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  #1

my exam is in first week of july,i have started my preparation already.i am reading the minicases from first aid right now.
i am on sore throat
on examination
rolling eyes
dont forget to look in the mouth

ears
neck for lymph nodes
press abd feel for spleen
listn to heart
to lungs
look at skin for rash.sticking out tongue

  #2

also feel for sinus tenderness if the says he feels pain over the sinusesgrin

  #3

sore throat
young adult with
h/o st,
tiredness...
partner with similar symp. think of IM
H/O iv dg abuse
acute hiv
no such ass. h/os
think of pharygitis
:viral
:bacterialgrin

  #4

also in counsellin
avoid contact sports
safe sexual practices


  #5

NO KISSING! HAHAHA! grin

don"t forget abt. illcontacts and signs of jaundice. iF U GET Mva SOUNDING LIKE RUPTURE SPLEEN DON'T FORGET TO ASK ABT PAST SORE THROAT.wink


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"Samay sai phelay na kuch hua hai na kuch hoga!" - B. Gita

  #6

thank you for the feedback
wink

  #7

in an alcoholic pt h/o

onset
no. of drinks in a day
no. of drinkin days in a week
cage
mood troubles
anxiety
family
financial
marital /sexual problems

rolling eyes

  #8

in the physical examination
eyes
skin
oral cavity and dentition
listen to hrt&lungs
press and percuss belly
( enlarged liver,ascites,hepatic tenderness)
extremities for edema.
smiling face

  #9

in a pt with back pain .
onset
wen did it start
ever had it before
is it present everyday
all day long? i
if not all day long -duration?
is it worsening or the same
L
I
Q
R esp to legs
Associated wkness
tingling/numbness
leakage of urine,bowel movements without knowledge
fever















  #10

back pain trauma to back
app,wt with

pam hugs foss
g(bmw navet)


  #11

examining back
spinal tenderness
paraspinal tenderness
pulses lower extremities
prs legs
slr
gait
lumbar range of motion
cool

  #12

sore throat
also ask about
NITE SWEATS
JAUNDICE
LUMPS AND BUMPS anywhere

  #13

in a pt with cough
O
A ssociated I
Sore throat ,Sinus pain
O dp
R unny nose
E dema

Temperature,chills
Headache,hemoptysis,heart racing
R espiratory sob,chest pain,
O
A spiration
T


  #14

also in a patient with cough
wheezing
respiratory heart burn as well.
EXAMINATION
like in a patient with sore throat
but ear exam not needed
and lungs detailed
i.e. TVF
TAP
Listen
listen to heart
abdomen is not important..here so leave it



  #15

lymph nodes toowink

  #16

amitavasudeva wrote:
sore throat
young adult with
h/o st,
tiredness...
partner with similar symp. think of IM
H/O iv dg abuse
acute hiv
no such ass. h/os
think of pharygitis
:viral
:bacterialgrin



young especially sexually active ,yes think mono , can say it, all american knows teacher said, also if pt ask " Doc, am i going to die , say , no, treatable with , ?? antibiotics . "

Test will include in sp notes for mono spot test??

  #17

amitavasudeva wrote:
also feel for sinus tenderness if the says he feels pain over the sinusesgrin



press bilaterally at the same time to save time .say let me know if pain there .or ask is there any pain??

  #18

MNEMONIC
P post nasal drip,
L lung cancer
E xacerbation of COPD
U ri
R reflux,reactive airways
A abscess,aspiration
L lymphoma

Cchf
A asthma,Allergic rhinitis
P pnemonia
typical ,atypical..
Sinusitis ,

  #19

I am glad shwehope that u joined in. :smiling face

  #20

AMiTA koi kaam nahi teray ko jaa padh..........In case u have forgotten who I'm, remember Dr.A? I'm the other one.sticking out tongue

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"Samay sai phelay na kuch hua hai na kuch hoga!" - B. Gita

  #21

i know you my timenod

  #22

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