DR. JOHNSON AND DR. RAMADGE.

The Ailments and Physicians of Dr. Johnson *

Boswell and other writers have made Johnson probably the most intimately known man of all time. His medical history is almost as explicit. With the exception of the period from early manhood to middle age-in general, a time lacking in medical incidents-we can follow his case history from before birth through his autopsy two days after death. Johnson's mother was forty years old when she had her...

Dr Google or Dr Lazy?

Sir, I was recently on call for nephrology, and something happened. I was rung by a first year junior doctor at 1 am, saying that a patient's 'MEWS score was 6'. The patient had had a renal transplant that day. A score of 6 is very high. It should trigger a rapid senior review, and possible intensive care re-ferral. Modified early warning score (MEWS) is an electronic early warning score based ...

Dr. Wallace and Dr. Stone reply.

PATHOLOGY OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Dr: Khitam Dr: Sazan Dr: Kifah Dr amear

BLOOD VESSEL DISEASES Blood vessels have a primary function of nourishing various organs and tissues of the body by supplying them with blood. Vascular diseases are manifested clinically through three mechanisms that are reflected through the diseased vessel (s) as 1. Progressive narrowing of the lumen associated with progressive ischemia of the relevant tissues. 2. Thrombosis associated with p...

interview with dr. cheginizadeh and dr. zahrani

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