Intussusception — The Clinical Manifestations

Clinical image Adult intussusception

A 51-year-old woman had acute onset of emesis and midepigastric pain. Her medical history was significant for intermittent abdominal pain for which she had received a endoscopic workup 2 months prior to presentation, with negative results. The patient was tachycardic and had a tender and distended abdomen and a palpable mass in the hypogastrium. Her white blood cell count was 8,400/mm and hemat...

Spirillum Clinical Manifestations

Clinical Manifestations of Hypokalemia

Cardiovascular Abnormal electrocardiogram Predisposition for digitalis toxicity Atrial ventricular arrhythmias Hypertension Neuromuscular Smooth muscle Constipation/ileus Bladder dysfunction Skeletal muscle Weakness/cramps Tetany Paralysis Myalgias/rhabdomyolysis Renal/electrolyte Functional alterations Decreased glomerular filtration rate Decreased renal blood flow Renal concentrating defect I...

AIDS: Clinical Manifestations

In the course of time human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) notably affects the host’s immune system. As a result, HIV-infected people can experience awide range of clinical manifestations, especially if the infection is not being treated duly with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). At such an advanced stage of the disease, patients eventually face severe illnesses. Of these, more than 20 ...

Clinical Manifestations of Primary

Primary hyperoxaluria is characterized during life by a continuous urinary oxalate excretion level of about 100-400 mg. (expressed as (COOH)2.2H20) per 24 hours as opposed to the normal value of less than 45 mg. per 24 hours. Patients with this disease usually present in early childhood with multiple bilateral renal or ureteric calculi which increase rapidly in size and are composed wholly or p...