on 27-Oct-2021 (Wed)

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#Surgery #examination #general #has-images #head #trauma

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what is the Glasgow coma scale?

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#anatomy #hip #joint #orthopedics #pelvis #surgery

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what is mnyopathic gait? and what is its other name?

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Myopathic gait (or waddling gait) is a form of gait abnormality.

The patient uses circumduction to compensate for gluteal weakness.^[2]The "waddling" is due to the weakness of the proximal muscles of the pelvic girdle.^[1]

Conditions associated with a myopathic gait include pregnancy, congenital hip dysplasia, muscular dystrophies and spinal muscular atrophy.

waddling gait

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#anatomy #hip #joint #orthopedics #pelvis #surgery

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what is trendelenburg gait? where is it found? what are the causes?

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rendelenburg gait, is an abnormal gait videocaused by weakness or ineffective action of the gluteus medius muscle and the gluteus minimus muscle.

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#abdomen #examination #genersal #has-images #peritonium #surgery

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what is facies hippocratica?

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The Hippocratic facies (Latin: facies Hippocratica)^[1] is the change produced in the face recognisable as a medical sign known as facies and prognostic of death. It may also be seen as due to long illness, excessive defecation, or excessive hunger, when it can be differentiated from the sign of impending death. also seen in peritonitis.

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#examination #general #has-images #medicine #surgery

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what is risus sardonicus?

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Risus sardonicus or rictus grin is a highly characteristic, abnormal, sustained spasm of the facial muscles that appears to produce grinning. It may be caused by tetanus,^[1][2] strychnine poisoning, or Wilson's disease, and has been reported after judicial hanging.