Thursday, December 23, 2010

- Exploding head syndrome.

Exploding head syndrome
 
Def:- is a condition that causes the sufferer occasionally to experience a tremendously loud noise as originating from within his or her own head, usually described as the sound of an explosion, roar, gunshot, loud voices or screams, a ringing noise, or the sound of electrical arcing (buzzing).
This noise usually occurs within an hour or two of falling asleep, but is not necessarily the result of a dream and can happen while awake as well.

Causes:- 
The cause of the exploding head syndrome (EHS) is not known, but :
  • Some physicians have reported its correlation with stress, anxiety, and extreme fatigue.
  • It may be the result of a sudden movement of a middle ear component or of the eustachian tube. 
  • It may be the result of a form of minor seizure in the temporal lobe where the nerve cells for hearing are located.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

- Renal trauma grading scale.

Basically we can divide renal trauma into five grades.
The grades I , II and III are classified as minor traumas, and the grades IV,V as major :-
  • Grade I: contusion or subcapsular hematoma, without parenchymal laceration.
  • Grade II: superficial cortical laceration less than 1 cm deep.
  • Grade III: deep cortical laceration extending more than 1 cm.
  • Grade IV:
    1. corticomedullary laceration with collecting system injury and urinary extravasation. 
    2.  vascular injury:- laceration or thrombosis of a segmental artery.
  • Grade V:
    1. Multiple deep lacerations.
    2. Thrombosis of the main renal artery.
    3. Avulsion of renal hilum which devascularizes kidney.

Monday, November 22, 2010

- Bladder Injury.

Bladder Injury
Aetiology:-
  1. Blunt trauma : 10% of pelvic fractures.
  2. Penetrating trauma :gunshots or stap wounds.
  3. Iatrogenic:-
    • Obestetric :- 0.3% with caeserean section.
    • Gynaecological e.g.during a vaginal or abdominal hysterectomy.
    • Urological e.g during cystescopy.
    • Orthopaedic e.g. pins and screws can commonly perforate the urinary bladder, particularly during internal fixation of pelvic fractures.
  4. Idiopathic:- due to presence of a previous scar.
Classification(Pathophysiology):-
  1. Extraperitoneal rupture bladder:
  2. Usually due to fracture pelvis,and Extravasation occur at the perivesical space and may extend up to the anterior abdominal wall,If the urogenital membrane is injuried.
  3. Intraperitoneal rupture bladder:(The most dangerous)
  4. Usually due to direct trauma when the bladder is full,associated with electrolyte disturbance and may passed unnoticed for along time.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

- Side effects of antithyroid drugs.

Side effects of antithyroid drugs.
"Charge"
Cholestatic jaundice.
Hypothyroidism.
Allergy,Agranulocytosis.
Relapse on sudden stoppage.
Goiter,Git upsets.
Exophthalmos increase.

enjoy,,
Dr Ibrahim