Weekly Topics 3Y2S12W

What I have learnt on the 12th week (23/04/07-28/04/07)

1. Sepsis and Infections (General Surgery)
2. Concluding Session : (PatAnat)
3. Как Вы Себя Чувстуете ? (Russian)
4. Endocrinal Diseases (PatPhys)
5. Diet of Medical Students Part II (General Hygiene)
6. Lect : Hemostasis (Therapy)
7. Upper Arm and Cubital Fossa (Operative Surgery)
8. Practical Exam (Therapy)
9. Antibiotics and Antifungals (Pharmacology)
10. Concluding Session : (History of Medicine)
11. Пока не Приехал Врач (Russian)

ENT stuffs

4th year lectures here.

And this ENT concluding MCQ test here.

Please use them at your blablablablablablabla. Good luck people! ;)

Weekly Topics 3Y2S11W

What I have learnt on the 11th week (16/04/07-21/04/07)

1. Practical Exam (General Surgery)
2. Female Genitals' Diseases (PatAnat)
3. Возвратные Глаголы Part II (Russian)
4. Endocrinal Diseases Part I (PatPhys)
5. Diet of Medical Students (General Hygiene)
6. Deltoid region and Shoulder Joint (Operative Surgery)
7. Blood Diseases Part II (Therapy)
8. Lect : Environment and Health (General Hygiene)
9. Mitral Competence and Stenosis (Radiology)
10. Plasma Expanders and Diuretics (Pharmacology)
11. Возвратные Глаголы : Concluding Session (Russian)

2nd Revision PatAnat for 2nd Semester

Get the .zip file here ... It contains 17 .gif image files. The size is about 6.5 MB, beware !!!

P/S : You may ask me to make photocopies of them. (2.5 rub for each double-sided printing)

MSL 2007 : Price List

I know, this post doesn't have anything to do with medicine, but it is when we talk about ways of getting here, and getting out of here, from our dearest Volgograd City !!! Check it out ...

MSL Travel's Website

P/S : The image is only 40 KB ... Don't worry !!!

AIHA and Myeloplastic Syndrome : Diseases of the Blood

Dear my fellow friends,

You may download the docs. of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and Myeloplastic Syndrome by clicking the links provided below :

1. AIHA
2. Myeloplastic Syndrome

Source : Internal Diseases - An Introductory Course

P/S : Myeloplastic Syndrome = Myelodysplastic Syndrome = MDS = Myelodysplasia (I am not sure, correct me if I'm wrong)

Weekly Topics 3Y2S10W

What I have learnt on the 10th week (09/04/07-14/04/07)

1. Renal Insufficiency etc. (General Surgery)
2. Endocrine Diseases (PatAnat)
3. Vitamins Part II (General Hygiene)
4. Lect : Proteinuria and Nephrotic Syndrome (Therapy)
5. Amputation (Operative Surgery)
6. Blood Diseases Part I (Therapy)
7. Examination of Lung Part II (Radiology)
8. Atherosclerotic agents and Anti-Gouty agents (Pharmacology)
9. History of Hospital and Health Care (History of Medicine)
10. Панорама (Russian)

Weekly Topics 3Y2S09W

What I have learnt on the 9th week (02/04/07-07/04/07)

1. Practical Examination : Preps (General Surgery)
2. Renal Disease (PatAnat)
3. Желчнокаменная Болезнь (Russian)
4. Hypertension and Hypotension (PatPhys)
5. Vitamins (General Hygiene)
6. Lect : Hypofunction of Adrenal Cortex (Therapy)
7. Axilliary region (Operative Surgery)
8. Concluding Session : Gastrointestinal Diseases (Therapy)
9. Various Kinds of Lung's Examination (Radiology)
10. Bone's Homeostasis (Pharmacology)

Achalasia of the Cardia

Achalasia means 'failure to relax'. It is associated with failure of sphincters to relax from contracted state eg. cardiac sphincter (achalasia of the cardia or cardiospasm). It is an idiopathic pathology (primary achalasia) or may be due to esophageal cancer or Chagas' disease (secondary achalasia).

Cardiospasm is characterized by :

1. The failure of weak muscles of the cardia to relax
2. Disturbed peristaltic activity of the esophagus
3. Deranged reflex opening of the cardia on swallowing
4. Impaired passage of food into the stomach
5. Dilatation of the esophagus due to food's retention in it

Clinical Pictures :

1. Retrosternal paroxysmal pain (occurs usually at night)
2. Dysphagia (may intensify by emotional stress)
3. Regurgitation (may cause aspiration pneumonia)

Prognosis :

1. Progresses rapidly
2. Weight loss is progressive
3. Aspiration pneumonia and chronic bronchitis may supervene due to regurgitated
masses from esophagus

Treatment :

1. The efficacy of medication is low.
2. Surgery : Using Einhorn's dilator, balloon dilatation, Heller myotomy

Source : Wikipedia, Internal Diseases ; An Introductory Course

Download the article in .doc format.

My Internal Disease notes updated - Hematology n GI !!

Thanks to all who took the time to send me their thanks...(thanks for saying thank you..hahaha how nerdy is that)

those who found my notes useful, I hope u could pass it around..

by the way, since I had finished my internal disease cycle sem II - 4th year, here I have updated my notes collection with Hematology n GI disease!!

check them out here