Road injury is where a vehicle collides with another inanimate object (e.g. vehicle, tree, utility pole, road debris), or animate object (e.g. pedestrian, animal), causing injury, death, but also property (including...

Life support are emergency techniques performed support life after the failure of one or more vital organs. [faq]What is life support? It's where you try to "support life", after 1 or more...

Neurological examination is assessment of sensory and motor to determine whether the nervous system is impaired. Classification [[MMSE]] [[Cranial nerve exam]] [[Upper limb exam]] [[Lower limb exam]] Sensation Dermatome is an area of skin that is mainly supplied...

Medium-chain triglycerides (MCT's) are triglycerides, whose fatty acids have an aliphatic tail of 6-12 carbons. Medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA's) are the fatty acids found in MCT's. MOA Like all triglycerides, MCT's are...

Hematuria is presence of RBC in urine. Hemoglobinuria is specifically Hg in urine. [faq]What is hematuria? It's where we find blood in urine. Specifically, red blood cells. Wait, what different sorts of blood...

Meningitis (from Greek "mening" meaning "membrane", and "itis" meaning "inflammation") is acute inflammation of the meninges (i.e. protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord). [faq]What is meningitis? Inflammation of the meninges. What...

Abdominal trauma is injury to the abdomen. Cause Blunt Penetrating Pathophysiology Can involve damage to the abdominal organs Sx Abdominal pain Tenderness Rigidity Bruising of the external abdomen Dx U/S CT Peritoneal lavage (i.e. surgical procedure to determine if there is free floating fluid,...

Fibroadenoma (aka breast mouse) are noncancerous tumors of the breast, composed of fibrous and glandular tissue. Pathophysiology It involves a mixture of stromal and epithelial tissue Sx Unlike typical lumps from breast cancer, they are highly...

Carcinoid [tumor] is a slow-growing type of neuroendocrine tumor, originating in the cells of the neuroendocrine system. In some cases, metastasis may occur. Cardcinoid tumors of the midgut (jejunum, ileum,...

Low FODMAP diet are useful in patients with functional GI disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome. FODMAP is an acronym for fermentable oligo-, di-, monosaccharides and polyols. They are short chain carbohydrates...