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Sports medicine textbook at eMedicine
by RxPG - 1125 reads, 0 votes
This online textbook from eMedicine.com, Inc provides information on a wide range of sports medicine topics. Broad chapter headings include face and head, foot and ankle, hip, knee, lower and upper limb, neurological, shoulder, spine, wrist and hand. Each chapter is written by physicians, who can update their chapter at any time. ...
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A short, illustrated tutorial on osteoporosis
by RxPG_Team - 1024 reads, 0 votes
A short, illustrated tutorial on osteoporosis from the Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education of the University of Utah's WebPath service. It covers general features, diagnosis, consequences, prevention strategies and treatment and provides colour photographs. ...
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List of Extra-articular Complications of Rheumatoid Arthritis
by nuke - 1421 reads, based on 2 votes
The following is a list of Extra-articular Complications of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Amyloidosis
Secondary amyloidosis should be suspected in RA patients who develop proteinuria, renal failure, gastrointestinal symptoms, myocardiopathy and/or hepatomegaly, and in those having elevated phase reactants concurrent with little clinical activity.
Anemia
Anemia in RA is usually asymptomatic, therefore periodic blood cell counts should be obtained including erythrocyte, leukocyte and platelet counts, calculation of the mean corpuscular volume (MCV), reticulocyte count, and general liver and kidney function tests....
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Pott's disease
by Wikipedia - 2323 reads, based on 4 votes
Pott's disease is a presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the spine. Precisely it is called tuberculous spondylitis and the original name was formed after Percivall Pott, a London surgeon. It is most commonly localized in the thoracic portion of the spine....
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Management of Spinal Tuberculosis — Current Concepts
by Sanjeev Agarwal - 3043 reads, based on 4 votes
Tuberculosis of the spine is one of the oldest diseases afflicting humans. Evidences of spinal tuberculosis have been found in Egyptian mummies dating back to 3400 BC
1. The descriptions in Rigveda, Atharvaveda and Charak Samhita are the oldest known texts in the world literature relating to this disease
2. The association of paraplegia and kyphotic deformity of the spine was first noticed by Sir Percival Pott
3. Tuberculosis was a leading cause of mortality in the beginning of the twentieth century
4. Improvement in the socio-economic status led to a major decline in the prevalence even before the introduction of antituberculous drugs. However, it continues to be a major public ...
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