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In this blog, I'm cleverly jotting down all these fancy new terms I haven't quite mastered yet, ensuring they don't slip through the cracks of my memory. It's like a witty insurance policy against forgetfulness, allowing me to review and conquer them in the future.


While browsing through Quora account, I came across an answer explaining why doctors do not prescribe Saridon tablets. According to the answer, the tablets contain a combination of drugs, including propyphenazone, which can potentially lead to Kounis syndrome.

KOUNIS SYNDROME

Kounis syndrome (KS) has been defined as cardiovascular symptoms that occur secondary to allergic or hypersensitivity insults. It was thought to be a rare condition but is now being more commonly identified as the cause of acute coronary events in patients without previous history of coronary artery disease (CAD). The most identified KS cases have been provoked by medications on elderly male patients.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6791094/


During my recent Instagram browsing, I stumbled upon a post featuring a middle-aged man who had been unable to open his mouth for 15 years, with half of his face visibly shrunken. Despite undergoing multiple unsuccessful surgeries, his condition shed light on a relatively unknown syndrome known as Parry-Romberg syndrome, leaving me intrigued by this newly discovered condition.

PARRY ROMBERG SYNDROME

Parry Romberg syndrome (PRS), also referred to as progressive hemifacial atrophy, progressive facial hemiatrophy, or idiopathic hemifacial atrophy, was first described by C Parry and M Romberg. It is an idiopathic, gradually progressive craniofacial asymmetry, following the atrophy of subcutaneous tissue, muscles, osseous, and cartilaginous structures. It manifests in the first two decades in morphologically normal-born individuals. It commonly affects one or more dermatomes in the trigeminal nerve territory. It has an early onset of ophthalmic and neurological involvement and a variable maxillo-facial or cardiac involvement.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK574506/


While conversing with a friend, I expressed my dissatisfaction with the hospital I am currently employed in, describing it as subpar. In response, my friend reassured me that the situation is similar across all hospitals and that ours is actually relatively better. I then mentioned that my other friends had shared the opposite view, praising the academic and skill level of their respective hospitals compared to ours. To this, my friend playfully suggested that they might be experiencing the Dunning-Kruger effect, while implying that I might be grappling with imposter syndrome.

DUNNING- KRUGER EFFECT

The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias whereby people with low ability, expertise, or experience regarding a type of task or area of knowledge tend to overestimate their ability or knowledge. Some researchers also include the opposite effect for high performers: their tendency to underestimate their skills. In popular culture, the Dunning–Kruger effect is often misunderstood as a claim about general overconfidence of people with low intelligence instead of specific overconfidence of people unskilled at a particular task.



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