaly is present in : Heart failure
Night sweats are characteristic of : tuberculosis
Following are seen in lower palpebral conjunctiva : pallor , polycythaemia, scleroderma
Relative bradycardia is present in : Enteric fever , Dengue fever
continued fever is feature of : Enteric fever and dengue fever
Diagnostic feature of pneumothorax : absent breath sound with resonant note
usually mediastinum shifts to opposite in pneumothorax but if there is underlying malignancy there is no mediastinal shift.
Memory aid for pathogenesis of asthma : sensitive airway
swollen
secretion
spasm
shedding of epithelium
Memory aid for COPD: h/o persistent cough for 3 consecutive months in 2 successive years
Hypertrophy of mucous glands
hypersecretion of mucus
hyperemic mucosal surface
hyperplasia of bronchial smooth muscle
hypercapnia
hypoxemia
hypertension (pulmonary)
hyperinflated lungs
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