Items tagged “core condition”
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Ascending transtentorial herniation
Ascending transtentorial herniation is a situation where space-occupying lesions in the posterior cranial fossa cause superior displacement of superior parts of the cerebellum through the tentorial notch.
Clinical presentation
nausea and/or vomiting
rapid progression toward a decreased leve...
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Caecal volvulus
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16 Apr 2013
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Parapharyngeal abscess
Parapharyngeal abscesses are deep neck abscesses involving the parapharyngeal space. It is a serious medical condition, potentially fatal, and requires prompt diagnosis and treatment.
Epidemiology
A person of any age can develop a parapharyngeal abscess, but it is most commonly seen in childre...
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Atlanto-occipital dissociation injuries
Atlanto-occipital dissociation injuries are severe and include both atlanto-occipital dislocations and atlanto-occipital subluxations.
Pathology
The tectorial membrane and alar ligaments provide most of the stability to the atlanto-occipital joint, and injury to these ligaments results in inst...
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Radial head fracture
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30 Jul 2013
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Choledocholithiasis
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03 Aug 2013
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Renal trauma
Renal trauma can result from direct, blunt, penetrating, and iatrogenic injury.
Epidemiology
Renal injuries account for ~10% of abdominal trauma, and thus the demographic of affected individuals reflect that population. The incidence of renal injuries increases in pre-existing congenital or ac...
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Small bowel obstruction due to an incarcerated femoral hernia
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19 Oct 2013
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Shattered spleen - AAST grade V injury
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29 Oct 2013
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Retroperitoneal haemorrhage
Retroperitoneal haemorrhage can be a source of significant yet occult blood loss.
Terminology
Some articles conflate and/or confuse retroperitoneal haemorrhage and Wunderlich syndrome 5. However Wunderlich syndrome refers primarily to bleeding around the kidney, not the retroperitoneum in gene...
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture is a feared complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm and is a surgical emergency. It is part of the acute aortic syndrome spectrum.
Epidemiology
Abdominal aortic aneurysms are common and affect ~7.5% of patients aged over 65 years 6.
The risk of ruptur...
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Deep sulcus sign of pneumothorax
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02 Nov 2013
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Pulmonary laceration
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28 Nov 2013
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Acute pyelonephritis
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28 Nov 2013
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Tentorium cerebelli subdural haematoma
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28 Nov 2013
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Post surgical extra-axial collection
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29 Nov 2013
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Oesophageal perforation
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02 Dec 2013
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Oesophageal perforation
Oesophageal perforation is a rare but serious medical emergency with a very high mortality rate, especially if the diagnosis is delayed.
Epidemiology
Most patients are in their sixties with a slight male predominance 5.
Clinical presentation
Oesophageal rupture is iatrogenic from instrument...
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Live intrauterine gestation
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03 Dec 2013
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Tubo-ovarian abscess
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03 Dec 2013
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