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Kawasaki’s Disease – 3 Ks
Characteristics of Kawasaki's disease - 3 ks koronary, kids, konjunctiva that is, it primarily affects the coronary arteries with developement … [Read more...]
Cyanotic Congenital Heart Shunts – 5 Ts
The five congenital heart shunts that produce cyanosis are the 5 Ts tetralogy of Fallot, truncus arteriosus, transposition of great vessels, … [Read more...]
Tuberous Sclerosis (Bourneville’s Disease)
Pathophysiology characterized by hamartomas of the retina, brain, and viscera Signs and Symptoms 1) glial tumors 2) subependymal nodules … [Read more...]
Hurler’s Syndrome
Hurler's Syndrome is a disease caused by an enzyme deficiency Pathophysiology Type I mucopolysaccharidoses caused by a deficiency in … [Read more...]
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Pathophysiology 1) cause is defective conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine 2) three clinical subtypes with different enzyme defects have been … [Read more...]
An Interview with James Campbell, MD, Noted Bird Flu Vaccine Researcher
InsideSurgery recently had a chance to have an email conversation with Dr. James Campbell, a noted avian flu vaccine researcher at the University of … [Read more...]