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Environmental enteropathy is malabsorption disorder that occurs among residents or travelers of environments with poor sanitation and hygiene, for example tropical countries. This is post with visual maps and comic on environmental enteropathy.

Erb’s palsy is a paralysis of the arm caused by injury to brachial plexus upper trunk C5–C6 nerves. These injuries arise most commonly from shoulder dystocia during a difficult birth.

Heart failure is a clinical condition characterized by inability of the heart to pump blood efficiently enough to maintain tissue perfusion. Left Sided Heart failure (LVF) most common causes Ischemic heart disease Hypertension Aortic or Mitral valve disease Myocardial disease Left sided Failure leads to low perfusion of organs The left side of heart supply […]

Dysphagia means difficulty in swallowing, the word “dysphagia” is derived from the Greek dys meaning bad or disordered, and the root phag- meaning “eat”. Associated Signs and symptoms Difficulty in swallowing Sensation of food getting stuck in your throat or chest Regurgitation Heartburn Coughing especially when Supine Weight loss Aspiration pneumonia Causes Swallowing disorders can […]

Fetal alcohol syndrome involves developmental defects due to maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Pathophysiology The placental barrier gives free entry to ethanol and Its toxic metabolites like acetaldehyde into the fetal compartment, so whenever mommy is drinking, fetus is drinking too. The developing fetal nervous system is very sensitive to ethanol and its toxic metabolites. […]

Gout is Crystal induced arthropathy caused by monosodium urate crystals. More common in men than women. Associated with hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and old age. Hyperuricemia (>6.8mg/dl) leads to the precipitation of uric acid and the formation of needle-shaped crystals. These crystals in joint space induce inflammation.
Acute gout

The extreme pain of the affected joint. Most commonly great toe is affected, also called Podagra. Chances of uric acid precipitation are higher in extremities where the temperature is low. Sudden onset of pain typically awakes the person in the middle of the night. The painful event is commonly associated with alcohol or smoking. Toe shows all signs and symptoms of acute inflammation (redness, pain, swelling, tenderness and increased temperature).

Duchenne muscular dystrophy illustrations and theory for quick review 👇😋. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is X-linked recessive disease which causes lack of the cytoskeletal protein dystrophin leading to marked striated muscle degeneration. Males have only one X chromosome and this is X linked recessive disease hence it affects males more. Females typically are carriers of […]

Osteopetrosis cartoons and illustrations in this article will help you remember and revise more efficiently. I hope you like and share them, in covid19 Era I am trying very best to create these mind maps because this is best, I can do, other than practicing social distancing and whatever protocols are being suggested. Hope you […]

Covid19 global pandemic is keeping most people locked in their homes. It is changing norms of our relationship to the outside world, to each other and the way we do things in our day to day life. This article is must read if you are interested in role of pandemics and epidemics in our society, […]

What is covid-19? Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China. Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS coronavirus […]