10. Body Mass Index (BMI)
It is calculated by the formula weight/ height2 (Kg/m2)
BMI
Underweight <18.5
Normal 18.5-24.9
Overweight 25-29.9
Obese 30-39.9
Morbidly obese >40
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79. Function test Pre-hepatic
Jaundice
Hepatic
Jaundice
Post-hepatic
Jaundice
T.Bil +++ +++ +++
D.BIL N +++ +++
inD.BIL +++ +++ N
Urobilinogen N / + ++ -- / -ve
Urine Color N Dark
(urobilinogen +
direct bilirubin)
Dark (direct
bilirubin)
Stool Color N N /Pale Pale
ALPH,GGT N +++ Marked +++
AST, ALT N ++++ +++
Conj Bil. Urine Not Present Present Present
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90. Central cyanosis Peripheral cyanosis
Site All the body
(tongue)
Hands & feet
Ears & nose
Ext. lips
Hands Warm cold
Effect of
warming
++ ---
Effect of
O2
Improve No effect
Causes Cong., resp.failure,
abnormal HB(met
Hb)
Cold , Shock, Raynaud’s
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113. Carotid pulsation
• Medial to sternomastoid
• One peak
• Unaffected by posture
• Unaffected by respiration
• Better felt than seen
JVP
• Lateral to sternomastoid
• Wavy pulsation
• Prominent on lying down
• Decrease by inspiration
• Seen and not palpable
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117. 2. Vertical set:
-Superficial group:
Along body of sternomastoid
-Deep group:
• Ant. cervical: infrahyoid, pre –laryngeal, pre-tracheal
• Post. Cervical: along border of trapezius
• DEEP CERVICAL: upper & lower groups
: deep to the sternomastoid
: along IJV
Supra clavicular LNs
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133. Signs of infective endocarditis
• Splinter hemorrhages : multiple linear, reddish brown marks
along the axis of fingernails and toe nails
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142. Nodules
• Janeway lesions: painless,
erythematous maculopapules on the
palms and soles that do not
blanche. They are caused by thrombi
in small vessels, without vasculitis
• Osler's nodules: painful, red papulo-
nodules with a pale center. They are
found on the fingertips, and last days
to weeks. Caused by microabscesses
in the dermis, they may even contain
gram-positive cocci.
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