What does the spleen do?

The presence of a wheeze implies narrowing of airways of any size throughout the proximal conducting airways. Wheezing occurs during the prolonged expiratory phase. Children wheeze more often than adults…

Rule out pregnancy in an fertile female presenting with acute pelvic/abdominal pain!

Bone tumours can be benign or malignant. Benign is much more common 99% then malignant bone tumours (1%). Malignant bone tumour can be primary or secondary. Primary bone tumours arise from the bone and are…

Urinary retention is the inability to voluntarily void urine. This condition can be acute or chronic. Causes of urinary retention are numerous and can be classified as obstructive, infectious and…

Hyponatremia is commonly defined as a serum sodium concentration below 130 mmol/L. 

Syncope is defined as a transient loss of consciousness and postural tone from reduced cerebral perfusion, followed by spontaneous and full recovery