Antibodies
Movies
Signs
Take away my Breath
Signs 2
100

Ab associated with MCTD

Anti U1 RNP

100

In this move Robin Williams stars as a real-life medical student who uses humor and compassion to connect with patients.

Patch Adams

100

pinpoint bleeding when scales are removed from psoriasis

Auspitz sign

100

Diagnosis suggested by nocturnal absence of respiratory effort, airflow

CSA

200

These 3 abs are found in APLS

Lupus anticoagulant; anticardiolipin IgG/IgM; anti-beta-2 glycoprotein I IgG/IgM

200

The romantic comedy is based on the real-life courtship of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V Gordon in which Emily is diagnosed with this disorder

Adult onset stills disease

200

This sign is the induction of carpal spasm by inflation of a sphygmomanometer above systolic blood pressure for three minutes

Trousseau's sign 


200

Trimester of pregnancy with most frequent asthma exacerbations

Second trimester

200

This sign is seen as visible pulsation or bobbing of uvula in patients with AI

Muller's sign

300

This paraneoplastic ab is associated with Ovarian Teratoma

NMDA receptor

300

Documents the life of a pioneering neurosurgeon who overcomes a troubled, low-income childhood to lead pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

300

Holster sign is seen in patients with this condition


Dermatomyositis

300

Asthma monotherapy associated with increased mortality

LABA

  • Single-agent use of LABAs is not recommended in asthma because of the increased risk for asthma-related death when used without concomitant inhaled glucocorticoids.
300

Is a clinical sign in which people with cocaine addiction experience paraesthesia which feels like a constantly moving foreign body, such as fine sand or powder, under the skin

Magnan's sign

400

This paraneoplastic ab is associated with Testicular Cancer

Ma1, Ma2

400

Character played by Robin Williams in Awakening

Dr. Malcolm Sayer

400

This sign is the occurrence of acute pain in the tip of the shoulder due to the presence of blood or other irritants in the peritoneal cavity when a person is lying down and the legs are elevated.

Kehr's sign.

Kehr's sign in the left shoulder is considered a classic symptom of a ruptured spleen.


This is because the supraclavicular nerves have the same cervical nerves origin as the phrenic nerve, C3, C4, and C5.

400

Pleural fluid pH and glucose level in complicated parapneumonic effusion

pH <7.2, glucose <60 mg/dL

500

This disease is associated with 100% positive ANA 

MCTD

Accept Active SLE as well

500

Following an AIDS diagnosis in 1985, Ron Woodroof bypasses the FDA to establish an underground network providing alternative, unapproved treatments to help terminally ill patients survive.

Dallas Buyers Club

500

This triad of 

  1. Hypotension with a narrowed pulse pressure
  2. Jugular venous distention (JVD)
  3. Muffled heart sounds

is seen in this condition and is called as

Beck's triad and cardiac tamponade

500

Is a sign that represents a focus of oligemia (hypovolemia) (leading to collapse of vessel) seen distal to a pulmonary embolism on a CXR

Westermark sign

While the chest x-ray is normal in the majority of PE cases, the Westermark sign is seen in 2% of patients  

500

This test is used to decide whether shunting of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) would be helpful in a patient with suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). 

CSF tap test, sometimes lumbar tap test or Miller Fisher Test

The test involves removing 30–50 ml of CSF through a lumbar puncture, after which motor and cognitive function is clinically reassessed

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