-Atta's triad.

Atta's triad.

Atta's triad of bilharzial dysentery:-

1. Bleeding per rectum.
2. Polyposis.
3. Clubbing of fingers.

Dr Ibrahim

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-Charcot's triad.

Charcot's triad.

Charcot's triad of acute cholangitis:-

1. Fever with rigors.
2. Right hypochondrial pain.
3. Jaundice.

Dr Ibrahim
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-No in ASD.

No in Atrial septal defect.

No murmur due to ASD itself but murmur of relative MS,PS.
No ACEIs if HF occur but give diuretics and digitalis.
No spontanous closure of ASD.
No symptoms or signs in small ASD.

Dr Ibrahim

-Malabsorption syndrome.

Malabsorption syndrome.

Def:-Interference of absorption of one or more of the nutrients from small intestine,however lipids almost always fail to be absorbed leading to steatorrhea (fatty stool).

Causes:-

1)Gastric causes:-

• Cancer stomach.
• Atrophic gastritis.
• Gastrectomy.
• Gastrojejunostomy.
• Prenicious anemia.
• Zolinger Ellison syndrome.

2)Pancreatic causes(decrease Pancreatic enzymes):-

• Chronic pancreatitis.
• Cystic fibrosis.
• Pancreatic resection.
• Cancer pancrease
• Hemochromatosis.
  

-Grading of function in rheumataid disease.

Grading of function in rheumataid disease

I Fit for all activities.
II Moderate restriction.
III Marked restriction.
IV Confined to chair or bedbound.

Dr Ibrahim
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