Opioid Toxicity – Medical Question
Opioid Toxicity: 28 year old male is brought to the ER by police with depressed mental status. Patient had swallowed a handful of pills as the police officers approached …
Acute intermittent porphyria: Disease, Mnemonic, Treatment
Acute intermittent porphyria: Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), an autosomal dominant metabolic disorder affecting the production of heme, the oxygen-binding group of hemoglobin. Acute intermittent porphyria is due to deficiency of …
DNA Replication Animation – Medical Institution Video Tutorials
DNA Replication: DNA replication is the process of creating two identical copies from one original DNA molecule. DNA is composed of two strands and each strand of the original …
Stroke diagnosis – Medical Question
A patient with a DVT develops a stroke. What study would most likely identify the underlying etiology of the stroke? A ) Angiogram B ) EKG C ) Ultrasound …
Hematuria – Medical Question
A 33-year-old woman who recently emigrated from Germany comes to the physician due to hematuria. Her history is significant for frequent headaches. They occur almost every day, and she …
Myocardial Infarction Treatment Mnemonic
Myocardial Infarction Immediate Treatment – Mnemonic: Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the medical term for an incident commonly known as a heart attack. Myocardial infarction happens when blood supply to the …
Drug Side Effect – Medical Question
Drug Side Effect: A 31 year old female is brought to the emergency department after ingesting her antidepressant medicine of an unknown quality. She is comatose and having intermittent …
Felty syndrome mnemonic USMLE Step 1 and USMLE Step 2 Mnemonics
Felty syndrome mnemonic: The cause of Felty syndrome is unknown. It is more common in people who have had rheumatoid arthritis for a long time. People with this syndrome …
Felty’s syndrome
Felty’s syndrome Felty’s syndrome also called Felty syndrome, is a complication of long-standing and it is characterized by the combination of: Rheumatoid arthritis, Splenomegaly, Neutropenia. Signs of Felty’s syndrome: Splenomegaly …
Medical Question #3 – Arrhythmia – USMLE Step 2
Arrhythmia: A 45 year old female is brought to the ER with lightheadedness and palpitations of acute onset. She has also experienced fatigability, weight loss and insomnia lately. …