SYMPTOM, SIGNS, SYNDROMES GLOSSARY
THIS IS A MULTI-ROLE ACTIVITY WHERE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES ARE ENABLED :
1. SYMPTOM DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
2. SIGNS DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
3. SYNDROME COLLECTION
4. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES
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NAFLD/NASH DIETSHIGHLY SPECILIAZED DIET FOR NAFLD AND NASH TO ACHIEVE POSSIBLE REVERSAL OF PATHOLOGY These results support the benefit of energy-restricted diets, high adherence to the MedDiet, and high antioxidant capacity The RHS consists of adults selected randomly from an urban general population. The cohort We did not find resolution of NAFLD in this general population cohort. The observed improvements in anthropometric, 7. Dassanayake AS, Kasthuriratne A, Rajindrajith S, Kalubowila U, Chakrawarthi S, De Silva AP, et al. Prevalence and risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among adults in an urban Sri Lankan population. J GastroenterolHepatol 2009; 24: 1284–8. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] Marin-Alejandre BA, Abete I, Cantero I, Monreal JI, Elorz M, Herrero JI, Benito-Boillos A, Quiroga J, Martinez-Echeverria A, Uriz-Otano JI, Huarte-Muniesa MP, Tur JA, Martinez JA, Zulet MA. The Metabolic and Hepatic Impact of Two Personalized Dietary Strategies in Subjects with Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The Fatty Liver in Obesity (FLiO) Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2019; 11(10):2543. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102543
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Narcoleptic eventsThese are daytime sleepiness, sleep attacks, insomnia, hypnagogic visual hallucinations (visual hallucinations while falling asleep), sleep paralysis | |
NASAL DISCHARGE - Common Patterns1) Colds 2) Flu 3) Allergic rhinitis 4) Sinusitis 5) Bacterial infections | |
NASAL DISCHARGE - Red Flags1) Following head injury 2) Foul-smelling, unilateral discharge 3) Bloody unilateral discharge 4) Symptoms continue for more than 3 weeks 5) Fever | |
NASAL OBSTRUCTION - Common Patterns Paediatric1) Adenoid hypertrophy – nasal obstruction, nasal drainage, snoring, sleeping with open mouth, sleep apnea, if no response for antibiotics ENT referral for ? adenoidectomy
Notes : 1) Asthma, nasal polyps and aspirin intolerance may be a marker of oral aspirin ingestion anaphylaxis | |
NASAL OBSTRUCTION - Red Flags Adults1) Persistent unilateral nasal obstruction 2) Persistent unilateral nasal discharge 3) Offensive nasal discharge 4) Bloody nasal discharge 5) P/H nasal injury (septal deviation, septal perforation) 6) Suspected child abuse 7) Treatment-resistant nasal obstruction (septal deviation, mechanical obstruction) 8) P/H nasal surgery (septal deviation, septal perforation) 9) Cocaine use 10) Unilateral epistaxis (neoplasms)
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NASAL OBSTRUCTION - Red Flags Pediatric1) Nasal polyps (may be a marker of cystic fibrosis in < 16 yrs) 2) Persistent unilateral nasal discharge – unilateral choanal atresia 3) Persistent unexplained unilateral nasal obstruction with/without discharge and/or bleeding | |
NASAL OBSTRUCTION - References1) Alvi A and Ching LM. Nasal obstruction: Common causes and manifestations. Postgraduate Medicine Online 2004;116;5;
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NCD MORTALITY GLOBALLYNoncommunicable diseases kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 71% of all deaths globally. Each year, 15 million people die from an NCD between the ages of 30 and 69 years; more than 85% of these "premature" deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. | |