The Kenyan Medic - KM

16/07/2017

20/03/2017

Just 0.6 litre soda 😱

25/02/2017

3Ds in Medicine:1. Dermatitis ,Dementia, Diarrhoea=pellagra (vitamin B3 deficiency)
2.Distant heart sounds, Distended jugular veins, Decreased BP=Cardiac Tamponade (Beck's Triad)

19/01/2017

even though we have a tendency to divide aphasia into 2 types only(expressive and receptive),the condition is more complex

13/01/2017

The 4 types of diabetic neuropathy:1 Peripheral neuropathy 2 Autonomic neuropathy 3 Radiculoplexus neuropathy 4 Mononeuropathy.

19/12/2016

Upper vs Lower Motor neuron lesion:

16/12/2016

This should help reading the next CT scan you come across :)

18/11/2016

In upto 10% of penicillin-allergic patients ,cross-reactivity to cephalosporins and carbapenems may be reported.This is due to a common beta-lactam ring amongst the drug groups.

07/11/2016

PAEDIATRICS
DDX for a wheeze in a child:
*Monophonic wheeze; foreign body
*Polyphonic wheeze in a child >2yrs;bronchial asthma.
*Wheeze in a child