USMLE Step 2 CK - surgery 1
surgery 1
kingofhearts - 11-21-08 03:27
a 60 year old was diagnosed to have an appendicular mass and was undergoing conservative management .on the fourth day she developed features of early septic shock.as the patient was not recovering laparatomy was done....
kingofhearts - 11-21-08 03:27
a 60 year old was diagnosed to have an appendicular mass and was undergoing conservative management .on the fourth day she developed features of early septic shock.as the patient was not recovering laparatomy was done....
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Re: surgery 1
kingofhearts - 11-21-08 03:29 well what could be the cause ...... this has been circulated via email from one medical student and since then it has been circulating...
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Re: surgery 1 kingofhearts - 11-21-08 03:42 well what did you hear .....you heard about the question being circulated or something else about it .....well anyways you are welcome buddy ....
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Re: surgery 1 kingofhearts - 11-21-08 03:48 well in that case it must be a piece of cakewalk for you sir...please do tell me what could be the cause as i am not able to find it and still looking...
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Re: surgery 1 kingofhearts - 11-21-08 04:27 causes for hematuria could be acute glomerulonephritis,tb,nephroblastoma,renal cell carcinoma,transitional cell carcinoma...etc ... these r a few ....
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Re: surgery 1 kingofhearts - 11-21-08 04:31 well uretheric causes are due to stones....causes in the bladder are CA bladder ,CA prostate,cystitis,tb,bph,stone(which is common in school going children)
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Re: surgery 1 kingofhearts - 11-21-08 10:45 interstitial cystitis is also known as hunners ulcer,common in western female patients,many of them are psyciatric patients........
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Re: surgery 1 kingofhearts - 11-21-08 10:52 ok fine... there is severe fibrosis of the urinary bladder due to pancystitis resulting in a small thimble bladder,frequency and pain due 2 decreased bladder capacity....
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Re: surgery 1 kingofhearts - 11-21-08 10:56 cystoscopy and biopsy will confirm the diagnosis...treatment is difficult ,hydrostatic dilatation,instilllation of dimethyl sulphoxide or surgical procedures such as ileocystoplasty have been tried..
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Re: surgery 1 kingofhearts - 11-21-08 13:06 epididymal cyst------it is cystic degeneration of the appendages of epididymis,it is congenital...it is multilocular,the contents are watery and crystal clear....
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Re: surgery 1 kingofhearts - 11-21-08 13:12 it has brilliant transillumination giving the appearance of chinese lantern pattern..excision of the cyst may be necessary if the cyst is large..
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Re: surgery 1 kingofhearts - 11-21-08 13:18 spermatocoele is an acquired condition-retention cyst,it is unilocular,its contents are barley water like,poor transillumination..............
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Re: surgery 1 kingofhearts - 11-27-08 14:18 hi buddy ...where have you been for so long..... welll what are you r eferring to .....so have you got your material and started ....
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Re: surgery 1 kingofhearts - 11-27-08 14:22 well not yet buddy......but i will be joining the kaplan .....so what are you doing thses days.....why havent you got the material so far...
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Re: surgery 1 kingofhearts - 11-27-08 14:27 well what is it that is confusing you....you should make up your mind and stay firm with your decision .......relax and stay focussed...
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