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: 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: 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 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 …
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: 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 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 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 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 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 …
