Pathophysiology of Atrial Flutter atrial flutter is: 1)Â a rapid heart beat with a regular rhthm 2) causes include corrective surgery for … [Read more...]
Atrial Fibrillation
Pathophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation 1) atrial fibrillation is a disorganized electrical activity in the atria with an increased number of atrial … [Read more...]
Pemphigus Vulgaris
Pathophysiology of pemphigus vulgaris 1) pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune bullous skin disease resulting from formation of a pemphigus antibody … [Read more...]
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Pathophysiology of osteogenesis imperfecta 1) osteogenesis imperfecta is a congenital disorder of Type I collagen with expression chiefly as brittle … [Read more...]
Osteoarthritis
Pathophysiology of osteoarthritis 1) osteoarthritis is marked by progressive destruction of articular cartilage 2) most common in weight-bearing … [Read more...]
USMLE Questions – Characteristic Disease Findings
USMLE questions can be notoriously "picky". The United States Medical Licensing Examination is designed to emphasize knowledge of clinical scenarios … [Read more...]
Farber’s Disease
Pathophysiology of Farber's Disease Farber's disease is disseminated lipogranulomatosis of infancy and early childhood owing to defect in … [Read more...]
Hyperkalemia
Pathophysiology of Hyperkalemia 1) hyperkalemia is plasma K+ > 5.0 mmol/L (if > 7.5 mmol/L, becomes life threatening 2) caused by increased … [Read more...]
Turner Syndrome
Pathophysiology of Turner syndrome Turner syndrome is a symptom complex caused by missing or partially missing X chromosome (45, XO) … [Read more...]
Pheochromocytoma – 10% rule
Characteristics of pheochromocytoma 10% bilateral, 10% malignant, 10% extra-adrenal, 10% occur in children, 10% with calcifications Related … [Read more...]
Hypercalcemia
Signs and symptoms of hypercalcemia moans, bones, stones, groans … [Read more...]
DiGeorge’s Syndrome – Catch 22
Characteristics of DiGeorge's syndrome - Catch 22 cardiac defect, abnormal facies, T-cell deficiency, cleft palate, hypocalcemia, genetic defect … [Read more...]