Respiration Assessment Clinical Skills
Respiration is controlled by the respiratory center in the lateral medulla...
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Assessment Techniques
A physical assessment involves four basic techniques: inspection, palpation,...
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Pain Assessment Techniques
A patient should undergo screening for pain during emergency department...
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Blood Pressure Measurement
Blood pressure is the lateral force exerted by blood on the arterial walls....
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Pulse Oxymetry Clinical Skills
Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive, uncomplicated, and pain-free method...
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Fluid Input and Output Monitoring
Typically, the intake and excretion of water—or inputs and outputs—maintain...
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Characteristics of Normal Cerebrospinal fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear, watery liquid that flows around the...
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Difference between Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers
Gastric and duodenal ulcers are both types of peptic ulcers, which are...
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Autoclave machine
An autoclave is a machine that provides a physical method of sterilization...
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Sterilization process and types of sterilization
Sterilization is the process by which all pathogenic and nonpathogenic...
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Oxygen Therapy: Indications, delivery and doses
Oxygen is the most commonly used life-saving drug in emergency situations...
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Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a type of positive airway...
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Leopold's Maneuver
Leopold maneuver is a technique used to palpate the gravid uterus systematically....
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Mental Status Assessment/Examination (MSE)
The mental status examination is a description of all the areas of the...
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Oxygen Therapy and Delivery Devices
A variety of oxygen-delivery devices are available for administering oxygen...
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Plummer-vinson Triad Flashcard
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome is an association of postcricoid dysphagia, upper...
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Autoimmune hepatitis
Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease in which the body’s own immune system...
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What causes an ectopic pregnancy?
Ectopic pregnancy is caused by a number of factors. These factors include;...
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Lumbar Puncture Procedure and CSF Analysis
Lumbar puncture is a procedure that is often performed to obtain information...
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What is the physiology that causes night sweats in tuberculosis?
One of the clinical features of tuberculosis is night sweats. Night sweats...
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Fever Of Unknown Origin: Differentials and Workup
Fever of unknown origin is defined by (a) a temperature greater than 38.3°C...
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Causes of Obstructive Jaundice
The common causes of obstructive jaundice include:Cholelithiasis which...
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Psoas sign
One diagnostic maneuver for appendicitis is known as the psoas sign, which...
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Pleural Aspiration/Thoracocentesis Procedure
Pleural aspiration or thoracocentesis is a procedure of aspirating fluid...
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Jugular Venous Pressure Examination and Interpretation
Jugular venous pressure is a and indirect manometer of pressure in the...
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15 weight loss techniques and tips
Weight loss is never an easy thing to achieve! But it doesn't need to be...
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Heart Sounds: Normal and Abnormal Heart sounds
Events in the cardiac cycle generate sounds which can be heard on the surface...
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Finger clubbing: Causes, Grading and Schamroth’s sign
Finger clubbing is a deformity of the finger or toe nails due to a proliferation...
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H's and T's of Cardiac Arrest
The H’s and T’s of cardiac arrest is a mnemonic used to help recall...
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Drugs Acting On Central Nervous System
Central nervous system agents are medicines acting on central nervous system...
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Management of Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Risk of developing opportunistic infections increases over time as HIV...
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GeneXpert MTB/RIF for Tuberculosis Diagnosis
GeneXpert MTB/RIF is a cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test...
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ECG Leads : Precordial /Chest Leads Placement
The six precordial ecg leads configuration places six positive electrodes...
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How To Approach a Patient with Painful Joints
Painful joints is a common complain among patients. As a doctor you will...
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Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of multiple myelomas
Presence of multiple myelomas is often suspected because of one of the...
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What is the Cause of Diarrhoea in HIV/AIDs Patients?
Chronic diarrhoea is one of the most common presenting problems in patients...
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