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What are some useful general open ended questions?
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How are you feeling?
What do you mean by.. Could you describe.. |
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How long does it take from onset of disease to cause an an effect on ESR? How long after disease resolution does it take ESR to return to normal?
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1-2 days to change ESR
1-2 months to return to normal |
2 rule
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What is the half life of albumin?
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20 days (also, its a good indicator of chronic liver disease, not acute)
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Features of Acromegalic Facies
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Large supraorbital ridge
Broad nose Broad square jaw Enlarged tongue Soft tissue swelling (nose, lips) |
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Features of Alcoholic Facies
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Telangeictasia
Greasy skin appearance rosacea + rhinophyma Parotid swelling |
skin features + gland
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Features of Chipmunk Facies
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(thalasaemia Major)
Hypertrophy of the maxillae Prominent malar eminences Depression of the bridge of the nose (hypertrophy of the facial bones + skull due to hemoglobinopathies |
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Fever +rigors + tension = ?
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Septicaemia
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Fever + Vomiting + Headache = ?
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Meningitis
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Fatigue + Dizziness +/- syncope
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Arrhythmia
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In a child Fever + drooling + stridor = ?
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Epiglottitis
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Headache + vomitting + altered conciousness = ?
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SAH (subarachnoid haemorrhage)
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Abdominal pain + amenorrhoea + abnormal vaginal bleeding = ?
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Ectopic pregnancy
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Aching bones + wadling gait + deafness = ?
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Paget's disease
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