It could be you

Medicine's lottery losers: it could be you.

Could it be Lyme neuroborreliosis?

Could it be a secondary hypertension?

• No family history of hypertension in a thin child • Age younger than 10 years and prepubertal stage • Acute rise in blood pressure previously normal • Severe hypertension (SBP/DBP ≥ 99th percentile plus 5 mmHg) • Mild hypertension (SBP/DBP ≥ 95th percentile plus 5 mmHg) in systemic disease • Nocturnal hypertension, reduced nocturnal dipping or diastolic hypertension at 24-hour BP monitoring •...

Chronic heel pain: It could be tuberculosis.

INTRODUCTION Heel pain is a common presentation at a primary care setting. The majority of these cases are benign and self limiting in nature. Common differential diagnoses include plantar fasciitis and peroneal muscle sprains. However, certain conditions-if undetected early-may cause significant morbidity to the patient. A high index of suspicion and early referral for further investigations a...

Organic Farming by Using Different Desert Soiles Could it be an Alternative to Fertilizers?

It is shown that Saharan soil has the potential of producing bioavailable iron when illuminated with visible light and also it contains some essential macronutrient and micronutrient elements. In this study, these properties of the desert soil were tested on the certified wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L. var. gonen 98) using Hewitt nutrient solution, illuminated and non-illuminated soil so...