C1 inhibitor deficiency
= autosomal dominant disease resulting in inherited or acquired deficiency in C1 inhibitor
C1 inhibitor deficiency
= autosomal dominant disease resulting in inherited or acquired deficiency in C1 inhibitor
Urticaria
– occurs due to local vasodilation, increased vascular permeability, and tissue edema secondary mast cell degranulation and histamine release. This can be mediated by 4 different mechanism:
Schistosomiasis aka bilharziasis, snail fever
– caused by blood flukes of genum Schistosoma – 2 big groups, one that causes gastrointestinal disease and one that causes urogenital disease
Mitral regurgitation
Nutmeg toxicity
Basic knowledge again, but I’ve noticed some interesting numbers used to grade motor power in some medical notes recently, so I thought a reminder would be useful:
Psychostimulants = broad range of substances that include:
Austrian syndrome
Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis
= muscle weakness or paralysis with associated hypokalaemia