Ulnar and radial fracture
Fractures: Types and Overview
General Info Fractures can involve part of, or all of the bone cortex Open fracture – the skin or overlying mucous membrane is breached Closed – there is no damage…
Haemochromatosis Histology. Micrograph of hemochromatosis liver showing hepatocytes with coarse golden yellow granules of hemosiderin within the cytoplasm. These granules stain with Prussian blue stain. This file is taken from wikimedia commons and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Haemochromatosis
Introduction The term haemochromatosis is usually used to describe a group of autosomal recessive disorders of iron metabolism. It is sometime called hereditary haemochromatosis and abbreviated to HHC. The most…
Pitting Oedema
Heart Failure
Introduction Heart failure (also CCF - congestive cardiac failure) is a clinical syndrome which refers to a state of reduced cardiac output. Typically it is defined as: The inability of the heart…
Structure of a hepatitis C virus. Image by Guido4 and used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Hepatitis C
Introduction First discovered in 1989, the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is blood-borne form of viral hepatitis. The incubation period is 6-9 weeks. Transmission is usually via blood products or vertical…
Its at about this point that I tell my patients to "take a couple of deep breaths, and think some relaxing thoughts..."
Hypertension
Introduction Hypertension is one of the most common medical diagnoses, and also one of the most well studied. Hypertension rarely causes any symptoms in its own right, but is clinically…
A patient with goitre
Hyperthyroidism (Thyrotoxicosis)
Introduction Thyrotoxicosis is the state produced by excessive thyroid hormone. It is not strictly the same thing as hyperthyroidism, as thyrotoxicosis can exist without hyperthyroidism being present – for example…
Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Introduction Hypothyroidism (aka myxoedema) is a common disorder which presents most frequently in women and the elderly. It can usually be managed in primary care without the need for specialist…
Symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease. Image from ibdreleif.com
IBD – Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Summary Summary table of Crohn's disease vs Ulcerative Colitis. Crohn’s UC Incidence 5-10 per 100 000 10 to 20 per 100 000 Mean age of onset 26 Can also…
Laryngeal and Tracheal Infection
Introduction Although sometimes referred to synonymously as ‘croup’ there can be many causes of laryngeal and tracheal infection, croup just being the most common. It can be a very serious acute…
Classical lichen planus. Image from Dermnet. Used in accordance with Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 (New Zealand) license.
Lichen planus
Introduction Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic, inflammatory, puritic skin disorder, typically found on the limbs (especially flexor surfaces), mucous membranes (often in the mouth) and genitals - including inside…