Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Ankle Fractures
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Ankle Fractures ESSENTIAL DESCRIPTIONS Tibia, fibula, and talus are ankle bones. Tibial plafond, medial and lateral malleoli, and syndesmotic, lateral, and medial collateral (deltoid) ligaments are ligaments of the ankle regio
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Angioedema
Medicine - Angioedema BASIC DESCRIPTION Antihistamines, corticosteroids, and, if necessary, epinephrine should be administered to all patients who present with angioedema (AE). If it is believed that AE is caused by allergen exposure, it is necessary to
Medicine - Anal Fissure
ESSENTIAL DESCRIPTION Anal fissure (fissure in ano): a longitudinal tear in the lining of the anal canal distal to the dentate line, most frequently at the posterior midline; it is characterised by a feeling of tearing similar to a knife during faeces an
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Aplastic Anemia
Pancytopenia caused by hypocellular bone marrow without infiltrates or fibrosis is classified as acquired (much more common) and congenital. Acquired aplastic anaemia has an insidious onset and is caused by an exogenous insult that sets off an autoimmune
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Anemia of Chronic Disease ( ACD)
Medicine – Anemia of Chronic Disease Basic Description OTHER NAME(S) Also known as anaemia of chronic inflammation The production of proinflammatory mediators results in the suppression of erythropoiesis as well as an imbalance in iron homeostasis after
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Iron Deficiency Anemia
ESSENTIAL DESCRIPTION Low hemoglobin (Hgb) or microcytic, hypochromic red blood cells (RBCs) are linked to low serum iron. Anemia is defined as a Hgb level two standard deviations below normal for age and sex because normal Hgb fluctuates with age and sex
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Sickle Cell Anemia
Basic description: Hereditary hemoglobinopathy with acute episodes of severe crises, chronic hemolytic anemia, and increased susceptibility to infections Usually asymptomatic without anemia, sickle cell trait (Hb AS), a heterozygous disorder, is also kno
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Kembara Xtra - Medicine - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Basic DESCRIPTION True and false aneurysms exist in the world. All three vessel wall layers are involved in a genuine aneurysm. When the medial and intimal layers are torn, the dilated segment is surro
