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Adenocarcinoma of the lung?,”Of the main types of lung cancers, adenocarcinoma is the most common in both smokers and nonsmokers. It accounts for most of the primary lung cancer in nonsmokers. It is usually located peripherally and may be present as a solitary nodule
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Read moreAnkylosing spondylitis?,”AS usually occurs at age <40 and presents with gradual onset of low back pain. The pain improves with exercise (rather than rest) and can be associated with hip or buttock pain. Other possible findings include anterior uveitis and enthesitis (inflammation of tendon insertion site at bone). AS is an inflammatory disorder that involves primarily the apophyseal (facet) joints of the axial skeleton. Patients with suspected AS require measurement of inflammatory markers (eg, ESR, CRP), HLA-B27 typing
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Read moreWeber and Rinne test? Otosclerosis?,”Otosclerosis is a common cause of conductive hearing loss in adults, especially those in their 20s and 30s
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Read moreHyperthyroidism?,”Plasma TSH is the best initial diagnostic test for patients with suspected hyperthyroidism. Almost all patients with hyperthyroidism have low TSH concentrations due to appropriate suppression by high serum T3/T4 concentrations. If the plasma TSH level is low, free plasma T4 should be measured, and if this is elevated, the diagnosis of clinical hyperthyroidism is established. A 24-hour thyroid radioiodine uptake and scan should be done to differentiate Grave’s hyperthyroidism from other causes. In the management of patients with hyperthyroidism
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Read moreEpidermal inclusion cyst?,”An epidermal inclusion cyst is a benign nodule containing normal epidermis that produces keratin. Patients usually develop a dome-shaped, firm
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Read moreTricyclic antidepressant (TCA) overdose?,”TCA overdose can have central nervous system toxicity )eg, sedation, seizures, coma), anticholinergic toxicity (eg, hyperthermia, dilated pupils, intestinal ileus, urinary retention), and cardiac toxicity. Cardiac toxicity causes most death in TCA overdose. Sodium bicarb is used to treat cardiac toxicity, which is characterized by prolonged QRS duration and ventricular arrhythmias. Sodium bicarb increases serum pH and extracellular sodium
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