Ulcerative colitis: ICD–10 K51 ICD–9 556 OMIM 191390 DiseasesDB 13495 MedlinePlus 000250 eMedicine med/2336 Patient UK Ulcerative colitis MeSH D003093 Ulcerative colitis (ulcers in the colon) is an inflammatory …
Child with Fever Differential Diagnosis: Having trouble remembering all the important questions to ask during your patient encounter? Then try the Child with Fever Mnemonic for USMLE Step 2 …
Extraocular muscles: The extraocular muscles are a group of six muscles that regulate the eye movements. Depend on the position of the eye at the time of muscle contraction, …
Subdural hematoma (SDH) is the collection of blood between the layers of tissue covering the brain. The outermost layer is called the dura. In a subdural hematoma, bleeding occurs …
Smoking Cessation Counseling Mnemonic: Having trouble remembering all the important questions to ask during your patient encounter? Then try our Smoking Cessation Counseling Mnemonic for USMLE Step 2 CS. …
Thyroidectomy Medical Question: A patient undergoes successful thyroidectomy for Graves’ disease and returns to a euthyroid state with the use of levothyroxine supplementation. In a follow-up examination, the patient …
Pain Mnemonic for USMLE Step 2 CS: Having trouble remembering all the important questions to ask during your patient encounter? Then try our Pain Mnemonic for USMLE Step 2 …
Beta Oxidation: Beta oxidation is the process by which fatty acid molecules are broken down in the mitochondria to generate acetyl-coA, which enters the TCA cycle, and NADH and FADH2, …
TCA Cycle (Krebs Cycle): The TCA cycle, also known as the citric acid cycle or the Krebs cycle, is a series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms …
von Willebrand disease is the most common hereditary coagulation disorder. It arises from either qualitative or quantitative deficiency of von Willebrand factor, which is a protein that is required …
