Author: Dr. Noble Manzoor

Raynaud phenomenonIt is the narrowing of blood flow to the fingers of hand or foot that leads to bluishness and swelling of the fingers or toes. It is triggered by…

EncephalitisIt is a diffuse inflammatory condition of the brain parenchyma and is frequently seen side by side with meningitis. It can be due to infectious and noninfectious causes. It’s causes,…

MeningitisIt is the inflammatory condition of the meningeal membrane that envelops the brain and spinal cord. It may be due to infectious cause or non infectious cause. The causes, signs…

Dengue fever It is a febrile illness characterized by fever, body aches, and retro-orbital pain. It is caused by dengue virus transmitted through the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito. It’s…

Appearance of premature beats on electrocardiogram (ECG), with normal QRS complex but the preceding p wave of different morphology as compared to normal p wave, is termed as atrial ectopic…

The disease is recognized by variety of arrhythmias (sinus bradycardia, paroxysmal tachycardia, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, sinoatrial block, atrioventricular block). It can appear in any age but predominantly in older age.…

The heart rate less than 60 in adults and less than 100,80 and 70 in infants, toddlers and school going children respectively is termed as sinus bradycardia. It can be…

It is an increase in heart rate owing to increased sympathetic activity. The heart rate greater than 100/min is considered as tachycardia in adults whereas in infants, toddlers (1 to…

Acute Pancreatitis It is the inflammatory condition of the pancreas owing to the following etiologies viz gallstones, alcohol, snake bite and drug toxicity. 70 to 80 percent patients often represent…

HYPERTENSION 27 percent global population is under the influence of hypertension that is having systolic blood pressure greater than 140mmHg at clinic monitoring or greater than 135mmHg on ambulatory monitoring.…