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. …
Behavioral Science Medical Question
Behavioral Science: A 32-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician complaining of overwhelming fear and anxiety. Patient states that she has been having difficulty concentrating and sleeping because …
Hematology Medical Question
Hematology Medical Question A 34 year old male is being evaluated for anemia. Hypersegmented neutrophils were observed on the peripheral blood smear. Which of the following is a complication of …
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 …