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What hormone, released by the juxtaglomerular cells, regulates blood pressure by controlling blood volume and sodium levels.
What is renin?
This autoimmune condition is characterized by well-demarcated depigmented patches due to the destruction of melanocytes.
What is vitiligo?
This negatively birefringent, needle-shaped crystal is seen in the synovial fluid of patients with acute gouty arthritis.
What is monosodium urate?
Who is know as the Science Guy?
Who is Bill Nye?
What is the least complication of obesity?
What is osteoporosis?
This nephrotic syndrome in children often presents with massive proteinuria and responds well to corticosteroids.
What is minimal change disease?
This connective tissue disorder is associated with heliotrope rash, Gottron’s papules, and proximal muscle weakness, and has an increased risk of malignancy.
What is dermatomyositis?
This specific autoantibody is highly associated with drug-induced lupus but not commonly seen in systemic lupus erythematosus.
What is anti-histone antibody?
From what animals do cats catch cowpox?
What is a rodent?
The most common cause of death in alcoholics?
What is heart disease?
This rare genetic disorder causes hypercalcemia, suppressed parathyroid hormone levels, and nephrocalcinosis due to mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor gene.
What is familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia?
This life-threatening skin reaction is characterized by widespread epidermal necrosis and detachment, often triggered by medications like sulfonamides or anticonvulsants.
What is toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)?
This form of large-vessel vasculitis commonly affects elderly patients and can cause headache, jaw claudication, and vision loss.
What is giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis)?
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How did the James Bond villain Dr. No survive a shot to the chest?
What is (he had) dextrocardia
This chronic autoimmune condition is characterized by dry mouth and eyes and is often associated with other autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
What is Sjögren’s syndrome?
This rare genetic condition, involves mutations in the COL4A3, COL4A4, or COL4A5 genes, leading to progressive renal failure, hearing loss, and ocular abnormalities.
What is Alport syndrome?
This rare paraneoplastic condition is characterized by velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin, typically in the axilla and neck, and is associated with gastric cancer.
What is malignant acanthosis nigricans?
This large-vessel vasculitis predominantly affects young women of Asian descent and can cause absent pulses in the upper extremities.
What is Takayasu arteritis?
What animal produces pink milk?
What is a flamingo?
This disease, caused by Francisella tularensis, presents with ulceroglandular symptoms and can be contracted from handling infected animals.
What is tularemia?
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This genetic syndrome, involving mutations in the SLC12A1 or NKCC2 gene, leads to a defect in the renal reabsorption of sodium and chloride, resulting in hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis.
What is Gitelman syndrome?
This chronic inflammatory condition, common in individuals of African descent, leads to non-caseating granulomas in various organs, including the skin.
What is sarcoidosis?
This rare vasculitis presents with recurrent oral and genital ulcers, uveitis, and skin lesions, and is more common in patients of Mediterranean or Asian descent.
What is Behçet's disease?
In Switzerland, owning just one of these social animals is illegal because it might get lonely.
What is a guinea pig?
Babesiosis is associated with what findings on blood smear.
What is the Maltese cross?