Gut Instincts
This condition, caused by increased pressure of the LES, leads to difficulty swallowing both solids and liquids.
What is achalasia?
This is the most common cause of hypercortisolism.
What is exogenous glucocorticoid use?
"Our" favorite rods are characteristic of this acute leukemia.
What is AML?
Thrombosis, embolism, or hypoperfusion can play a pathogenic role in this overarching category of stroke.
What is ischemic stroke?
This acute liver infection is generally self-limiting, has an available vaccine, and either ends in recovery or death.
What is Hepatitis A?
Moon facies, buffalo humps, and pink and purple stretch marks have one thing in common...this syndrome.
What is Cushing's Syndrome?
Several members of European Royalty were afflicted with this bleeding disorder characterized by deficiency of clotting factors.
What is hemophilia?
This fruit, native to the island of Capri, describes the shape of epidural hematoma.
What is a lemon?
This combination antibiotic both inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis and inhibits the action of beta-lactam.
What is pip-tazo?
What is pheochromocytoma?
These two common clinical features of platelet disorders have similar causes but differ in size and appearance.
What are petechiae and purpura?
Left atrial stasis is a risk factor for this common source of embolism that may lead to embolic stroke.
What is cardiac mural thrombus?
This histopathological feature is pathognomonic for hepatitis B.
What are ground glass hepatocytes?
Don't knock it before you try it. This lesser known phrase describing the treatment plan for laporascopic adrenalectomy goes "Don't beta-block it before you ____ it."
What is alpha-block?
These subtype of hemophilia has a autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance and is also an over-achievers version of "failing".
What is (hemophilia) C?
Acute ischemic brain infarcts share histopathological features of pyknosis, cell body shrinkage, and neuron of this color, which I might see if they don't post these OSCE grades soon.
What are red neurons?
This triad is highly consistent with the presentation of acute cholangitis (name and features!).
What is Charcot's Triad? (fever, RUQ pain, jaundice)
These small nests appear on histo slides for pheochromocytoma and share their last name with a popular Roddy Ricch song.
What is Zellballen?
All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) targets this protein unique to APL.
What is PML-RARα fusion protein?
Personality changes and leg weakness point to a thrombotic stroke affecting this vascular area.
What is ACA region?