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| PsychDr2B
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BAD CT:
Blood disorders (eg polycythaemia)
Arterial (eg atherosclerosis, Buerger's)
Drugs (eg beta-blockers)
Connective tissue disorders (rheumatoid arthritis, SLE)
Traumatic (eg vibration injury)
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| dev
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(CHARGE syndrome =
Coloboma,
Heart disease,
Atresia choanae,
Retarded growth,
hypoGonadism, and
Ear abnormalities).
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| dev
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The combination of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia (increased VLDL, increased triglyceride, and decreased HDL) is called syndrome X
Coronary artery disease,
Hypertension,
Atherosclerosis,
Obesity, and
Stroke (CHAOS).
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| dev
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Risk factors for delirium include
Hypoxemia,
Infection,
Drugs, and
Electrolyte abnormalities (HIDE)
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| sarahhali
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wrote:
Risk factors for delirium include
Hypoxemia,
Infection,
Drugs, and
Electrolyte abnormalities (HIDE)
Electrolyte abnormalities - I gess
Please let me know if I am not correct (sara01khali@yahoo.com)
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| goyal
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hi
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| alenka
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1.Gout=NeGoutively(negatively)birefringence
Needle-shaped
2.Pseudogout=Positive birefringence
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| ARJ
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Meckel's diverticulum- rule of 2's
2 inches long, 2 feet from the ileocecal valve, 2% of the population commonlly presents in the first 2 years of life may contain 2 types of epithelial tissue
Pheochromocytoma-rule of 10s:
10% malignant 10% Bilateral 10% extraadrenal 10% calcified 10% children 10% familial * discussed 10 times more often than actually seen
Aphasia "BROKen aphasia" (Broca's aphasia-broken speech) "Wordys aphasia" (Wernicke's aphasia- wordy, but making no sense)
GET SMASH'D--Causes of Acute pancreatitis
Gallstones, Ethanol, Trauma, Steroids, Mumps, Autoimmune(PAN), Scorpion bites, Hyperlipidemia, Drugs(azathioprine, diuretics)
(Multiple endocrine neoplasia) Each of the MENs is a
disease of three or two letters plus a feature. "MEN I" is a disease of the 3 Ps (pituitary, parathyroid and pancreas) plus adrenal cortex.
"MEN II " is a disease of the two Cs (carcinoma of the thyroid and catacholamines [pheochromocytoma]) plus parathyroid for MEN IIa or mucocutaneous neuromas for MEN IIb (aka MEN III).
Acute pneumonia caused by Pyogenic bacteria--PMN infiltrate
Acute pneumonia caused by Miscellaneous microbes --Mononuclear infiltrate
Takayasu's diz = pulseless diz, therefore when you have
Takayasu's, I can't Tak'a yu pulse.
Argyll-Robertson Pupil--syphilitic pupil (AKA "Prostitute's pupil" - Accommodates, but doesn't react )
Accommodation reflex present, Pupillary reflex absent
CAGE--alcohol use screening
1. Have you ever felt it necessary to CUT DOWN on your drinking?
2. Has anyone ever told you they were ANNOYED by your drinking?
3. Have you ever felt GUILTY about your drinking?
4. Have you ever felt the need to have a drink in the morning for an EYE OPENER?
P-Q-R-S-T--eliciting and HPI and exploring symptoms
P--palliative or provocative factors for the pain
Q--quality of pain(burning, stabbing, aching, etc.)
R--region of body affected
S--severity of pain(usually 1-10 scale)
T--timing of pain(eg.-after meals, in the morning, etc.)
The five W's--post-operative fever
Wind--pneumonia, atelectasis
Water--urinary tract infection
Wound--wound infections
Wonderdrugs--especially anesthesia
Walking--walking can help reduce deep vein thromboses and pulmonary embolus
ACID or "Anna Cycled Immediately Downhill"
classification of hypersensitivity reactions
Type I - Anaphylaxis
Type II - Cytotoxic-mediated
Type III - Immune-complex
Type IV - Delayed hypersensitivity
WBC Count:
"Never Let Momma Eat Beans(60, 30, 6, 3, 1)
Neutrophils 60%
Lymphocytes 30%
Monocytes 6%
Eosinophils 3%
Basophils 1%
A-P-G-A-R:
A - appearance (color)
P - pulse (heart rate)
G - grimmace (reflex, irritability)
A - activity (muscle tone)
R - respiratory effort
Predisposing Conditions for Pulmonary Embolism: TOM SCHREPFER
T--trauma
O--obesity
M--malignancy
S--surgery
C--cardiac disease
H--hospitalization
R--rest (bed-bound)
E--estrogen, pregnancy, post-partum
P--past hx
F--fracture
E--elderly
R--road trip
The 4 P's of arterial Occlusion: pain pallor pulselessness paresthesias
The 4 T's of Anterior Mediastinal Mass:Thyroid tumor,Thymoma,Teratoma, Terrible Lymphoma
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| frontal
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Discussed 10 times more often than actually seen.......Hahahaha
Good post good post.
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| AAAAA
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It does not matter because they ask pheo in the exam !
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| djyoti
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good one but so much less-- please aid more here
common cause of loc -
syncope/
seizure/
sugar meaning hypoglycemia
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| soujany
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Mneumonic for indications of Dialysis: AEIOU
1. Acidosis
2. Electrolyte abnormalities-hyperkalemia
3. Ingestion of substances like barbiturates, salicylates, lithium, methanlo, etc
4. Overload fluid (unresponsive to diuretics)
5. Uremia symptoms (pericarditis, encephalopathy)
Mneumonic for Heerfordt Syndrome- PUFF
P - Parotitis
U - uveitis
F - Fever
F - Facial palsy
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| Guptashutosh
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Wallenberg syndrome..
Prostitute Wallenberg`s Horny ADVICe 
Post inferior cerebellar a occlusion
Wallwnberg syndrome
Horner`s synd
Ataxia
Dyarthria,Dysphagia
Vertigo
Contralateral body sensory loss
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| mjl1717
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Guptashutosh wrote:Wallenberg syndrome.. Prostitute Wallenberg`s Horny ADVICe  Post inferior cerebellar a occlusion Wallwnberg syndrome Horner`s synd Ataxia Dyarthria,Dysphagia Vertigo Contralateral body sensory loss
Isnt blurred vision assoc. with this due to "sludging of IgM?
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| sunny2
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Loss of consciousness -
DDx : AEIOU TIPS
alcohol, epilepsy,insulin, overdose,uremia , trauma, infection,psychogenic , stroke
Tx: coma cocktail = dextrose,thiamine,naloxone and O2
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| study_ing
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ACROMegaly
mostly due to MACROadenoma
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BUPRIOPION or BUSPIRONE...??
antianXiety=buXpirone
BuPROPERion = PROPER habits ( no smoking )
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| Doc Holliday
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study_ing wrote:BUPRIOPION or BUSPIRONE...?? antianXiety=buXpirone BuPROPERion = PROPER habits ( no smoking )
good one
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CAUSES OF PROLONGED QT . FORGOT AFEW ,WILL FILL IT LATER
A AMIODARONE
B BRETYLIUM
C CISAPRIDE
D DIISOPYRAMIDE
E ERYTHOMYCIN
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H HYPOKALAEMIA
P PROCAINAMIDE
Q QUINIDINE
S
T THIORADAZINE
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| sunny2
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ALL goes DOWN together
There is increased risk of Acute Lymphocytil Leukemia in Down syndrome patients 
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| Asrafee
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| aml
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DAY OF APPEARANCE OF RASH IN EXANTHEMATOUS FEVERS
VERY SICK PEOPLE MUST TAKE DOUBLE EXERCISE.
1. VARICELLA
2. SCARLET FEVER
3. POX(SMALL)
4. MEASLES
5. TYPHUS
6. DENGUE
7. ENTERIC FEVER
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| lam79m
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Metabolic Syndrome
"Wide Booties Got Heavy Tits"
Waist, BP, Glucose int, HDL, Trigly.
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hahahah niiiiiiice! very sexist... but whatever...
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