Cardiac asthma is a medical condition in which the patient presents with the presentation of asthma, however the symptoms are not caused by pulmonary issue, rather it’s due to cardiac issue (congestive cardiac failure). One study found that almost one third of the elderly patients suffering with congestive heart failure presented with cardiac asthma. Cardiac … Read more
Hypercalcemia refers to the condition in which the levels of calcium in body are above normal. Excess calcium in the blood can result in various complications including kidney stones, weak bones, heart and brain related complications, etc. Symptoms of hypercalcemia vary from none to severe and the management depends upon the underlying cause. Regulation of … Read more
It’s a common practice in healthcare centers that patients are given intramuscular pain killer for pain, specially if it’s muscular. The injection used is mostly dicloran. The advising doctor may advice it as: inj dicloran i/m stat The statement means that this patient should be given the medicine “dicloran” in the injection form through intramuscular … Read more
Summer is here and so does the exposure to these creepy little creatures called mosquitoes! Mosquitoes are known to transmit a number of diseases to humans, other than simply irritating with buzzing sound in the ear and sucking the blood. Some of the diseases spread by them can be cured by using medicine, however some … Read more
Scorpions hunt usually at night and use their sting against the prey or predator, both. Every scorpion contains venom (usually neurotoxic), however not all are deadly for adult humans but can be fatal for children. Before moving to the treatment of scorpion sting, lets see some interesting facts about scorpions. Are all scorpions dangerous? Scorpions … Read more
Hirsuitism refers to the abnormal growth of hairs in women. This can either be the development of dark and coarse hairs in areas where women have fine hairs or in the areas where they have no hairs at all. These regions include the upper lip, chin, chest, abdomen, back, etc. Please note that women with … Read more
This post is not meant to be an alternate to expert doctors advice. It’s intended to be a discussion forum for doctors regarding best medicine for their patients and variable treatment. Case Presentation of Acute Tonsillitis The patient was suffering from cough along with mild sore throat and fever. No flu or any other complains. … Read more
This post is part of case discussion section for informing and improving the patients management. Today I received a patient with hypertension and was having symptoms like headache. I tried to discuss the case with various doctors of different departments and hospitals and would like to share my experience and their opinions. This is a … Read more
Glucose fever refers to the high grade fever resulting from hyperglycemia (or glucose infusion usually). In this article, we’ll discuss the common condition in which we can find the glucose fever and the ones incorrectly labelled by some as glucose fever. Please note, if you have correction or feedback for this post please let me … Read more
Sorry to ruin your evening, the new is fake. Yes you heard it right, the news about the “Trusted” media and “trusted” website probably ran by kids who don’t know how to confirm some news is Fake. First ebola patient in Pakistan – was false news I’m seriously sick of people confused about ebola’s first … Read more