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Hi brainy folks, Kussmaul Sign is a paradoxical rise in jugular venous pressure (JVP) on inspiration, or a failure in the fall of the JVP along with inspiration. It is seen in heart disease with limited right ventricular filling due to right heart dysfunction. What happens normally- when there is inspiration there is negative intrathoracic […]

Hi brainy folks, Multiple Sclerosis is Autoimmune disease where myelin is destroyed by CD8 T cells and macrophages. Myelin degeneration affects signal transduction in affected area of brain and spinal cord. Symptoms vary according to the area affected. There are major symptoms and signs which are depicted in visual maps below. LOVDIP Uhthoff in multiple […]

Hi brainy folks, DIC (Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation) is a condition where early diagnosis and prompt treatment can be life saving. Decoding DIC today 😊…. disseminated (all over the place) intravascular (within the blood vessels) coagulation (blood clots). What are the causes? Release of tissue factor is first step of coagulation cascade initiation. There are four […]

Hi brainy folks, Schatzki ring is a narrowing of the lower esophagus that can cause dysphagia. Dysphagia means difficulty in swallowing. The Schatzki ring is a small tissue fold that partially blocks the esophagus, leading to the dysphagia. Hope you enjoy visual maps … have fun !! 😍🥰 Doctors aren’t sure what exactly causes a […]

Asterixis is a type of negative myoclonus. It is a Greek word that means “not a fixed position”. Most commonly it is associated with Metabolic Encephalopathy. It was initially described as a liver flap because it was associated with hepatic encephalopathy. Not only liver failure but multiple other diseases and drugs may cause asterixis. There is a brief loss of muscle tone in agonist muscles followed by the compensatory jerk of the antagonistic muscles in asterixis. Bilateral Asterixis is most commonly associated with metabolic encephalopathy and few drugs.

Metabolic Encephalopathy – Liver failure, Azotemia, Respiratory failure, and Congestive heart failure.

Drugs – Benzodiazepines, phenytoin, and lithium.

Hi brainy folks, cadaver dissection is part of medical education and anatomy learning, I came across fascinating history of infamous anatomy dissection practices and made comic inspired by that. Hope you will enjoy journey of cadaver dissection. Do read cadaver criminals it is very interesting. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/10/06/edinburghs-most-infamous/. Dissection of human body for educational purpose was not […]

Hi brainy folks, last part of Bacillus Anthrax…hope you like it. Anthrax clinical types Cutaneous Anthrax Most common type, mode of transmission is contact with spores and its entry through breach in skin. Painless Pruritic Papule, which progresses into necrotic Black Eschar. Black eschar sloughs off in two weeks. Treatment: Combination therapy (antibiotics oral + […]

Hi Medico-Humans , Below are visual maps on Bacillus Anthrax transmission and pathogenesis, hope you enjoy reading it, Love 😍. Quick details … B. Anthrax transmission Anthrax is zoonotic illness, following are mode of transmission- Inhalation of spores Direct contact of spores to skin (through cuts or breaks) More common in people working and living […]

Hello Brainy Folks, Few general features on Anthrax Bacillus for you 😊, It is Box shaped; gram positive capsulated bacillus. It has capsule which is made up of polypeptide Polyglutamate-D and the taste of this polyglutamate is quite repulsive for macrophages. Macrophages doesn’t like to phagocytose yucky tasting capsulated bacteria. For anthrax bacteria it is […]

The Bioweapon in Envelope The Anthrax bacteria can persist for long periods of time as a spore and can be prepared in a powdered formulation, hence B. anthracis is considered as a serious biological threat, with potential use as a military or terrorist weapon. The 2001 anthrax attacks, also known as Amerithrax from its FBI case name, occurred […]