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  #326

All NSAIDs except the nonacetylated salicylates and the COX-2 inhibitors interfere with platelet function and prolong bleeding time ( CMDT)---interesting..thru all these yrs of pharma i never knew that rolling eyes

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  #327

symmetrical polyarthropathy due to INFECTIOUS agents?





hep B

parvovirus


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  #328

MOst common dislocation

hiP---Posterior

shoulder---anterior


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  #329

marfan + mental retardation + thromboembolic events + dislocated lens = homocysteinuria

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  #330

  • narrowing of the hip joint along its superior portion----Rheumatoid arthritis characteristically involves the medial joint space of the hip and usually does not produce subchondral sclerosis


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  #331

best drug awailable for infantile spasms in usa is I/M ACTH..b/c it is safe n more effective.

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if u hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truely thankful,u are blessed because the majority can, but most do not..

  #332

hey studyin..
good luck buddy...smiling face


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if u hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truely thankful,u are blessed because the majority can, but most do not..

  #333

GOOD LUCK STUDYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  #334

hey studying. R u done with ur exam

  #335

thanx a lot. yes i am done and its been a long time...but i had been busy. good luck with urs smiling face

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  #336

wb studying after long time ...wish u good luck for ur score ..and plz keep write ur suggestions here plz.smiling face

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if u hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truely thankful,u are blessed because the majority can, but most do not..

  #337

low LAP (Leucocyte alk. phospatase ) with leucocytosis - CML
Elevated LAP - Leukemoid reaction
TRAP - hairy cell leukemia

  #338

Most Thyroid Nodules are benign Colloid Nodules
Second most common is Folicular Adenoma

  #339

good points sunny


  #340

ITCHY SPOT in a postmeopausal women needs BIOPSY
Lichen Sclerosis - Biosy is necessary to make the diagnosis
treatment - superpotent Corticosteroid cream - like Clobetasol

2% Testosterone Cream is no longer used

  #341

So, On Vulva
Vulvar Dystrophy:
Bluish white papula, thin parachment like - epithelial thining - Lichen Sclerosis
Whitish, firm and Cartalaginious on palpation - thick keratin - Squamous Hyperplasia
White , pigmented, multifocal , cellular atypia - Squamous Dysplasia
Dark or Black Lesion -----Melanoma
Red Lesion commonly in postmeopausal white women --- Paget's diesease

  #342

And,
Pagets disease of the vulva has association with Cancer of Breast ,GI and Genitourinary system

  #343

Hello everybody

Please write your clinical pearl in here, it really helps to go thru this stuff at the end

Thanks

  #344

Osteogenesis Imperfecta- Mutation in type 1 Collagen - blue sclera, recurrent #, hearing loss( skin, sclera, bone, tendon , ligament)

Marfan - Mutation of Fibrillin (auto.dom.) - ectopic lentis, aortic root dilatation , etc.

  #345

Infantile Botulinism - Honey - Supportive treatment only

  #346

Chronic Pyelonephritis on IVP- Blunting of the calyces and focal parenchymal scarring

  #347

Patients with Carcinoid syndrome are at risk of developing Niacin Deficiency ( DDD)- due to increased formation of serotonin from tryptophan

  #348

Elderly patient - painless Jaundice - allways think of Pancreatic Ca (head of pancreas) - CT scan

  #349

allways look for Hypercalcemia as a cause for constipation, renal and neuro symptoms etc. in patients with Multiple Myeloma, Metastatic Breast , lung,renal ,throid Ca

  #350

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - EBV - usually presents as painless neck mass







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