Overview Antenatal care is the care provided by skilled healthcare professionals to pregnant women and adolescent girls in order to ensure the best health conditions or outcomes for both mom and baby during pregnancy. It is a great opportunity to…
Overview of Physiologic Changes in Pregnancy System Changes Cardiovascular changes Increased heart rate by 10 – 15 bpm, increased stroke volume and cardiac output, increased intravascular volume, decreased systemic vascular resistance, decreased blood pressure in the first and second trimester…
Overview Pregnancy is the state of having products of conception in the uterus or elsewhere, be it normally or abnormally. Amenorrhea is the most common presentation of pregnancy. Pregnancy states Term Definition Intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) Products of conception are implantated…
Overview A stroke is a sudden onset of brain dysfunction caused by an altered cerebrovascular blood supply. It is acute in onset and presents with focal neurological deficits (95% of the time). It is a clinical diagnosis, which requires imaging…
Acute Kidney Injury Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a syndrome of decreased renal function which is reflected by an increase in serum creatinine or a decrease in urine output that occurs over hours-days. KDIGO defines AKI as: Rise in serum…
Overview Respiratory infection Description Bronchitis Inflammation of the airway. Predisposition in COPD. Pulmonary abscess Abscess of the pulmonary tissue. Predisposition in aspiration, loss of consciousness, poor dentition Pneumonia Infection of the lung parenchyma Common Causative Organisms
In a tabular format, distinguish between Hyperacute vs Acute vs Chronic Graft rejection Hyperacute Acute Chronic Onset < 48 hours (immediate > 6 months > 6 months Risk factors ABO incompatibility, HLA incompatibility HLA incompatibility, Inadequate immunosuppression Previous acute rejection,…
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