NMCLE study notes
Common abnormalities in Blood Smear examination
SOME COMMON ABNORMALITIES IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD SMEAR EXAMINATION Anisocytosis Variation in the size of RBC seen in Fe deficiency anemia, megaloblastic anemia, and sideroblastic anemia Poikilocytosis Variation in the shape of RBC, seen in Fe deficiency anemia, thalassemia, and sideroblastic anemia. Microcytosis RBC size less than normal (< 75 fL), seen in Fe deficiency anemia,…
Lung aand Heart Sounds examples
Lungs and heart sounds example .. with Sounds . normal and abnormal . 01 – Normal Heart Sound-Apex.mp3 (1.24 MB, 02 – Third Heart Sound,S3(physiological0-Apex.mp3 (1.25 MB, 03 – Fourth Heart Sound,S4-Apex.mp3 (1.26 MB, 2816 04 – Aortic Stenosis-Right Base.mp3 (1.26 MB, 05 – Mitral Regurgitation-Apex.mp3 (1.29 MB, 06 – Midsystolic Click-Apex.mp3 (1.31 MB, 07…
Basic ECG Reading
I’m on cardiology right now, and yesterday the fellow taught us some basics for interpreting EKGs. The trick is the have a thorough algorithm and do it every time so you don’t miss anything. Disclaimer: Obviously this is just a cursory intro so folks won’t look like complete fools like me- who, when asked to…
Amazing Medical Facts of the Body
1. The average red blood cell lives for 120 days. 2. There are 2.5 trillion (give or take) of red blood cells in your body at any moment. To maintain this number, about two and a half million new ones need to be produced every second by your bone marrow.That’s like a new population of the city…
Range of Motion of Joints
Normal Range of Motion for Each Joint is important to know the during the physical examination. The ranges are listed as follows Normal Values (in degrees): Hip flexion (bending) 0-125 Hip extension (straightening) 115-0 Hip hyperextension (straightening beyond normal range) 0-15 Hip abduction (move away from central axis of body) 0-45 Hip adduction (move towards…