Sunday, January 17, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
- Grades of splenomegaly.
Grades of splenomegaly.
- Grade I :- Spleen is palpable under the costal margin.
- Grade II :- Spleen is palpable between the costal margin and umbilicus.
- Grade III :- Spleen is palpable below the umbilicus.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
- Metabolic syndrome (Syndrome X).
Metabolic syndrome
-Synonyms :-syndrome X, insulin resistance syndrome, Reaven's syndrome or dysmetabolic syndrome.
- How is the metabolic syndrome diagnosed or defined?
The metabolic syndrome be identified by presence of three or more of these components:
The metabolic syndrome be identified by presence of three or more of these components:
- Elevated waist /hip ratio (i.e Abdominal obesity).
- Elevated triglycerides:Equal to or greater than 150 mg/dL, or specific treatment for this
lipid abnormality. - Reduced HDL or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality.
- Elevated blood pressure or treatment of previously diagnosed hypertension.
- Elevated fasting glucose levels or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes.
-Prevention:- life style modification which is considered the first line of prevention.
- Increased physical activity e.g walking 30 minutes every day (2).
- Healthy, reduced calorie diet (3).
*References:-
(1) MedlinePlus:Metabolic Syndrome.
(2)Lakka TA, Laaksonen DE (2007). "Physical activity in prevention and treatment of the metabolic syndrome". Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquée, nutrition et métabolisme 32 (1): 76–88. doi:10.1139/h06-113.PMID 17332786.
(3)Feldeisen SE, Tucker KL (2007). "Nutritional strategies in the prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome". Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 32 (1):46–60. doi:10.1139/h06-101.PMID 17332784
Sunday, January 10, 2010
- Grades of respiratory distress.
Grades of respiratory distress
- Grade I (mild distress):- tachypnea ,working ala nasi and tachycardia .
- Grade II (moderate distress):- Chest retraction "in-drawing" (e.g subcostal and intercostal) due to moderate hypoxemia.
- Grade III (severe distress):- Grunting which is due to severe hypoxemia and indicate alveolar lesion (i.e parenchymatous lung disease).Here O2 supply is needed and patient must be hospitalized.Grunting is the last compensatory mechanism.
- Grade IV:- Cyanosis and disturbed consciousness and endotracheal tube is needed here.
Friday, January 8, 2010
- Grades of Dyspnea.
Grades of Dyspnea
Two scoring systems can be adopted to evaluate the dysnea changing it from subjective complaint to objective complaint.1-American Thoracic society score (ATS):
Grade 0:- No breathlessness except with strenuous exercise.
Grade 1:- Breathlessness when hurrying on the level or walking up a slight hill.
Grade 2:- Walks slower than people of the same age on the level because of breathlessness or has to stop for breath when walking at own pace on level.
Grade 3:- stop for breath after walking about 100 yards (96 meter) or a few minutes on the level.
Grade 4:- Too breathless to heave the house or breathless when dressing or underdressing.
2-New york heart association score (NYHA)
There are four functional grades of Dyspnea as follows:-
1. Grade I (minimal Dyspnea): Dyspnea on running or on doing more than ordinary effort .
2. Grade II : on doing ordinary effort .
3. Grade III (considerable Dyspnea) : on doing less than ordinary effort .
4. Grade IV : Dyspnea at rest.
*Ordinary effort is that of the person himself as regard his previous effort tolerance and usual life style.
*Reference:-
- Basics of respiratory medicine,Staff members,Thoracic medicine department,mansourauniversity,3ed,2009,symptoms of chest disease P.g 57.
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