Monday, July 19, 2010

AMI PRESENTING AS LEFT VENTRICULAR FAILURE WITH CLASSICAL BAT'S WING PATTERN IN CHEST X RAY


A 60 year old non diabetic,hypertensive female presented with acute onset breathlessness.Her ECG showed antero lateral infarction,CXR-classical bats wing pattern,TROP-T was positive and her CPK-MB was 120 u/l.

She was managed with iv streptokinase,nitroglycerine,diuretics,oxygen,aspirin,clopidogrel and atorvastatin and she recovered within 4-5 days.

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Sunday, July 4, 2010

HYPOTHYROID AND BRONCHIAL ASTHMA COEXISTENCE

In my clinical practice i have seen many hypopothyroid patient having coexistent bronchial asthma.Whether there is any factor that having one of these disease predispose an individul to the other needs to be proved.

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