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-Carcinoma stomach is the commonest cause of Krukenberg’s tumour.


#Stomach
ACUTE GASTRIC DILATATION

-It is an enormous acute dilatation of stomach with atonic gastric wall without peristalsis.
-Stomach distends enormously occupying most of the abdomen and pelvis causing sequestration of lots of fluid resulting in hypovolaemia.


#Stomach
Causes of Acute Gastric dilatation:

1-After major surgery (abdomen,. neurosurgery).
2-Trauma, burns.
3-Retroperitoneal haematoma.
4-Electrolyte imbalance.
5-Other causes: Anorexia nervosa, bulimia, polyphagia, drug abuse, diabetes, anaesthesia, debilitating diseases, spinal cord diseases, muscle dystrophy.


#Stomach
HYPERTROPHIC PYLORIC STENOSIS

-There is increased risk of developing the condition if new- born gets erythromycin or azithromycin in first 14 days after birth.

#Medicine
#Pediatrics
Precancerous lesions of Gastric Cancer:

1•H. pylori infection, chronic gastritis
2•Pernicious anaemia
3•Intestinal metaplasia
4•Adenomatous polyps more than 2 cm
5•Agammaglobulinaemia
6•Benign gastric ulcer
7•Previous gastric surgery
8•Stomach remnant (stump carcinoma)
9•Menetrier’s disease.
10•Benign gastric ulcer.

#Surgery
#Medicine
What are the signs of active acromegaly?

-Signs of activity:
1-Progressive increase in the size of the body
2-Excessive sweating
3-Increasing visual field defect
4-Large skin tags (Molluscum fibrosum)
5-Presence of glycosuria (diabetes mellitus)
6-Hypertension
7-Progressive headache
8-Enlarging thyroid.


#MCQ
#Medicine
#Endocrine
In case of Cushing syndrome:

-CBC shows
1-High Neutrophils & RBC, but decrease all other cells (Lymphopenia, Esinopenia).

-Biochemistry shows:
1-Hyperglycemia
2-Hypernatremia.
3-Hypokalemia.
4-Metabolic alkalosis
5-Hypocalcemia.

#Medicine
#Endocrine
•In case of Primary Adrenal insufficiency"Addison's disease ":


-CBC: neutropenia, lymphocytosis and eosinophilia.

-Decrease Aldosterone,
-Hyponatremia,
-Hyperkalemia,
-Metabolic acidosis.
-Hypercalcemia.
-Hypoglycemia.
Urea is increased in primary disease but decreased or Normal in secondary diseas.


#Medicine
#Endocrine
Causes of anaemia in malaria infection:

1-Haemolysis of infected red cells
2-Haemolysis of non-infected red cells(black water fever) 3-Dyserythropoiesis
4-Splenomegaly and sequestration
5-Folate depletion.

#Medicine
#Infections
What is AIDS?

-It is HIV infected individual with CD4 T cell count <200 cells/mm2 regardless of the presence of the symptoms.

or
-HIV infected individual with AIDS defining conditions (category C) regardless of CD4 count is labeled AIDS.

#Medicine
#Infection
HIV disease:

-It is the spectrum of disorders ranging from primary infection, with or without the acute HIV syndrome, to the asymptomatic infected state to advanced disease.

#Medicine
#Infection
What are the commonest causes of PUO?

-Tuberculosis, collagen disease (e.g. SLE), malignancy (e.g. lymphoma, renal cell carcinoma).

#Medicine
#Infection
What are the causes of good appetite
but loss of weight?


1-Diabetes mellitus.
2-Thyrotoxicosis.
3-Kala-azar.
4-Sometimes in malabsorption syndrome.

#Medicine
#Metabolic
What are the mechanisms of anemia in kala-azar?

1-Hypersplenism (which causes sequestration and splenic pooling, destruction of RBC in spleen).
2-Short lifespan of RBC
3-Hemolysis
4-Ineffective erythropoiesis ,infiltration of marrow by parasite
5-Bleeding, hemodilution.

#Medicine
#Infection
What are the causes of anemia in CKD?

-Anemia is common in CKD, correlates with the severity of renal failure.
-It is usually normocytic and normochromic.
-The mechanisms are:
1-Erythropoietin deficiency (most significant)
2-Diminished erythropoiesis due to toxic effects of uremia on bone marrow suppression. Also by PTH, ACE inhibitor
3-Reduced dietary intake and absorption of hematinics (iron, vitamin B12, folic acid).
4-Increased red cell destruction (may also be during hemodialysis due to mechanical, oxidant and thermal damage)
5-Increased blood loss due to capillary fragility, poor platelet function, occult gastrointestinal bleeding and blood loss during hemodialysis.
6-Erythropoietin alpha therapy may cause anemia (by pure red cell aplasia).

#Medicine
#Renal
Causes of an extremely elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate (>100 mm/h):

Infectious diseases (35–40٪):
1-Subacute bacterial endocarditis
2-Abscesses
3-Osteomyelitis
4-Tuberculosis
5-Urinary tract infection.

•Inflammatory diseases (15–20)
1-Giant cell arteritis
2-Rheumatoid arthritis
3-SLE.

Malignancies (15–20):
1-Multiple myeloma
2-Leukemias
3-Lymphomas
4-Carcinomas.

Other (20–35):
1-Drug hypersensitivity reactions (drug fever)
2-Ischemic tissue injury/trauma
3-Renal diseases.

#Infections
In HIV&AIDS:
About Vaccines.

-All patients should be given a conjugate pneumococcal vaccine and annual influenza vaccination. Hepatitis B vaccination should be given to those who are not immune.

-In the UK, the following additional vaccines are also recommended:

• hepatitis A: in those at risk
human papillomavirus: in people <
40 years old
measles, mumps and rubella (MMR): in those with negative measles serology
meningococcus: in people < 25 years old, those with asplenia or complement deficiency, during outbreaks
diphtheria/tetanus/acellular pertussis (dTaP)/inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV): meeting general indications
chickenpox: if seronegative; those who are seropositive should receive the shingles vaccine.

Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) is contraindicated in all HIV-infected people.

#Infections
Conditions required for safe percutaneous liver biopsy:

• Cooperative patient
• Prothrombin time < 4 secs prolonged
• Platelet count > 80 × 109/L
• Exclusion of bile duct obstruction, localised skin infection, advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, marked ascites and severe anaemia.

#Liver
What are the causes of fluctuating jaundice?

1-Choledocholithiasis
2-Choledochal cyst
3-Sometimes in primary sclerosing cholangitis
4-Hemolytic jaundice
5-Wilson disease
6-Gilbert’s syndrome
7-Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis (BRIC)
8-Recurrent pancreatitis.

#Liver
What are the causes of progressive jaundice?

1-Carcinoma of the head of the pancreas
2-Cholangiocarcinoma
3-Primary biliary cirrhosis
4-Primary sclerosing cholangitis.

#Liver
What are the intrahepatic causes of cholestatic (obstructive) jaundice

1-Primary biliary cirrhosis
2-Primary sclerosing cholangitis
3-Viral hepatitis (especially HEV)
4-Drugs and alcohol
5-Autoimmune hepatitis
6-Cystic fibrosis
7-Postoperative
8-Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis
9-Pregnancy.

#Liver