- Arterial line placement.

Arterial line placement.

An intra-arterial catheter (A-line) is a very small plastic tube (called catheter) placed in one of your blood vessels (an artery) by highly trained personnel. This is usually done during or before certain types of surgery or in the Intensive Care Unit.

To see how to undergo Arterial line see the following video from New Engeland Journal of Medicine.

you can see the video online on NEJM here or

Download it directly from here 

  or watch it now :D

- Otitis Externa table.

Otitis Externa table.

This is a table for comparison between different types of Otitis Externa.

First what is Otitis Externa?

Simply it is It is Inflammation of the skin of the external auditory canal.

To download the table from MediaFire Click here size 20KB

In the table there is a comparison between

• Furunclosis( Localized otitis externa )
• Diffuse otitis externa
• Necrotizing otitis externa (Malignant otitis externa)
• Otomycosis
• Herpes zoster oticus (Ramsey- Hunt syndrome)

As regard:-

• Definition
• Aetilogy
• Predisposing Factors
• Clinical picture
• Treatment

You can print the table on large papers (A3 papers)

Good luck,

Dr Ibrahim

- Presentation:- Schizophrenia .

Schizophrenia PowerPoint show

Keywords:-

• Definition Of Schizophrenia.
• Epidemiology Of Schizophrenia.
• A bit of history
• Etiology Of Schizophrenia.
• Signs and symptoms
• Types Of Schizophrenia.
• Differential Diagnosis Of Schizophrenia.
• Diagnostic criteria Of Schizophrenia.
• Prognostic Factors in schizophrenia.
• Prognosis Of Schizophrenia.
• Treatment Of Schizophrenia.

- Mesothelioma Treatment Options.

Mesothelioma Treatment Options.

Dr. Michael Milano, consulting oncologist, discusses the various treatment options available to an asbestos cancer patient..