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Potter Sequence
- PATHOGENESIS
- Oligohydramnios
- clinical findings
- Limb Deformities
- Facial Anomalies
- Pulmonary Hypoplasia (Most Common Cause of Death)
- Etiologies
- Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD)
- Posterior Urethral Valves
- Chronic Placental Insufficiency
- Bilateral Renal Agenesis
3 mins
Bruton's Agammaglobulinemia
- Pathophysiology
- X-linked Recessive
- Defective Bruton Tyrosine Kinase
- Blocks B Cell Maturation
- Signs & Symptoms
- Decreased Immunoglobulins of All Classes
- Bacterial Infections After Six Months
- Maternal IgG Protects Before Six Months
2 mins
Intraductal Papilloma
- Presentation
- Bloody nipple discharge
- Women 20-40 years old
- Mechanism
- Small tumor in lactiferous ducts
- Occurs Centrally
- Occurs Peripherally
- Increased malignancy
- Diagnosis
- Too Small to Palpate
- Galactogram biopsy
1 min
Actinomyces Israelii
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Bacillus
- Anaerobe
- Branching
- Oral Flora
- Dental Work
- Oral Trauma
- Associated with IUDs
- Signs and Symptoms
- GU Infections
- Draining Sinus Tract
- Facial Abscess
- Yellow Sulfur Granules
- Treatment
- Penicillin
2 mins
Collagen Type One
- Most Common
- Bone
- Skin - Dermis
- Tendon
- Dentin
- Fascia
- Cornea
- Scar Tissue - Late Wound Repair
- Ligaments
Medial Medullary Syndrome
- medial medulla
- vertebral artery
- anterior spinal artery
- clinical
- Contralateral paralysis of lower limb
- Tongue deviate TOWARDS lesion
- Contralateral loss of sensation of upper limb and face
Zika Virus
- Flavivirus
- Single Stranded
- Asymptomatic
- Enveloped
- Microcephaly
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Transmitted By Aedes Mosquitos
- Sexual transmission
- Tropical Climates
- Positive sense
Rotavirus
- Characteristics
- Reovirus
- Non-enveloped
- Double-Stranded
- RNA Virus
- Linear
- 11 Segments
- Triple Icosahedral Capsid
- Most Common Cause of Diarrhea Worldwide
- Villous Atrophy
- Winter Months
- Day Care Centers
- Treatment
- Oral Rehydration
2 mins
Haemophilus Influenzae Disease
- Disease
- Pneumonia
- Cherry Red Epiglottitis
- Meningitis
- Otitis Media
- COPD Exacerbation
- Thumbprint Sign (on X-ray)
- Treatment
- Rifampin Prophylaxis
- Ceftriaxone
2 mins
Haemophilus influenzae Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Coccobacilli
- PRP Capsule in Type B
- Positive Quellung Reaction
- IgA Protease
- Chocolate Agar
- Factor V is NAD
- Factor X is Hematin
- Staph Aureus Provides Factor V
2 mins
Homocystinuria
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Recessive
- 4 Forms
- Cystathionine Synthase Deficiency
- Decreased Affinity of Cystathionine Synthase For Vitamin B6
- Methionine Synthase Deficiency
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) Deficiency
- Signs and Symptoms
- Marfanoid Body Habitus
- Kyphosis
- Lens Subluxation (Inferior)
- Intellectual Disability
- Atherosclerosis
- Consideration
- Dietary Deficiencies Can Elevate Homocysteine Levels
3 mins
Gauchers Disease
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Recessive
- Beta Glucocerebrosidase Deficiency
- Diagnosis
- Lipid-laden Macrophages
- Crumpled Tissue Paper
- Signs and Symptoms
- Osteoporosis
- Bone Crises
- Aseptic Necrosis of Femur
- Erlenmeyer Flask Deformity
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Pancytopenia
2 mins
Fragile X
- Pathophysiology
- Trinucleotide Repeat
- CGG Repeats
- FMR1 Gene
- X-linked Dominant
- Signs and Symptoms
- Developmental Delay
- Autism
- Large Ears
- Large Jaw
- Long Face
- Macroorchidism
2 mins
IPEX Syndrome
- IPEX Syndrome
- FOXP3 Mutation
- Regulatory T Cells dysfunction
- Immune dysregulation
- Polyendocrinopathy
- Enteropathy
- Eczema
- X-linked
Folate Deficiency
- Clinical Features
- Macrocytic Anemia
- Megaloblastic Anemia
- Etiologies
- Malabsorption
- Dietary
- Tea and Toast
- Alcoholics
- Medication-induced
- Methotrexate
- Trimethoprim
- Increased Requirement
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Pregnancy
2 mins
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
- Characteristics
- Dark Green Leafy Vegetables
- Absorbed in Jejenum
- Hepatic Storage
- Mechanism
- Dihydrofolate Reductase (DHFR)
- Tetrahydrofolate (THF)
- Methionine Synthase
- Functions
- Nucleotide Synthesis
- Endothelial Protection
2 mins
Xeroderma Pigmentosum
- Pathophysiology
- Defective Nucleotide Excision Repair
- Pyrimidine Dimer Accumulation
- Autosomal Recessive
- Susceptible to UVA and UVB Rays
- Presentation
- Actinic Keratosis
- Neurodegeneration
- Photosensitivity
- Corneal Ulcers
- Hyperpigmented Lentigines
- Considerations
- Increased Risk of Skin Cancer
3 mins
Celiac Disease Characteristics
- Epidemiology
- European Descent
- HLA-DQ2
- HLA-DQ8
- Pathophysiology
- Autoimmune-mediated Intolerance of Gliadin
- Symptoms
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis
- Weight Loss
- Failure to Thrive
- Decreased Bone Density
- Steatorrhea
- Anemia
2 mins
Celiac Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Diagnosis
- Blunting of Intestinal Villi
- Lymphocytes in Lamina Propria
- Anti-gliadin Antibodies (IgA)
- Anti-endomysial Antibodies (IgA)
- Anti-tissue Transglutaminase Antibodies (IgA)
- Treatment
- Gluten-Free Diet
- Corticosteroids
- Dapsone
- Complications
- Intestinal Lymphoma
2 mins
Olanzapine
- Side Effects
- Highly Anticholinergic
- Increase Sleep
- Weight Gain
- Edema
- Insulin Resistance
- Metabolic Conditions
- Hyperlipidemia
- MOA
- Atypical Antipsychotic
- Long Aciting injectable
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