Dr. H. Ashraf

07/21/2023

Experiencing Chest Pains? Is this Pain Angina? Should I be worried?

04/25/2020

A case scenario on chest pain. Evidence based management of chest pain. Problem based learning

04/25/2020

Foods to Avoid in Heart Burn?

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Are you troubled with Heart Burn? GERD? Acid Reflux? Get to know the foods to avoid.

01/15/2020

Elderly lady with history of productive cough and dyspnea!

What is the most likely diagnosis?

01/15/2020

Patient, 50 years female, presented to ER with complaints of persistent vomiting, weakness, and bilateral lower Limb weakness and cramps.

She is a know hypertensive and diabetic. Her blood sugar levels got uncontrolled over the last 10 days and her blood pressure has been on lower side for 3 days. She is obese and with no other known comorbidities.

On examination conscious and oriented, normal heart sounds and B/L Coarse crepts with sputum plugging. Regular mod vol pulses and 100/60mmHg BP.

Her urgent ECG is attached and blood labs show mild leucocytosis, mild thrombocytopenia, Mild Anemia. K = 7.5meq/l, Na = 120 new/l

1. What is the probable diagnosis?
2. How would you manage this case?
3. How would you further investigate this patient?

12/01/2019

A 20 years female with complaint of palpitations: ECG is attached

What is the diagnosis and how will you manage?

12/01/2019

What is the ECG Diagnosis?

12/01/2019

Patient 55 years female with complaints of orthopnea, cough and fever for 3 days. On examination B/L coarse crepts with mild occasional wheezes. Tachycardia, O2 sat 93% at room air. Breathless at rest.

She has decreased exercise tolerance, past history of TB (treated), no smoking and no asthma.

What is the diagnosis on CXR and how will you treat.

11/26/2019

50 years female, smoker, with history of constipation for 4 days presented with acute abdominal pain, generalized and radiating to back. Had vomiting as well.
On examination she was orthopneic at rest with oxygen sat 70% at room air, dry tongue, agitated, tachycardia HR 132/min, BP 100/60, regular low volume pulses. No added sounds in heart. Chest revealed no air entry on left side.

What is the diagnosis? Differential and how would you manage?

10/17/2019

Findings?

10/09/2019