The word dermatome refers to a correspondence between the skin and the nervous system. Sensory dermatome maps used to help localize the level of neurologic deficit.
The word dermatome refers to a correspondence between the skin and the nervous system. Sensory dermatome maps used to help localize the level of neurologic deficit.
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an eczematous, highly pruritic chronic inflammatory skin disease. It usually begins early in life and often occurs in people with a personal or family history of asthma and allergic rhinitis. Continue reading “Diagnostic Criteria for Atopic Dermatitis (AD)”
A. Five (or more) of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-week period and represent a change from previous functioning; at least one of the symptoms is either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure.
Continue reading “DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria for Major Depressive Episode”
A. One of the following three conditions should be present:
Continue reading “Criteria for Definite Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease”
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) diagnostic criteria for COPD include the following symptoms: coughing, sputum production and/or dyspnoea, as well as a history of exposure to risk factors for COPD. The diagnosis is confirmed by a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC < 0.7 in spirometry, as sign of the airflow limitation that is not fully reversible.
Continue reading “GOLD Staging System for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) Severity”
The Full Outline of UnResponsiveness (FOUR) score provides greater neurological detail than the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), recognizes a locked-in syndrome, and is superior to the GCS due to the availability of brainstem reflexes, breathing patterns, and the ability to recognize different stages of herniation. Continue reading “FOUR Score for Comatose Patients”
Amsterdam Criteria (1991)
Three or more relatives with colorectal cancer, plus all of the following:
One affected patient should be a first-degree relative of the other two;
Colorectal cancer should involve at least two generations;
At least one case of colorectal cancer should have been diagnosed before the age of 50 years.
Continue reading “Revised Criteria for Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (Lynch Syndrome)”
Appropriate Indications for Colonoscopy
DIC represents a continuum in clinical-pathological severity, characterised by the increasing loss of localisation or compensated control in intravascular activation of coagulation. Continue reading “Clinical Conditions Associated with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)”
Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a condition in which small blood clots develop throughout the bloodstream, blocking small blood vessels. The increased clotting depletes the platelets and clotting factors needed to control bleeding, causing excessive bleeding.
Continue reading “Diagnostic Criteria for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)”
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