Multiple Myeloma – Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Mnemonic
Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma (aka Plasma cell myeloma), is an abnormal proliferation of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell present in the bone marrow. Normal plasma cells …
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Systemic lupus erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), (Lupus is Latin for wolf): is an autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the body. Like every other autoimmune diseases, the …
Thrombocytopenia Differential Diagnosis
Thrombocytopenia Differential Diagnosis: Thrombocytopenia is the medical term for a low blood platelet count. Platelets (thrombocytes) play an important role in blood clotting. Platelets stop blood loss by clumping …
Anemia Medical Question
Anemia: A 44-year-old male presents to your clinic with a chief complaint of fatigue. He states that he has never smoked in his life but he does drink on …
Post-splenectomy Medical Question
Post-splenectomy Medical Question: A 38 year old male is brought to the ED with because of altered mental status. His wife reports that he has had fever and cough …
Hardy Weinberg Principle Video Tutorial
Hardy Weinberg principle: Hardy Weinberg principle, states that the frequencies of genotype and allele will remain constant in a population from one generation to another generation if there are …
Neurology – Medical Question
Neurology Question: A 10-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department after falling down from a tree. An X-ray was taken immediately which showed he had a midshaft fracture …
What is DNA – Video Tutorial
What is DNA? Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a complex molecule that encodes all the genetic information that is necessary to develop all the living organisms. There is nuclear Deoxyribonucleic …
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Mnemonic
Acute Respiratory Distress syndrome (ARDS): Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is respiratory failure from a systemic disease or an overwhelming lung injury which leads to severe hypoxia. ARDS causes …
Biochemistry – Medical Question
Biochemistry: A 9-year-old girl is found to be nearsighted during a vision screening at school, and the school nurse tells the parents the child should be fitted for corrective lenses. The patient …