Category Archives: General

High altitude pulmonary edema is characterized by inhomogenous pulmonary vasoconstriction in response to reduced oxygen concentration in the inhaled air at high altitude. It may be noted that [..]

Sydenham’s chorea is once of the major manifestations of rheumatic fever. It is a quasi purposive, non repetitive involuntary movement. Sydenham’s chorea is often associated with hypotonia and [..]

Phelebotomy is often resorted to in patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease and symptoms of hyperviscosity due polycythemia which occurs in response to hypoxia which causes an increased [..]

In simple terms, cor pulmonale is heart disease secondary to lung disease which causes pulmonary hypertension. It is associated with right ventricular hypertrophy and / or dilatation, which [..]

Cardiac rupture can be traumatic or spontaneous. Spontaneous rupture occurs most often after myocardial infarction. Traumatic rupture can be due to blunt trauma or penetrating injuries. Delayed rupture [..]