Dr. Angelo Aguek Deng

Medical Knowledge.
1 Anaemia - Deficiency of haemoglobin in the blood
2. Analgesic - Medicine which alleviates pain
3. Arthralgia - Pain in a joint
4. Cephalalgia - Headache
5. Nephralgia - Pain in the kidney
6. Neuralgia - Nerve pain
7. Myalgia - Muscle pain
8. Otalgia - Ear ache
9. Gastralgia - Pain in the stomach
10. Pyoderma - Skin infection with pus formation
11. Leucoderma -Defective skin pigmentaion
12. Hysterodynia - Pain in the uterus
13. Hysterectomy - Excision of the uterus
14. Nephrectomy - Excision of a kidney
15. Adenectomy - Excision of a gland
16. Cholecystectomy - Excision of gall bladder
17. Thyroidectomy - Excision of thyroid gland
18. Arthritis - Inflammation of a joint
19. Bronchitis - Inflammation of the bronchi
20. Carditis - Inflammation of the heart
21. Cervicitis - Inflammation of the cervix
22. Colitis - Inflammation of the colon
23. Colpitis - Inflammation of the va**na
24. Cystitis - Inflammation of the urinary bladder
25. Enteritis - Inflammation of the intestines
26. Gastritis - Inflammation of the stomach
27. Glossitis - Inflammation of the tongue
28. Hepatitis - Inflammation of the liver
29. Laryngitis - Inflammation of the larynx
30. Metritis - Inflammation of the uterus
31. Myelitis - Inflammation of the spinal cord
32. Nephritis - Inflammation of the kidney
33. Pharyngitis - Inflammation of the pharynx
34. Blepharitis -Inflammation of the eyelids
35. Cholelithiasis - Stone in the gall bladder
36. Nephrolithiasis - Stone in the kidney
37. Osteomalacia - Softening of bones through deficiency of calcium or D vitamin
38. Adenoma -Benign tumour of glandular tissue
39. Myoma - Tumour of muscle
40. Diplopia - Double vision
41. Thrombosis - Formation of a blood clot
42. Pyloromyotomy - Incision of pyloric sphincter muscle
43. Hedrophobia - Fear of water(Rabies in humans)
44. Neuroplasty- Surgical repair of nerves
45. Pyloraplasty -Incision of plastic pylorus to widen passage
46. Hemiplegia - Paralysis of both lower or upper limbs

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What's the Dx and Rx?

Cephalothoracopagus twinning - two
bodies, one head and one face
This is a case of conjoined twins with 4 lower and
upper limbs, and one head
Conjoined twins are identical twins joined in utero.
Cephalothoracopagus is a rare type of conjoined
twins seen in 1 in 3 million births.
It is a rare monozygotic twinning resulting in
imperfect fusion of the head, chest and upper
abdomen.
They are fused from the vertex to the umbilicus. They
share a common cranium with either a composite
face or two faces on opposite sides of the conjoined
and enlarged head or skull.
These twins have separated limbs and pelvis. The
thoraces are fused with fusion of liver, heart and the
upper gastrointestinal system upto the division at the
Meckel diverticulum. There are usually four arms and
legs, and on the face there were two eyes, one nose
and two ears.

Which of the following is containing lamellated (pacinian) corpuscles?
A. Epidermis
B. Dermis
C. Hypodermis
D. B and C
E. All the above

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