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SX of polycythemia vera

A 
ROSE-
Ruddy Complexion (inc RBC
Occlusive/ thrombotic (Normal O2 sat)
Splenomegaly (secondary myelofibrosis)
Elderly (Elevated platelet, WBC, LAP, B12)
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Sx of Hyper Ig-E Syndrome

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FATED:
F- coarse Facies
A- cold staph Abscess (non-inflamed)
T- retained baby Teeth
E- high IgE (>2000)
D- Derm issues (eczema)
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Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

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“I got a X-TIE at Wiskott-Aldrish– it starts UP by my hEAd and goes DOWN to my bUM.”

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HLA-B27 diseases

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PAIR:
Psoriasis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
IBD
Reactive Arthritis (Reiter's)
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Epidermis Layers

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Californians Like Girls in String Bikinis
Stratum layers:
-Corneum (keratin & anucleated)
-Lucidum (only thick skin)
-Granulosum (prevent dessication)
-Spinosum (desmosomes & thickest layer)
-Basale (stem cell/ mitosis)
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Wilson’s Dz S/SX:

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Copper is Hella BAD

  • C = Ceruloplasmin dec, Cirrhosis, Corneal deposits (KF rings), Copper hepatocyte accumulation, Carcinoma (HCC)
  • H = hemolytic anemia
  • B = basal ganglia degen (parkinsonian)
  • A = asterixis, ataxia
  • D = dementia, dyskinesia, dysarthria
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Hemochromatosis

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Can Cause Bad Deposits:

  • C = cirrhosis (micronodular)
  • C = CHF & CA (HCC) complication
  • B = bronze (skin higmentation)
  • D = diabetes mellitus
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Chronic Gastritis

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ABBA:

  • Type A = Body, Autoantibodies to parietal cells, pernicious Anemia, Achlorhydria
  • Type B = Antrum, H. pylori
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Causes of esophageal CA

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AABCDEFFGH:

  • Achalasia (S)
  • Alcohol (S)
  • Barrett’s (A)
  • Cigarettes (B)
  • Diverticula (zenkers) (S)
  • Esophageal web (S)
  • Familial
  • Fat (A)
  • GERD (A)
  • Hot liquids (S)
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VIPoma

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What Da HellA syndrome:

  • Watery (copious)
  • Diarrhea
  • Hypokalemia
  • Achlorhydria
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Indirect hernia

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INternal INguinal ring, and external ring, INto scrotum, Lat to inf epi a, INfants, INcomplete processus vaginalis, covered IN all 3 layers

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Hernias in relation to Inf Epigastric A.

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MD’s don’t LIe:

  • MEDIAL to inf epigastric a. = DIRECT
  • LATERAL to inf epigastric a. = INDIRECT
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Femoral hernia

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FEMale MC

below inguinal lig, thru femoral canal– below & lat to pubic tubercle

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layers of spermatic fascia/ scrotal covering

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N-ICE TIE:
N= iNguinal
I = int spermatic fascia– T = transversalis fascia
C = cremasteric fascia– I = internal oblique
E = ext spermatic fascia– E= external oblique

(first tunica vaginalis– peritoneum)
(covered in dartos fascia)

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Femoral region

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lat–> med you find your NAVEL:
-Nerve, Artery, Vein, Lymphatics

Femoral Triangle = venous Towards penis
-Nerve, artery, vein

sheath = no nerve
-artery, vein, deep inguinal lymph nodes

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Retroperitoneal structures

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SADPUCKERS:
S- suprarenal
A- aorta & IVC
D- duodenum (2nd & 3rd part)
P- pancreas (except tail)
U- ureters
C- colon (asc & desc)
K- kidneys
E- esophagus (lower 2/3)
R- rectum (lower 2/3)
17
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MEN syndromes

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MEN 1 = 3 P’s
(Pancreatic Endo, Parathyroid, Pituitary)
MEN 2A = 2 P’s
(Parathyroid, Pheo, Medullary thyroid)
MEN 2B = 1P
(Pheo, Medullary thyroid, oral/mucosal with marfanoid habitus)

18
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1/3 in carcinoid

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1/3 mets
1/3 with 2nd malig
1/3 multiples
*vitamin b3 deficiency

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5 P’s of Cretinism

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Pot-bellied
Puffy-faced
Pale
Protruded umbilicus
Protruded tongue
20
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rule of 10s in pheo

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10% b/l
10% malignany
10% extra-adrenal
10% kids
10% calcify
21
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2’s of meckel’s

A 
2 inches long
2 feet from ileocecal valve
2% population
presents by age 2
2 types of ectopic epithelia
22
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Scaphoid Bones

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So Long To Pinky, Here Comes The ThuUM

  • Scaphoid
  • Lunate
  • Triquetrum
  • Pisiform
  • Hamate
  • Capitate
  • Trapezoid
  • Trapezium
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5 P’s of AIP

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Painful abd
Port-wine urine
Polyneuropathy
Psyc disturbances
Precip by RX (sulfas, barbs, ETOH, phenytoin, griseofulvin)
24
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Radial is BEST:

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BEST:
Brachioradialis
Extensors or wrist/fingers
Supinator
Triceps
25
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SLE

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I’M DAMN SHARP:
I-immunoglobulins (anti-dsDNA, ANA, anti-SM, anti-histone)
M- malar rash
D- discoid rash
A- Antiphospholipid + cardiolipid = false + RPR/VRDL
M- mucositis/ oral ulcers
N- neuro disorders
S- serositis (pleuritis/ pericarditis)
H- heme d/o (hemolysis & LS-endocarditis)
A- arthritis
R- renal d/o (diffuse prolif GN- nephritic, membranous GN- nephrotic)
P- photosensitivity

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brain regions from sup to inf

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“Tell Diana she was Messy when she Met Mylo”

  • Telencephalon (hemispheres & lat vent)
  • Diencephalon (thalamus & 3rd vent)
  • Mesencephalon (midbrain & aqueduct of sylvius)
  • Metencephalon (Pons & cerebellum, upper 4th vent)
  • Myelencephalon (medulla, lower 4th vent)
27
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plates within spinal cord

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ALAS! I sense something dorsal!

  • ALAR plate = dorsal = sensory
  • BASAL plate = ventral = motor
28
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Ant Hypothalamus

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A/C =
pArasympathetic & Cooling

(post hypothalaums = heating and SNS)

29
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fxn on hypothalamus

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TAN HATS

  • Thirst/ H2O balance
  • Adenohypothesis regulation
  • Neurohypophysis release
  • Hunger
  • ANS regulation
  • Temp regulaton
  • Sexual urges
30
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no BBB = NOPE

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1) area Postrema (+ Emetic = respond to anti-emetic)
2) OVLT (osmotic sensing)
3) Neurosecretory products into circulation

31
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Limbic system

A 
5/6 F's:
Feed
Flee/ Fear
Fighting
Feeling
not Forgetting
Sex
32
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Charcots classic triad in MS

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SIN:
S- scanning speech
I- intention tremor, incontinence, INO
N- nystagmus

33
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Tuberous sclerosis

A 
HAMARTOMAS:
H- hamartomas (skin and cns)
A- adenoma sebaceum (cutaneous angiofibromas)
M- mitral regurge
A- ash leaf spots (hypopigmented)
R- rhabdomyoma (cardiac)
T- tuberous sclerosis
O- dOminant (AD)
M- mental retardation
A- angiomyolipoma (renal)
S- seizures

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