high yield point of the day - usmann76

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Pronator drift is a relatively sensitive and specific physical exam finding for upper motor nerve damage affecting the upper extermities.many patients with strokes will demonstrate
Pronator drift.

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Reentrant ventricular arrhythmia (Ventricular fibrillation) is the most common cause of death in patients with aute myocardial infarction.

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**Hamman-Rich SyndromeFelty’s Syndrome:Rheumatoid arthritis, neutropenia, splenomegaly

**Hamman-Rich Syndrome:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Can see honey comb lung

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felty's syndrome: Rheumatoid arthritis, neutropenia, splenomegaly

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In anorexia nervosa,electrolyte abnormalities are likely,low p,lowk,low mg ,which increase risk of siezures,concurrent atidepressant especially bupropion is contraindicated as it has risk of sizure.
And so it is in other conditions like alcoholic,epileptics,benzo

bupropion causes wt loss.its helpful in deppressed smoker who is ready to quit smoking,as this helps minimize the risk of wieght gain associated with smoking cessation

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Hyponatremia is one of the important complications of subarachnoid hemorrhage(Cerebral
salt_wasting syndrome).

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The most important causes of thyrotoxicosis with low radioactive iodine uptake:
1.Subacute painless thyroiditis
2.subacute granulomatous thyroiditis
3.iodine_induced thyroid toxicosis
4.Levothyroxine overdose
5.Struma ovarii

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hi...I think we shoudl start doing this again.
So here is my point for today.

Most common mutation in CF is: 3BP Delatetion
Most common mutation in NF is: nonsense and frameshift

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Newborn with microcephaly, periventricular calcifications, petechiae, thrombocytopenia

diagnosis-congenital CMV

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generalized resistance to thyroid hormones-T3 T4 inc,TSH normal
symptoms of hypothyroidism