Neurology 2011
Monday, 31 January 2011
Pharyngeal carcinoma
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Source: OHCS pg 570 Often advanced at presentation . M :F = 5:1. Histologically, 85% are squamous. Typical pt: Elderly smoker with sore thro...
Monday, 24 January 2011
Inhalational agents
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These are volatile liquids which readily vaporise, permitting administration by inhalation in oxygen-enriched air or an O2/N2O mix.They help...
Post-operative N&V
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Anaesthesia SE experienced by at least 25% of patients. Vomiting is initiated in the vomiting centre of the medulla, which itself receives i...
Premedication
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A nalgesia: Pre-emptive analgesia aims to dampen the pain pathways before the signals starts to arrive. It is not often used, and effects ar...
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Where does the oculomotor nerve like to get squashed?
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Berry aneurysm at the junction between the posterior communicating artery and the internal carotid artery is an important cause of oculomot...
Kernig's sign
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Positive when the leg is bent at the hip and knee at 90 degree angles, and subsequent further extension in the knee is painful (leading to r...
SAH
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Rx: Renounce raw conceit; find notes, morphine and pennies. Refer neurosurgery Reexamine CNS often Chart BP, pupils, GCS Fluids: SBP >160...
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