Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia Platelet count falling by 50% or more from baseline is a potentially fatal side effect of heparin usage. - A 5 to 10% daily risk of thromboembolism, death, and amputation Antibody-mediated proth
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Hepatic Encephalopathy
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Hepatic Encephalopathy Portosystemic shunting and/or acute or chronic liver illness are associated with reversible impaired mental and motor functions. Confusion, reduced arousability, and a "flapping tremor" (asterixis) are ch
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Hepatitis A Virus
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Hepatitis A Virus The hepatitis A virus (HAV), a species of the Hepatovirus genus, is the culprit behind hepatitis A infections. One of the most widespread viruses in the world, it mostly affects the liver. One of the hepatitis
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Hematuria
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Hematuria Introduction Gross (visible) or microscopic (invisible), symptomatic or asymptomatic blood in the pee Epidemiology Prevalence Gross: 0.13% in children; asymptomatic microscopic hematuria (AMH): 0.4-4.1%. Adults: 0
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Hemochromatosis
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Hemochromatosis Introduction An autosomal recessive genetic disorder known as hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) causes an iron overload and subsequent deposition in a number of tissues. At least four different iron overload diso
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Hemophilia
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Hemophilia Introduction Individuals with hemophilia A or B have a tendency to bleed easily due to a deficiency in the coagulation proteins factor VIII or factor IX. The majority of instances are brought on by inherited genetic
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Chronic Heart Failure
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Chronic Heart Failure Introduction Heart failure (HF) is caused by the heart's inability to fill and/or pump blood effectively enough to meet tissue metabolic needs. When a sufficient cardiac output can only be achieved at th
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Heat Strokes
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Heat Strokes Introduction When exposed to high external temperatures, the body's thermoregulatory processes can fail due to dehydration, electrolyte losses, and a continuum of illnesses that get progressively worse. Heat exhaus
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Hand - Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Hand - Foot-and-Mouth Disease Typical clinical condition brought on by several enterovirus serotypes Oral enanthem with exanthem of hands and feet (classically) and possibly elsewhere, both in the classic appearance. Exanthem
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Cluster Headache
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Cluster Headache A primary headache condition marked by recurrent occurrences of intense, unilateral acute, searing, or piercing pain that is usually confined to the periorbital and/or temporal areas Patients frequently pace th
