Curbside.MD November 1, 2007
Posted by K.K. in EBM.Tags: EBM Search
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This is a new search engine for EBM. In contrast to the other search engines which require the old school way of using keywords, Curbside.MD provides evidence-based answers to real medical questions! Forget the keywords, ask a question like you would ask a medical expert. Enter patient’s info, diseases, drugs, even paragraphs of information. The more the better. This is because Curbside.MD uses a technology called semantic fingerprinting, which essentially works quite similarly to geocoding.
Click here to read more on how it works, or go to the main page to start searching!
A Fitting Child with Hemiparesis July 11, 2007
Posted by K.K. in Interesting Patients.1 comment so far
This is a 20-month old toddler who came to the hospital with left-sided hemiparesis (weakness). He had two episodes of focal seizures at home, involving his left upper and lower limbs, during which there was no lost of consciousness. He had no fever.
He developed weakness on the left side of his body after the seizures. An obvious physical finding, which is very much related to his seizures, is the purplish “birthmark” (he was born with it) on his face, medically termed “port-wine stain“.
The diagnosis should be spot on. Click on comment link for answer.
Kai M.D. 