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#Glasgow_Criteria_for_prognosis_of_Acute #Pancreatitis---:-
...(.#PANCREAS)
*P-----PaO2 <60mmHg
*A-----Age >55years
*N-----Neutrophilic leukocytosis >15000/cmm
*C-----Serum Ca <2mmol/L
*R-----(Renal) Urea >16mmol/L
*E-----(Enzymes) LDH>600 U/L, ALT>200 U/L
*A-----Albumin <32gm/L
*S-----(Suger) Glucose >10mmol/L
#Score more than 3 out of 9 indicate Bad prognosis.
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⭕️The symptoms of retropharyngeal abscess include:-
📍difficulty or noisy breathing.
📍difficulty swallowing.
📍pain when swallowing.
📍drooling.
📍fever.
📍cough.
📍severe throat pain.
📍neck stiffness or swelling.
📍muscle spasms in the neck.
#ENT @clinicalnote
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🖇Acute frontal sinusitis=frontal headache "periodic".
🖇The most common cause of viral rhinosinusitis is rhinovirus.
🖇The most common cause of bacterial rhinosinusitis is streptococcus pneumoniae.
🖇The most common site of nasal polyp is anterior ethmoidal sinus.
🖇Nasal polyp are most commonly bilateral except antrochonal polyps is mostlyunilateral.
🖇 The most common type of chronic rhinitis is vasomotorrhinitis.
🖇Lupus+leprosy=perforation in cartilaginous part of nasal
septum.
🖇Syphilis=perforation in bony part of nasal septum.
🖇Young child presented with
unilateral nasal obstruction and offensive discharge=foreign body.
🖇Muddy discharge=fungal infections.
#ENT
@clinicalnote
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🖇Bull Neck=Diphtheria.
🖇The main symptom of acute upper respiratory tract obstruction
is stridor.
🖇The most common causative organism of common cold is rhinovirus.
🖇The most common cause of upper respiratory tract obstruction in children is CROUP.
🖇The most common foreign body in children is peanuts.
🖇The best way to remove foreign body is rigid bronchoscopy.
@clinicalnotes
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Duloxetine is the first-line therapy recommended in NICE guideline for management of peripheral neuropathy
@clinicalnote
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⭕️Causes of facial palsy.
-CSOM.
-Malignant otitis externa.
-Herpes simplex auticus.
⭕️The commonest causes of ET closure. -Inflamatory:rihnitis tonsilitis.
-Adenoid in children.
-NPC IN adult.
⭕️Brain abscess is the most lethal complication of CSOM/common in males.
⭕️ Common site of labyrinthin fistula's is lateral semicircular canal.
⭕️Croup is the most common cause of acute airway obstruction in children/more in males+winter.
⭕️ The most common systemic factor of epistaxis is HT in old age.
⭕A common factor of epistaxis is trauma.
⭕Foreign body and nasal picking in children.
⭕The common site is a wood area.
⭕A common site of bleeding is the sphenopalatine artery.
⭕️Anterior epistaxis is more common.
⭕️ Posterior epistaxis is more dangerous.
⭕️The most common cause of rhinitis and sinusitis in Sudan is allergy.
⭕️The commonest benign neoplasm is juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.
⭕️A common malignant neoplasm is NPC.
⭕The most common presenting symptom of NPC is a bilateral enlargement of cervical LN.
✔️Rt abducent palsy is the commonest single cranial nerve affected in NPC.
⭕️ The most common site from which NPC originates is the fossa of Rossenmollar.
✔️95% of NPC is squamous cell type.
✔️NPC more in males.
⭕️The most common infectious vertigo is viral.
⭕The commonest fungal rhinosinusitis in Sudan is ASP flavus.
⭕️The commonest fungal rhinosinusitis worldwide is ASP fumigatus.
✔️ The common site is ethmoid sinus.
✔️Maxillary sinus is common in bacterial sinusitis.
⭕️ The most common cause of CHL is ear wax.
⭕️Otosclerosis is common in females in Sudan.
⭕️OM with E is more common in children and can lead to adhesive otitis OM.
⭕️Acute tonsilitis is common in children.
⭕️AOM is the 2nd most common in children after RTI.
✔️More in male.
✔️Peak in 1st 2 years common in 6-12 ms.
✔️More in winter.
⭕️Posterior large perforation, ossicular disruption ___>more HL.
⭕️Otitis externa is more painful than otitis media.
⭕️Stridor is harsh raspy noise due to partial obstructions of URT.
⭕️A common ex of labyrinthitis is SNHL due to bacterial meningitis.
⭕️The most common laryngeal cancer is the glottis.
⭕️The most common Malignant sinonasal tumor is SCC.
⭕️The most common tumor in mid ear is glomus jugulare.
✔️2nd of temporal bone.
✔️More in females.
✔️More in left ear.
✔️ The common symptom is pulsatile tinnitus.
⭕️ Commonly nasal perforation is due to nasal picking.
⭕️The commonest cause of nasal polyp is allergic rhinitis/common in asthmatics.
⭕️A common benign tumor in dry areas is nasal hemangioma.
⭕️OE is common in swimmers/in hot humid weather.
⭕️The commonest cause of tonsilitis is beta-hemolytic strep.
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⭕️Unilateral nasal obstruction and foul smelling nasal discharge are characteristic for nasal FB.
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The most common organism that cause acute epiglottitis is
H. Influenzae type B
Also other organisms cause acute epiglottis as Staphylococcus
Streptococcus , Pnemoccoi while Parainfluenza virus cause croup disease
#ENT
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Griesinger's sign is Edema & tenderness over the posterior border of the mastoid process.
#ENT
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♣️ Normal oestrogen + high testosterone + LH high + FSH normal + high FSH and LH ratio is = Polycystic Ovarian syndrome.
♣️ Tall + lack of secondary sexual characteristics + Gynaecomastia + low
testosterone + high LH FSH + firm small tests is = Klinefilters syndrome
♣️ lethargy , weakness + anorexia + nausea , vomiting + weight loss + hyperpigmentation at palmer or buccal mucosa + loss of pubic hairs + hypotension + high K + Low sodium is =
Addison’s disease
♣️ Sepsis / surgery/ steroid withdrawal/infection + hypotension + hypothermia + syncope + convulsions + hyponatremia + hyperkalaemia + hypoglycaemia is =
Addisonian crisis
♣️ Low ACTH + no skin pigmentation + no hyperkalaemia + BP normal + low Cortisol + normal aldosterone is = secondary hypoadrenalsim.
♣️ Thyrotoxicosis + goitre + autoantibodies + Thyroid eye disease is = Graves disease.
♣️ Weight gain + intermittent sweating + hypoglycaemia (feel hungry, sweaty , tremors, diplopia, weakness ),+ early in morning or just before meal + high insulin + high c peptide + high proinsulin :insulin ratio is = Insulinoma
♣️ sweating + confusion + headache + hunger + tremors + diplopia = Hypoglycaemia
♣️ Family history+ high plasma Calcium + low Urine calcium is = Familial hypocalcuric
hypercalcemia
♣️ Hyponatermia + urine sodium more than 20 + low plasma osmolality less than 270 + high urine osmolality more than 1000 or more than 300 is = SIADH
♣️ Viral infection + tender Goitre + high ESR + globally reduced uptake
on radioactive iodine(,or no uptake) + initially hyperthyroidism then
hypothyroidism is = Sub acute (De
Quervain's ) thyroiditis.
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Cushing Syndrome with Associated hypokalemia suggests severe hypercortisolism and is most often seen with ectopic ACTH-producing tumors.
