Sunday, August 14, 2011

Case 11



This is the typical appearance of: 
A) Brown cataract. 
B) Morgagnian cataract. 
C) Cortical cataract.
D) Ordinary hypermature senile cataract. 
E) Incipient cataract

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Case 10


M.D. is a 35-year-old Malay labourer who presented
with progressive shortness of breath on exertion 3/12.
There was no history of chest pain, palpitation, or
swelling of the legs. He sleeps with two pillows.
There was no history of acute rheumatic fever. He denies using illicit drugs. He was diagnosed to have a“murmur” in the heart in childhood.
Physical examination:
Afebrile
Orthopnea
Tachypnea
Polycythaemia
BP136/85 mmHg, PR 98/min regular, non-collapsing
JVP: elevated
Heart: Apex beat 6th ICS 3 cm lateral to MCL, forceful
Loud split 2nd HS
No L parasternal heave
EDM 1/6 in L sternal edge
Chest: NAD
Abdomen: Liver 2fb
CNS: NAD



What is your diagnosis?


Case 9

A 40 year old male was admitted to our hospital after 72 hrs in April 2006 as a road traffic accident case. The bus on which he was traveling was hit by an overtaking truck. On examination he was conscious but was unable to move his left lower limb which was 4 cm shorter than the right and was rotated externally. Left gluteal region and hip was swollen without any open injury. His ipsilateral knee was also swollen and painful
What is your differential diagnosis and what would you do next?